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McMaster Startup Internship program offers students real-world entrepreneurial experience
The McMaster Startup Internship program gives students a chance to support real business ventures, gain valuable entrepreneurship experience and make lasting career connections. Are you a student looking to grow your professional skills in an exciting startup environment? The new
Philadelphia collaboration makes it a standout innovation region
Philadelphia tends to self-identify as an underdog, but the region’s startup and innovation ecosystem is overcoming that reputation. With a lofty goal to solidify itself as a top tech market, the region is leaning into collaboration to get there. Startups,
Three Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering department-affiliated teams awarded $125K each in CU Boulder Lab Venture Challenge
Three professors from the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering were among 10 teams of University of Colorado Boulder faculty, researchers and graduate student innovators awarded $125,000 each in this year’s Lab Venture Challenge (LVC). This year, 14 teams of University of Colorado Boulder faculty,
SUNY announces $425,000 in seed funding through the Technology Accelerator Fund (TAF)
Albany, NY – State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. today announced $425,000 in seed funding through the Technology Accelerator Fund (TAF) has been distributed to seven SUNY campuses. The grants will fund groundbreaking research opportunities around technologies
Rice University Starts Up Biotech Venture Creation Enterprise for Medtech
Rice University has launched RBL LLC, a biotech venture creation studio aimed at enhancing patient care. The initiative is designed to swiftly develop companies that focus on lifesaving medical technologies originating from the Rice Biotech Launch Pad, the university’s accelerator
Oxford Spinout Creation Has Continued Amid A Funding Drought
“Each company formed represents major progress,” says Dr Mairi Gibbs, CEO of Oxford University Innovation (OUI). “Launching a new business is a non-trivial achievement.” Oxford University is keen to make the most of its research base, either by licensing intellectual property to
Spinout valley of death: How proof-of-concept funding is faring in the UK | Sifted
This time last year, most of the conversations I had with spinout folk in the UK were about greedy universities; specifically, institutions taking too big an equity stake in their spinouts and putting off investors. That doesn’t seem to come
Berkeley to lead ‘Innovation Hub’ helping turn basic research into innovative businesses
Picture this hypothetical: Another cutting-edge discovery happens in a laboratory beaker or on a computer screen crisscrossed by lines of code. Researchers agree it’s a big leap with real-world applications, but when it comes time to turn the published scientific
Four Harvard research teams receive translational funding to advance…
The climate crisis demands new and better technology—from green energy sources to cleaner industrial processes and far beyond. Universities, including Harvard, play a significant role in generating that new tech. “Many of the innovations driving clean tech started in university
Top 50 Undergraduate Programs for Entrepreneurs in 2025 | Entrepreneur
Can you learn to be an entrepreneur? It’s a common question in entrepreneurship circles. After all, an entrepreneur is a little of everything—a visionary, hustler, builder, and boss. Can you learn that stuff in a classroom? The answer is yes