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Wisconsin Badger Fund of Funds launches statewide student entrepreneurship fund
The Badger Fund of Funds has selected another fund manager, who has launched a fund that will invest in college student entrepreneurs statewide. Richelle Martin Richelle Martin this month launched the new Madison-based venture capital fund, The Winnow Fund, with the aim of
Louisiana State University LIFT program starting to see results, awarded additional funding for patents
The LSU Research and Technology Foundation touted the success of its LIFT grant program today before the LSU Board of Supervisors, and won approval for an additional $200,000 to cover fees associated with the “significant increase” in patents filed with
Michigan State University Conquer Accelerator announces program’s 2018 cohort participants
The Conquer Accelerator program announced today the five startup teams selected to participate in its third summer cohort. Designed to help both newer and established companies overcome business hurdles, Conquer Accelerator emphasizes smart planning and growth, extensive mentorship from an experienced bench
University of Arizona McGuire New Venture program reaches across UA campus
The New Venture Development Program at the University of Arizona’s McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship is mainly an academic exercise designed to give students the experience of moving an idea to a launch-ready venture. But real products and companies have emerged
University of Minnesota MnDRIVE Global Food Ventures graduate fellows announced
Eight graduate students who are working toward their master’s or doctoral degree from the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS); the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM); and the School of Public Health (SPH) were recently awarded fellowships from Minnesota’s Discovery, Research,
New seed fund to advance commercialization at University of Utah
The Center for Technology & Venture Commercialization at the University of Utah announced a new funding program for early stage technology development and commercialization. The University of Utah Seed Fund will allocate up to $1 million to help university researchers
Oxford University’s newest start-up accelerator welcomes its first cohort
The ten teams will be supported by the Foundry through the L.E.V8 programme for a six month period, ending in September 2018. The Oxford Foundry (OXFO) is a new entrepreneurship centre at the heart of Oxford University, an initiative led
AbbVie and Rice University establish K.C. Nicolaou Research Accelerator to advance oncology therapies
AbbVie, a research-based global biopharmaceutical company, and Rice University today announced they have entered into a joint research collaboration to establish the K.C. Nicolaou Research Accelerator. The research at the Accelerator will focus on synthesizing novel cytotoxic agents for use in the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) establishes MIT-Azerbaijan Fund to support young entrepreneurs and startup ecosystem development in Azerbaijan
SOCAR AQS has signed theagreement with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), one of the top universities in the world, for establishment of the MIT – Azerbaijan Fund. The MIT- Azerbaijan Fundwill support the new MIT–Azerbaijan Global Startup Labs initiative
Fresh $668 million Foresite Capital biotech venture fund aims to quench hunger for data, target university startups
A San Francisco venture capital firm backing data-intensive approaches to developing new drugs has raised a $668 million fund that it looks to turn loose on new ways to marry data and biology to bring therapies to market faster. Foresite