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University of Glasgow launches MedTech Innovation Fund
THE University of Glasgow has launched a new fund to encourage the translation of research to strengthen the development of its spin-out pipeline in the field of MedTech. The MedTech Innovation Fund (MT-IF) will build on the institution’s strengths in

Lab Bench to Commercialization Grant Program accepting 2024-25 proposals
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State Eberly College of Science’s Lab Bench to Commercialization (LB2C) Grant Program is now accepting applications for its 2024-25 funding cycle. The Eberly College of Science is committed to supporting its researchers in translating their research

Purdue’s entrepreneurial ecosystem undergoes record-breaking growth in 2024
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Since the creation of Purdue Innovates in 2023, the comprehensive system has worked to streamline access and strengthen support to technology commercialization and startup support resources. The push to provide top-tier resources for entrepreneurial activities in Indiana is

Cornell Tech Announces Largest Cohort to Date of New Startups on Campus for Fall 2024
Cornell Tech today announced the newest cohort of 13 startup companies that will enter its established Runway incubator program this September. The program is run by the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute on the Cornell Tech campus and will welcome its largest

Johns Hopkins, CareFirst, Techstars launch healthcare AI accelerator
Techstars has invested in thousands of early-stage startups, with more than 600 in the healthcare sector, such as fertility tracking firm Ovia Health and baby monitoring company Owlet. Some companies in its portfolio have gone on to become larger players

University of Vermont and BioLabs to launch startup incubator
Vermont Business Magazine The University of Vermont (UVM), Vermont‘s flagship, land-grant university and Cambridge-based BioInnovation Labs (BioLabs), an internationally known innovation laboratory platform with a network of shared lab and office workspaces, will launch a dedicated incubator at UVM’s Colchester facility. The

UNCF’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Hosts Pitching Competition for HBCU Student Entrepreneurs – UNCF
Empowering and equipping the next generation of Black entrepreneurs is the mission of UNCF’s (United Negro College Fund) Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE). That was the driving force behind the center’s recent Innovate for Impact Pitch Competition in partnership with Think

NMSU Arrowhead Center Cohort completes Scale Up NM’s C-Suite Sprint for tech startups
The Scale Up New Mexico program, partially funded by the United States Economic Development Administration and housed at New Mexico State University’s Arrowhead Center, recently celebrated the completion of its third 2024 cohort of the C-Suite Sprint acceleration program. This

UC Davis Innovators Awarded Proof-of-Concept Grants to Advance Potential Solutions in Human Health – Office of Research
The University of California, Davis, is awarding over $480,000 to help scientists advance compelling research and innovations toward commercial applications through the Science Translation and Innovative Research (STAIR™) proof-of-concept grant program. The program plays an important role in helping campus innovators bridge

Rice Innovation awards $200K second cycle of One Small Step Grants
HOUSTON – (August 15, 2024) – Rice Innovation announced its two most recent awardees of the One Small Step Grant, marking a significant milestone in accelerating the transition from lab to market for these Rice-developed technologies. Launched in September 2023, the