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SUNY chancellor launches Upstate Biotech Ventures
Alongside state and local officials, SUNY Chancellor John King on Monday announced the creation of Upstate Biotech Ventures. The venture capital fund will provide funding to startups and small businesses affiliated with Upstate Medical University. Officials called it the first-of-its-kind
MTRAC Advanced Transportation awards more than $1.5 million | The University Record
The Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization Advanced Transportation Innovation Hub at the University of Michigan recently awarded more than $1.5 million to support 15 multidisciplinary early-stage to mid-stage research projects with high commercial potential. U-M researchers from the Ann Arbor,
Research shows science increasingly contributes to innovation | Science|Business
Basic scientific research is increasingly driving innovation, according to new analysis from the University of Basel’s Centre for International Economics and Business. The Swiss researchers crunched the numbers for patents granted by the US Patent and Trademark Office over the
UC 1819 Innovation Hub fuels Cincinnati’s startup success | University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati is a driving force behind Cincinnati’s vibrant startup community, creating jobs and generating profit. This success is no accident. An impressive 33% of the startups featured in this year’s Business Courier Cincy Inno’s Top Startups to Watch
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation has selected Orion Therapeutics as the first recipient of its $5 million fund | Knoxville News Sentinel
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation has selected Orion Therapeutics as the first recipient of its $5 million fund to support startups that bring research from the university’s labs to the market. Orion is developing a new way to deliver drugs that use ribonucleic
The Oxford Angel Fund Announces First Close of Fund III and Rebrands to Oxonian Ventures – Technology Today – EIN Presswire
The Oxford Angel Fund, the leading early-stage investor in Oxford Alumni founded companies, announces the First Close of its $15 million, Oxford Alumni Venture Fund III, and has rebranded to Oxonian Ventures to reflect its investment focus on pre-seed, seed and Series
UH Forges New Partnerships with Houston Angel Network, Houston Exponential to Build a Community of Startup Investors – University of Houston
The University of Houston announced a groundbreaking new partnership with the Houston Angel Network and Houston Exponential that will create investment and mentorship opportunities for UH alumni who want to be a part of the University’s booming innovation community. The partnership, which
Oxford University Innovation to host leading global investors and spinouts at Deep Tech investor day | University of Oxford
OUI, the technology transfer office of the University of Oxford, will host venture capitalists and corporate investors, mainly from the US and UK with interests in sectors including AI, robotics, Quantum, Clean Tech, Computing, and Photonics. Existing and potential local
Engine Ventures raises $398M third fund; MIT was anchor investor – Bizwomen
With a couple of investments already out, The Engine Ventures has a new war chest to back more early-stage startups solving the world’s biggest problems. The Cambridge-based venture capital investor told the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission this week it
Western Australian Innovators Receive $5M Boost for Health Solutions
Western Australian innovators have been awarded $5 million in grants through the Cook Government’s successful Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Innovation Seed Fund. Medical Research Minister Stephen Dawson said this was the third round of the Innovation Seed funding