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3 initiatives, $3M for startups: MEDC seeks to boost access to early-stage capital
A trio of initiatives from the Michigan Economic Development Corp. aims to increase the flow of capital to startups and early-stage companies in the state. By the end of the year, two separate but similar funds of $1 million and $2
GO-EDC launches fund for start-up companies
The Greater Oshkosh Economic Development Corporation has launched a fund to help entrepreneurs get their business ideas off the ground in the Oshkosh area. GO-EDC this week announced its recently minted Greater Oshkosh Capital Catalyst Fund is now accepting applications
Innovation in the Western Cape is set to get another healthy boost
Designers, inventors, entrepreneurs and product developers can apply for grants of up to half a million Rands each from the second round of theDesign Innovation Seed Fund. The DISF is a project of the Cape Craft and Design Institute with investment
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