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Michigan University Innovation Capital Fund now accepting applications | University of Michigan News
A new pre-seed venture fund at the University of Michigan’s Innovation Partnerships has launched and is now accepting applications for investment opportunities. The Michigan University Innovation Capital Fund focuses on investing in Michigan startup companies that have a license to commercialize university technologies from
UNM Anderson supports local entrepreneurs with pitch competition, final event for first cohort: UNM Newsroom
The UNM Anderson School of Management’s Center for Responsible Entrepreneurship hosted a pitch competition June 6 in Santa Fe, concluding its inaugural cohort of the entrepreneur-focused Accelerator Program. The Accelerator Program is a rigorous 10-month program that combines education, mentoring,
INOVAIT and Government of Canada invest $10.7M in AI-enhanced image-guided therapy technologies
Founded by the Sunnybrook Research Institute (SRI) and supported by the Government of Canada’s Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF), INOVAIT is Canada’s network focused on advancing image-guided therapy (IGT) through the integration of artificial intelligence (AI), big data, and machine learning. IGT is the practice
Stanford High Impact Technology Fund clears the path to commercialization
Stanford University’s Office of Technology Licensing (OTL) has been working with campus researchers and inventors to put their technologies to use in society for more than half a century. In 2022, OTL launched the High Impact Technology (HIT) Fund to provide custom
Rice grants $800,000 to DivInc Sports Tech Accelerator
Rice University is awarding an $800,000 grant over three years to DivInc to fund the operation of accelerators designed to support diverse founders building innovative startups shaping the technology of tomorrow. The grant supports DivInc’s mission to generate social and
McMaster innovators team up through Innovation Matchmaking Program for cross-disciplinary health solutions
Eight multidisciplinary research teams pitched their cutting-edge health technologies as part of McMaster’s Innovation Matchmaking program. Launched this year, the program connects researchers from McMaster and its affiliated hospitals to work together to develop and commercialize a technology solution that tackles
Maryland TEDCO Enhances MII Commercialization Funding
TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, has announced significant updates to the Maryland Innovation Initiative (MII) program. These changes are designed to amplify the program’s impact on bringing innovative research to market, thus driving economic development across the state. MII,
American Cancer Society Supports Cancer Research Pathways for Next-Gen Scientists
It’s the biomedical version of the classic Catch-22 conundrum. Early-career researchers often can’t obtain funding because they have no track record. But they can’t establish a track record without financial backing to get the research ball rolling. Stepping into the
Rice Lab Reveals 2024 Lilie Accelerator Teams | Mirage News
Rice University’s Liu Idea Lab for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (Lilie) has announced the eight dynamic teams selected for the 2024 Lilie Summer Venture Studio, an immersive summer accelerator program designed to propel the university’s innovative ventures forward. This year the program received a
University R&D accelerator group issues grants for 8 projects
RALEIGH — NCInnovation, the nonprofit focused on speeding up commercialization of research and development of university projects in the state, recently announced $5.2 million in funding for eight research projects at seven North Carolina public universities in its first round of pilot