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UW WTBC, Forward Greater Cheyenne Partner on Southeast Wyoming Innovation Launchpad
Prospective entrepreneurs in southeastern Wyoming have a new incentive to start up. The Wyoming Technology Business Center (WTBC), the University of Wyoming’s business incubation program, is launching a new regional startup challenge for Albany and Laramie counties. The Southeast Wyoming
Cornell vice provost is building culture of entrepreneurship and innovation
Emmanuel Giannelis is the Walter R. Read Professor of Engineering and has served as Cornell’s vice provost for research and vice president for technology transfer, intellectual property and research policy since July 2017. With a mission of advancing and supporting
Ontario Investing in Research to Strengthen Economy and Create Jobs
Ontario is demonstrating it is open for business and open for jobs by making new provincial investments in research and innovation. Today, Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, visited York University to announce that Ontario is
Technology Venture Fund Comes to Utah
Quansight has announced the launch of Quansight Initiate, an early-stage investment fund that will predominantly be making investments in Utah and Texas. Quansight Initiate will invest in startups across industries that leverage the power of open-source communities and significantly rely on data engineering,
UConn president’s ambitious goal to boost entrepreneurship, double research funding faces hurdles
In August, UConn’s board of trustees held its first meeting attended by new University of Connecticut President Thomas Katsouleas. Much of the meeting consisted of housekeeping issues like reviewing the university’s ethics policy, but at least one agenda item was
Johns Hopkins is launching an accelerator for student startups
As students are returning for the semester at Johns Hopkins University, a new accelerator is launching for those who are forming new ventures. Run by JHU’s student entrepreneurship-focused FastForward U, the accelerator will be a nine-week program taking place each semester for
Entrepreneurial events help women, minorities with pitches, funding, commercialization
For the third year in a row, the IUPUI campus will host events that can help the general public, especially women and underrepresented minorities, learn more about entrepreneurship and commercializing university inventions. The 2019 AWARE: ACCESS program includes three workshops in September
Healthcare startup Gemstone Biotherapeutics gets Maryland Momentum Fund $250K investment
Baltimore-based Gemstone Therapeutics has received $250,000 in a new investment from the Maryland Momentum Fund. The investment from the fund, which was created by the University System of Maryland to support startups created by students, faculty, alums and other affiliates, is part of a new
IU Angel Network launched by IU Ventures to support early-stage startup activity
IU Ventures has announced the creation of the IU Angel Network. The program is designed to connect qualified investors with an Indiana University affiliation to early-stage startups led by members of the IU community. The IU Angel Network is led by Tedd
We Listened To 174 Startup Pitches In 2 Days—Here Are The Next Big Trends in Tech: Forbes
Y Combinator’s biannual Demo Day kicked off this week, with nearly 200 of the accelerator’s latest batch of startups presenting two-minute pitches to an audience of investors. All face a greater challenge than early Y Combinator alumni such as Airbnb