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InNEVenture Fund to ramp up commercialization at U Nevada
A new source of proof-of-concept funding has been established to help University of Nevada, Reno faculty, students, staff and recent graduates determine if their technologies and business ideas have commercialization potential and help them navigate the gap between concept validation
FSU faculty win GAP awards to take science from lab to market
Three Florida State University faculty members will receive financial support from the university to transport their innovative research from the laboratory to the marketplace. The Office of the Vice President Research will split a pot of $110,000 among three researchers
Venture capital firm bets on New Mexico
When Brian Birk, the managing partner of Sun Mountain Capital, talks about venture investing in New Mexico, his voice projects an almost evangelical fervor. The man is a believer: “New Mexico is a technically sophisticated place with a very deep
$500k fund raised by millennials for millennial start-ups
A $500,000 investment has been raised by a group of youth to be invested in start-ups founded by those under the age of 30. First Cut Ventures (FCV), made up of mostly students, has 12 members including four University of
Enterprise Ireland announce €1.5m competition for start-up businesses
A total of €1.5m in start-up funding will be available from Enterprise Ireland as part of two new competitive start-up fund competitions. Start-ups located outside of Co. Dublin are also invited to apply to the €1m Regional Entrepreneurship Competitive Start
Cornell U Atkinson’s Academic Venture Fund awards $1.8M to 15 projects
The Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future’s Academic Venture Fund awarded $1.8 million in 2017, with a record 15 grants to seed novel approaches to some of the world’s greatest sustainability challenges. Several Atkinson teams are exploring new ways to
NC State University Chancellor’s Innovation Fund is mobilizing a bridge over the digital divide
More than two billion people worldwide who don’t have internet access often miss out on life-changing benefits of being connected, such as automated micro-lending for entrepreneurs, marketplace applications and information services including weather forecasts and market pricing. To help overcome
At Oregon Health & Science University, healthcare tech is a priority
Oregon Health & Science University’s Oregon Clinical & Translational Research Institute Biomedical Innovation Program (BIP) , in coordination with the Department of Technology Transfer & Business Development (TTBD), takes an integrated approach to identifying, supporting, and accelerating the commercialization of new healthcare technologies.
Gov McAuliffe announces Virginia Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund Awards
Governor Terry McAuliffe announced $2.7 million in funding to support 40 Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund awards representing targeted areas of promising research commercialization, including advanced manufacturing, cyber security, energy, environment, information technology, life sciences, and unmanned systems. “The Commonwealth Research
Rev1 Ventures, Ohio State U Invests in Wiretap
Rev1 Ventures, the leading seed-stage venture fund, announced it has participated in the $4.9M funding round for Wiretap, a leading innovator of security solutions for Enterprise Social Networks and collaboration tools. This investment marks Rev1’s largest single investment from the