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U Arizona Startup Advances New Therapies for Vascular Dementia
Billions of dollars are spent each year on health care costs related to the treatment of patients with inflammation-related brain disorders such as vascular dementia, yet no FDA-approved therapies exist for for these conditions. In 2013, Meredith Hay, a physiology professor
U Chicago’s New Venture Challenge winner AMOpportunities lands $1.1M in seed funding
AMOpportunities, a Chicago-based startup that helps connect international medical students to short-term training programs in the United States, has raised $1.1 million in seed funding, the company announced Thursday. The startup, which won the University of Chicago’s New Venture Challenge in
Three novel UNC-Chapel Hill startups named to the latest class of KickStart Commercialization Award winners
When UNC-Chapel Hill spinout company G1 Therapeutics made its NASDAQ debut in the spring of 2017, most observers in the medical, life sciences and investment community were solely focused on the big number: an $108.6 million initial public offering of
UChicago, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign partner on major innovation initiative
The University of Chicago and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are launching a partnership dedicated to research and technology development for some of society’s most pressing challenges, from producing clean water to treating cancer. The partnership will bring about 100
Biomedical Catalyst Award Goes To BioMoti, Pharmidex and Queen Mary University of London
BioMoti, Pharmidex and Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) have been awarded a grant of £662,222 by the UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK. The grant was awarded under the Biomedical Catalyst funding competition to support preclinical studies of new therapeutic
FastForward U aims to support student entrepreneurs at John Hopkins U
This semester, FastForward U (FFU) will begin offering entrepreneurial advising to students looking to start a company or business venture. FFU is an initiative from Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures (JHTV), an office that facilitates licensing and patents for Hopkins researchers
CMU spinout Petuum gets nearly $100M in venture funding
Carnegie Mellon University artificial intelligence spin-off company Petuum Inc. has raised $93 million in a new round of venture funding led by Japanese telecommunications and internet giant SoftBank Group, Petuum co-founder Eric Xing said. Mr. Xing is a computer science
UConn Spinout Wins CT Bioscience Innovation Fund Investment Award For Retinal Implant
LambdaVision, the UConn spinout, today announced that it was awarded $500,000 in Series A Equity from Connecticut Innovations, the leading source of financing and ongoing support for Connecticut’s innovative, growing companies, through the Connecticut Bioscience Innovation Fund (CBIF). Led by
Proposed $10 million VC fund would target health care startups
HOLLAND — Partners in a firm that invests in medical device innovations are considering forming a new $10 million venture capital fund to back early-stage health care startups, MiBiz has learned. Organizers behind Cultivate(MD) are laying the groundwork and gauging interest for a private placement
Houston Methodist Hospital receives $101M gift for translational research
Houston Methodist Hospital has received its largest philanthropic gift in its nearly 100-year history. Paula and Rusty Walter and their Houston-based company, Walter Oil & Gas Corp., have donated $101 million to the hospital, according to a press release. Houston