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Driving Academic Innovation | Higher Ed Gamma
Higher education is beset by wicked problems, problems that are exceedingly difficult to solve because any proposed solution is divisive, expensive, difficult to implement and conflicts with other institutional values and priorities. Controlling costs is a wicked problem that institutions
Chris Sacca Returns With $800 Million in Venture Capital for Climate Tech
enture capitalist Chris Sacca is launching four climate tech funds worth about $800 million in total through his new firm Lowercarbon Capital LLC. “The idea that a relatively small amount of money could be a huge lever in confronting this
The University Of Utah: Accelerating Therapeutic Discoveries
Many medical researchers have one goal in mind: to come up with new drugs or therapies that will help people live longer, healthier lives. The possibility of finding a drug, a therapy or another treatment that could really make a
National Security Academic Accelerator pilot program advances ASU faculty and student ideas, technologies
The recently launched National Security Academic Accelerator (NSA2) pilot program at Arizona State University created a unique opportunity for ASU faculty, researchers and students. A partnership with the National Security Innovation Network (NSIN), NSA2 was created as a means for working with top research
New Loyola Angels Fund will support venture capital education
Loyola University Maryland has created the Loyola Angels Fund, which supports the launch of a yearlong interdisciplinary undergraduate learning opportunity that ultimately provides student innovators with angel investment experience while serving as a funding vehicle for local under-resourced entrepreneurs, especially
IU Innovation Center Launches Startup Fund
BLOOMINGTON – Student innovators at Indiana University are getting a boost through a new investment fund from a startup incubator at IU Bloomington. The Shoebox Fund is designed to help student entrepreneurs build, launch and sustain their ideas. It is part
Huawei to invest US$100 million in Asia Pacific startup ecosystem over 3 years – Huawei
Huawei announced its plan to invest US$100 million in startup support at the inaugural HUAWEI CLOUD Spark Founders Summit, which took place simultaneously in Singapore and Hong Kong. Huawei said the investment would go towards its Spark Program in the
University City Science Center is launching a VC arm to invest in health equity startups
University City Science Center, an organization central to the region’s burgeoning life sciences sector, announced Wednesday the creation of its fourth “strategic pillar” — a venture capital arm that will deploy funds to startups addressing health inequities for underserved populations.
MSU Student Venture Capital Fund awards $50,000 to five start-ups
One of the main goals of the Broad College of Business is providing hands-on learning opportunities for students to push the boundaries and transform the future of business. The MSU Student Venture Capital Fund, a collaboration between the MSU Foundation and its venture investment entity Red
BioEntrepreneurship program to fuel NYS life science startups | Cornell Chronicle
Cornell MBA students and life science researchers will be able to immerse themselves in real-world startup projects and get the tools, training and connections to launch their own life science startups through a new certificate program. The BioEntrepreneurship fellowship, offered