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Israel ready to fund joint R&D investment fund
If the federal government does not grab the opportunity presented by Israel to set up a jointly funded research and development fund we will know all the talk out of Canberra about innovation is hollow rhetoric. Israel would welcome an
New Seed Fund to Speed UVA Innovation and Research to the Market
Starting in 2016, the University of Virginia will be propelling entrepreneurship into the market like never before. The University’s new Seed Fund will deploy $10 million over 10 years to help commercialize UVA technologies and opportunities. “UVA’s research enterprise helps
Research Funding: UChicago’s Big Ideas Generator Funds Moonshot Projects | Chicago Inno
University of Chicago neuroscience researchers had a bit of a crazy idea. In their previous work they found evidence that the formation of the myelin sheath, which facilitates rapid nerve conduction, might originate elsewhere in the cell than scientists currently
KAUST, ICD, Anfaal Capital to form venture capital fund
The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), the private sector arm of the Islamic Development Bank Group (IDB), in collaboration with Anfaal Capital, agreed to establish
Ghana Universities asked to expedite action on establishing research fund – Ghana Business News
Professor Mahama Duwiejua, former Executive Secretary of the National Council for Tertiary Education has asked the universities to work with government to expedite action on establishing a research fund. He said the Fund allocation should be channelled through science and
Invent Penn State: Power of partnerships in innovation
Earlier this year, Penn State President Eric Barron unveiled Invent Penn State, an initiative to spur economic development in Pennsylvania, propelling Happy Valley into a hub for innovation. This is an audacious goal, and the announcement has created significant activity
Announcing Release of Mind the Gap 2015 Report
The innovation system that transitions breakthroughs in research from the lab into the marketplace is constrained by the lack of available early stage capital and developmental support. This “gap” extends from where the government funding of basic research ends to
New SEC Equity Ruling Opens up New Possibilities for University Crowdfunding Efforts
The idea that the average consumer i.e. a non “high net-worth individual” could invest in a small equity round has been in the works since June but a new rule released last week now brings the US closer to true
50 Dartmouth alums invest $1.5M venture capital fund
Nearly 50 Dartmouth College alums contributed more than $1.5 million in the Green D Angels to pool funds to invest in Dartmouth entrepreneurs. The initial close of its second venture capital fund already exceeded the total of $1.5 million raised
U Michigan Spin-off Akadeum gets $1 million seed
There have been two recent votes of confidence for Ann Arbor-based Akadeum Life Sciences Inc., a 2014 spinoff from the University of Michigan. In October, it finished raising a seed round of $1 million, which will fund product development and beef up