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Amazon Alexa Fund Extends University Ties in AI Race
Amazon has launched a new program to help students build capabilities into its voice-controlled assistant Alexa, the latest move by a technology firm to nurture ideas and talent in artificial intelligence research. The ecommerce company said it is paying for
Academics to the rescue: University innovation and venturing surges ahead in 2016 in UK
With the relentless barrage of bad news surrounding Brexit, it is perhaps not surprising to hear that the amount of equity finance invested in startups in the UK dropped in 2016. A recent report from equity specialists Beauhurst showed that
University of Arkansas Chancellor’s New $1 Million Fund Advances Multiple Guiding Priorities
University of Arkansas Chancellor Joe Steinmetz has created a new campus fund as an initiative to support several of the university’s eight guiding priorities, established this past fall. When fully funded the Chancellor’s Discovery, Creativity, Innovation and Collaboration Fund will
Uniseed’s new $20 million venture fund to double down on good deals | afr.com
The Uniseed venture fund is shifting focus towards more later stage, less risky investments and will raise another $20 million from its university partners for follow-on capital for companies that do well after their first round of investment The University of
MCCC fund to help provide capital for local start-up businesses
Jennifer Green doubled over in her chair, breathing rapidly with her hand to her face. Echo, a 16-month-old chocolate lab, recognized the signs of a panic attack and sprang into action, nuzzling his owner’s hand and climbing onto her lap
Canada Foundation for $1.3M in innovation funds five new leadership awards at UCalgary
Five University of Calgary researchers have been awarded Canada Foundation for Innovation John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) awards, valued at over $1.3 million. Announced today by the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, the awards will support research in
University of Michigan, Michigan Tech designated as Innovation Hubs in MEDC’s statewide MTRAC program
Accelerating the creation and transfer of new technologies from research settings to practical real-world applications is the main focus of the innovation hubs at the University of Michigan’s College of Engineering and Michigan Technological University. With the Michigan Strategic Fund
Virginia Tech and Carilion form $15 million venture capital fund
Virginia Tech and Carilion Clinic have formed a new $15 million venture capital fund designed to catapult the startups taking root around Blacksburg and Roanoke’s so-called innovation corridor. About 60 percent of the investments will be in the life sciences
U Cambridge, University College London, and Imperial College London share in first investments from Apollo fund
Stevenage-based Apollo was established in January 2016 by AstraZeneca – now headquartered in Cambridge – GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson Innovation and the technology transfer offices of Imperial College London, University College London and the University of Cambridge. It supports the
Enterprise Ireland announces €1m in start-up funding for international entrepreneurs and recent graduates
Two Competitive Start Fund (CSF) competitions worth a total of €1 million in funding from Enterprise Ireland will open for applications to international entrepreneurs and recent graduates on Wednesday, March 8. Up to twenty successful applicants will receive high-level business