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ASU Innovation Open winners are tackling large-scale industrial problems
Two teams of entrepreneurs, one that tackled a critical recycling problem and one that’s trying to disrupt the oil and gas industry, each won $100,000 on Friday. The two ventures were the top winners in the fourth ASU Innovation Open pitch
UC partners with four Southwest Ohio colleges on innovative entrepreneurship accelerator
The University of Cincinnati and four other Southwest Ohio universities have entered into a partnership meant to increase the resources available to the region’s early-stage startup companies. Wright State University, Xavier University, the University of Dayton, and Cincinnati State Technical
DEED’s Launch MN initiative awards grants to 20 Minnesota Startups – Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal
Launch Minnesota, an initiative from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, said Friday that it has awarded more than $672,000 in innovation grants to 20 technology startups from around the state. This is the first round of grants distributed by
ISU Startup Factory announces eighth cohort
The Iowa State University Startup Factory announced its eighth cohort of entrepreneurs entering the program this week. Eleven teams joined the program, with an evening kick-off held Jan. 16 at the ISU Alumni Center. More than 100 individuals attended the reception, which
UW WE-REACH to fund ‘most exciting’ biomedical discoveries
Medical researchers at the University of Washington are receiving a new boost to get their ideas off the bench and into the public domain. A new center is being created with $4 million in matching funds from the National Institutes of
Purdue U invests $500K in university-affiliated AI startup
West Lafayette, Ind.-based Purdue University’s medical technology investment fund allotted $500,000 to PhysIQ, a healthcare startup founded by a Purdue alumnus, according to a Jan. 29 news release. PhysIQ uses artificial intelligence to analyze real-time physiological data gathered by wearable sensors.
President awards $415,000 for faculty and staff research and innovation at UNG
A study on author Toni Morrison’s novel “Beloved,” a film titled “The Tourist Tax,” a textbook about the euphonium, a pilot project on social networks and transfer students’ decisions, and a college algebra boot camp highlight a few of the
Air Force tech accelerator welcomes third cohort
The Air Force’s Boston-based technology accelerator program announced the companies that will be joining its 2020 cohort Thursday evening. Ten startup companies, working on a very wide range of topic areas from computer vision to learning and training products, will now
Ideas are a lot like a good bourbon — developing them takes time, care and constant refining-University of Louisville
Ideas are a lot like a good bourbon — developing them takes time, care and constant refining. At the University of Louisville, we apply that methodology to the ideas that come out of our research. Rather than keep them in the classroom
John Deere selects companies for its 2020 Startup Collaborator program
John Deere is building on the success of its Startup Collaborator program by welcoming four start-ups to its 2020 cohort. Launched in 2019, the program, which is part of the company’s Intelligent Solutions Group, enhances and deepens collaborative relationships with a start-up