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MIT-Lockheed Martin Seed Fund launches | MIT News
Lockheed Martin and MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) have announced the creation of the MIT-Lockheed Martin Seed Fund to promote early-stage collaborations between MIT faculty and researchers with universities and public research institutions in Israel. The seed fund
Microsoft, Intel to partner with Houston on startup accelerator
Microsoft and Intel will partner on a Houston accelerator program for smart cities technology, alongside startup hub Station Houston and manufacturing workspace TXRX Labs, reports the Houston Chronicle. The Ion Smart Cities Accelerator will offer six months of curriculum and another
Tech industry pushes lawmakers to fully fund program that boosts startups, R&D
Gov. Eric Holcomb’s administration is working in the last days of the legislative session to restore $16 million that the Senate cut from appropriations for the 21 Fund, the state’s primary tool for promoting startups, entrepreneurship and research and development.
Deerfield, University of Illinois team up on $65M translational research deal
Deerfield Management and the University of Illinois at Chicago are joining forces to speed up the path to the clinic—and eventually to market—for new drugs discovered at the university. The pair is setting up a company called West Loop Innovation with up
Lab-to-market study explores success
ANN ARBOR—Universities and federal laboratories are the cornerstones of American innovation, developing new products that address important societal issues and drive economic growth. The University of Michigan, with support from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and
University of Arizona-focused venture fund invests in optics firm
A venture-capital fund dedicated to backing University of Arizona technology spinoff companies has made its sixth investment and the first for its second venture fund. UA Venture Capital Fund has invested an undisclosed amount in EARDG Photonics, Inc., whose technology
IllinoisVENTURES funds startups across University system
Tom Parkinson was looking for an opportunity to work with tech-based startups in a research university setting. He found IllinoisVENTURES and became the senior director of the program. IllinoisVENTURES is a capital firm devoted to assisting entrepreneurs, including faculty, students and
15 Key Questions Venture Capitalists Will Ask Before Investing In Your Startup
Venture capitalists make decisions constantly about whether or not to invest in various startups. The majority of the time, the answer is no. There can be many reasons for this decision, including that the startup is not within the firm’s focus or
University of Cambridge-Backed €175M Fund to Supercharge Local Life Sciences Ecosystem
The money will support the 25 companies in the fund’s portfolio, including the biotech Bicycle Therapeutics, whose peptide-toxin molecules are in clinical trials for the treatment of solid tumors. The money will also fund new enterprises in the Cambridge ecosystem. Further
ASU launches new accelerator
Arizona State University and SparkLabs Group, a network of accelerators and venture capital funds, has launched a new startup accelerator program for students and alumni. SparkLabs Frontier-ASU will provide training, mentors and investment funding for participants in the university’s schools