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Bowling Green State University crowdfunding site aids student organizations
niversity departments and organizations have an opportunity to fundraise to offset costs through Falcon Funded, the University’s new crowdfunding platform. The Falcon Funded program is under the umbrella of University Advancement, which includes the office of Advancement Services, the BGSU
UM curators approve fund to help Missouri startups pass through ‘valley of death’
The University of Missouri System wants to invest in entrepreneurs and startups, and it wants to cultivate that venture capital in Missouri. On Thursday, the UM System Board of Curators voted to allocate money from the university’s general pool —
Syracuse University’s Whitman to launch venture company run by students
In what is billed as a groundbreaking form of experiential learning, or perhaps an adult equivalent version of playing shop, Syracuse University’s Martin J Whitman School of Management has created its own company to be run by students. Kenneth Kavajecz,
Alabama Innovation Fund awards $4.5 million for promising research
The Alabama Innovation Fund has awarded nearly $4.5 million to advance research being conducted at universities and other institutions, providing key support for programs that could generate new ventures and create jobs across the state. This year, the Alabama Innovation
Qualcomm Commits Up To $150 Million to Strategic Venture Fund in India
Qualcomm Incorporated QCOM, +0.51% today announced its intention to invest up to $150 million in Indian startup companies across all stages as part of its commitment to India during a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Digital Economy
America’s Seed Fund – The Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer Program (SBIR/STTR)-A Year in Review
This year was a flagship year for the SBIR and STTR programs, with equal parts achievement, exhilaration and groundbreaking. None of this would be possible without the amazing work of the eleven agencies: Environmental Protection Agency, National Aeronautics and Space
MIT and Imperial launch seed fund to support ‘risky’ research
David Matthews is a reporter covering research, links between universities and businesses, higher education in South America, universities in the south of England, as well as Oxford, Cambridge Imperial College London and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are to invest
Rice to invest $150 million in tech research initiatives
Rice University President David Leebron announced a $150 million investment in strategic research initiatives last week. The three-part investment will fund Rice’s molecular nanotechnology research, establish a program in data sciences and promote a broad range of research competitiveness across
Singapore National Research Foundation launches S$40 million fund to grow local tech start-ups
The National Research Foundation (NRF) launched a S$40 million fund for small, high-tech innovative companies in Singapore on Monday (Sep 21). NRF’s third Early Stage Venture Fund was launched at Techventure 2015, a two-day platform for global technopreneurs and investors
Innovation Hub launches Innovation Fund for statewide university startup companies | AR Innovation Hub
The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub today announced that it is launching the Innovation Fund to support and accelerate the development of university-based startup companies in Arkansas. “The creation of the Innovation Fund addresses the most glaring gap in our state’s