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Over $2 million in funding announced for biomedical innovations across the State of Michigan
From an innovative coating for joint replacements, to a promising drug for the painful inflammatory disease scleroderma, 11 new biomedical ideas that emerged from research across Michigan have just gotten funding that could help them make the leap from lab
Ontario’s New William G. Davis Innovation Fund encourages college students to pitch creative projects
To help mark the Ontario colleges’ 50th anniversary celebrations in 2017, colleges have launched a new William G. Davis Innovation Fund contest that encourages students and alumni to pitch creative projects and initiatives that will compete for cash prizes. The
Purdue researchers receive Trask funding to commercialize new type of sodium batteries and novel antibiotic for chronic wound healing
Two Purdue University researchers will share $55,000 from the Trask Innovation Fund to further develop their innovations through the commercialization pipeline. Vilas Pol, an associate professor in Purdue’s Davidson School of Chemical Engineering and associate professor (by courtesy) in the
InnovateIndiana/University Hospitals life sciences startup receives significant funding for developing novel therapeutics for COPD
Each year, more than 25 million people in the U.S. suffer from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD), a life threatening disease that interferes with normal breathing. Although 80 percent of people who die from COPD are former smokers, approximately 3
Australian Victorian Government’s LaunchVic $60m Innovation Fund unveils $5m in new grants
The Victorian Government has contributed a further $4.9 million in funding to seven local projects aimed at growing the startup and innovation sectors as part of the second round of LaunchVic grants. LaunchVic, was created by the state government as
NC Biotech Center awards $1.4M in grants, loans
The North Carolina Biotechnology Center awarded 13 grants and loans totaling $1.4 million to universities and bioscience companies in the second quarter of its 2016-2017 fiscal year ending Dec. 31. The awards will support life science research, technology commercialization and
$20-Million Fund Will Support Innovation at Ontario’s Colleges
The new $20-million Colleges Applied Research and Development Fund (CARDF) announced by Premier Kathleen Wynne will promote new economic growth, the Ontario Centres of Excellence and Colleges Ontario said today. “College-based applied research projects continue to develop innovations that help
My State Cares More About University Innovation Than Your’s Does…
Is your state putting their innovation dollars into university innovation? Over 30 states in the US and countless established and emerging innovation economies across the globe are actively supporting these funding programs. In our most recent report, over 30% of
SEP Venture Capital donates to University of Strathclyde Entrepreneurs Fund
Venture capital firm Scottish Equity Partners has made a “significant” donation to a fund which invests in business ventures by members of the University of Strathclyde’s community. SEP has made the gift to the Strathclyde Entrepreneurs Fund, which provides early stage investment in companies
Wisconsin WEDC grants help grow entrepreneurship programs across state
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is helping 11 organizations develop and expand programs aimed at growing entrepreneurship throughout the state. WEDC’s new Entrepreneurship Support pilot program is awarding the organizations $500,000 in grants to help fund programs that promote entrepreneurship,