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Student startups shine at Invent Penn State conference
Shortly after the recent 2019 Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference kicked off, Penn State President Eric Barron welcomed eight Penn State student researchers and entrepreneurs to center stage for them to participate in the Student Startup Showcase – a forum
Polsky Center expanding undergrad track of New Venture Challenge
he Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago is expanding the undergraduate track of the nationally ranked Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge startup accelerator program by partnering with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The College New Venture
Harvard, MIT, GE, FujiFilm And Hospitals Partner To Launch New Biomedical Innovation And Manufacturing Center
Harvard and MIT are teaming up with G.E., Fujifilm, and five of the region’s research hospitals to build a new $50 million center for developing new genetic and cell therapies. The institutions will work together at the new center to
How Innovation Springs Forth At The University Of Georgia
A freshwater spring percolates over a one-block, daylighted stretch as an open creek alongside Spring Street in Athens, Georgia. Historically known as the town spring and the founders’ spring, the natural watercourse was one of the most important ecological factors in locating
Five tech startups receive a total of $275,000 in support from Innovation Fund Northeast Ohio
Five startups have received a total of $275,000, in amounts ranging from $25,000 to $75,000, from Innovation Fund Northeast Ohio in Elyria. The Innovation Fund — an early-stage fund for startups in the technology space that was founded by the Lorain County Community
It takes an ecosystem to raise a successful start-up
The geography of entrepreneurship is “spiky“, meaning that from region to region there are significant variations in rates of start-ups and, in particular, “scale-ups“—new businesses that are evolving into larger enterprises. This can be explained by the fact that successful
EU Plans $3.9 Billion Fund for Startups in ‘Valley of Death’
The European Union is planning a 3.5 billion-euro ($3.9 billion) fund that will invest in early stage technology in an effort to increase the pipeline of innovations that might someday take on giants in the U.S. and China. Traditional venture capital firms
Delaware Valley University hosts Shark Tank-like event
In a Shark Tank-style event next week at Delaware Valley University, local entrepreneurs, startups and nonprofit organizations will make a pitch to a panel of judges and compete for cash prizes to help support their innovations and ideas. The inaugural
SBA Growth Accelerator Funds energize KU’s economic development efforts
On the cusp of a major expansion, the Bioscience & Technology Business Center at the University of Kansas has earned two federal grants to help fuel business acceleration, innovation and economic growth in northeast Kansas. For the fourth time in
UAVenture Capital Fund Invests in Sleep Apnea Treatment Technology
UAVenture Capital Fund (UAVC), a Tucson-based venture capital fund dedicated to the commercialization of University of Arizona discoveries, products, technologies and services, today announced its thirteenth investment. The Fund has invested in StimAire, Inc. where breakthrough technology may revolutionize the treatment for Obstructive