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Birmingham’s Health Tech Kaido secures £50,000 funding from Mercia Fund Management SME Innovation Fund
The SME Innovation Fund is a joint initiative set up by Mercia Fund Management, leading investment business in UK innovation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mercia Technologies PLC and the West Midlands Academic Health Science Network (WMAHSN), to help build
Group seeks to guide philanthropists to supplement crunch in federal funding of research
Poring over a list of the top 50 US philanthropists in 2014, physicist Marc Kastner noticed that 16 were based in California, compared with just 6 in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey combined. “That made it pretty clear where
Enterprise Ireland gets a new €200k start-up Competitive Feasibility Fund
A new €200,000 Enterprise Ireland Competitive Feasibility Fund for entrepreneurs and early-stage start-up companies in the Cork region has been launched. The fund, which is a key measure of the Government’s Action Plan for Jobs, is aimed at stimulating businesses
Spin-out company from Queens University receives £500k investment for cancer-detecting sensors
It was announced today that Kernel Capital has invested £500k in Causeway Sensors, a spin-out from Queens University Belfast (QUB). Founded by fellow QUB Academics Dr. Robert Pollard, Prof. Robert Bowman and Dr. John Nelson, the company have developed novel
Is it time for a new model to fund science research in higher education?
The United States is at a crossroads with respect to many societal issues – think about the challenges of improving human health, eradicating hunger, protecting human rights. At the same time, federal support for higher education research and development –
University at Buffalo Seed Fund for Innovative Research Supports Faculty in 6 Departments
Eight faculty members from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences are conducting research supported by the Innovative Micro-Programs Accelerating Collaboration in Themes (IMPACT) program. “The IMPACT program supports cutting-edge research throughout the university, not just one particular discipline. We’re
Crowdfunder CEO talks about using gap funding to fix the University Research System’s “Valley of Death”
For decades, America’s economic success has been driven by an engine of innovation that periodically creates new industries and companies that change the world. The JOBS (Jumpstart Our Business Startups) Act was passed to make it easier for startups to
Rhode Island is boosting innovation grants to $1.5M
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo opened the second round of the state’s Innovation Voucher Program last week, soliciting applications from Rhode Island companies with fewer than 500 employees to apply for grants of up to $50,000 to fund research and development.
UAE Venture fund helps Mena region tap into expertise of veteran investors
Most technology investors are hunting future “unicorns”, as start-up ventures valued at US$1 billion or more are known. But with millions of businesses launching each year, these are proving ever elusive. Step in one new fund aimed at Middle Eastern
BC $8.7M Investment Unlocks Canadian National Initiative To Accelerate Discovery And Innovation
Today the B.C. Government announced an $8.7 million investment in a national initiative to bolster Canada’s world-class rare-isotope capabilities. The contribution from the B.C. Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF) supports TRIUMF’s Advanced Rare Isotope Laboratory (ARIEL), a two-phase multidisciplinary research facility