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Ontario Investing $51 Million to Support Research and Foster Innovation
Ontario is awarding a total of $51 million to support world-class studies and research talent at leading institutions across the province, laying the foundation for Ontario’s future knowledge-based economy. This funding will help sharpen Ontario’s competitive edge by fostering discoveries;
Canadian Medical Associations’s newest start-up awards five grants to jump-start physician-led innovation
In a very short period of time, Joule™ has gone from start-up to game-changer in Canadian health innovation. Five grants were announced today to fund innovative opportunities led by Canadian physicians. The grants are part of Joule’s mandate to promote
University of Northern Iowa’s incubator lets young companies develop with support programs
Last spring saw more than the usual “graduations” at the University of Northern Iowa. The Innovation Incubator at UNI’s Center for Business Growth and Innovation saw four companies — iTracking Research, Dyton Creative Inc., Follow Your Strengths and Red Lab
University of Kansas license agreement makes it easier for faculty to form new companies and for university to invest
A new type of licensing agreement now available to faculty members at the University of Kansas is making it easier for them to take lab discoveries and spin them out into new startup companies. Nikki Cheng, associate professor of pathology
Cambridge university start-up fund raises £75m ahead of IPO
The university founded CIC in 2013 with an original £50m investment, which came from its own funds as well as outside investors including Lansdowne Partners, one of the largest hedge funds in London, and Arm Holdings, the technology group. The
Blavatnik Family Foundation provides $10 million for innovation in the life sciences at Yale University
Yale University has received a $10 million grant from the Blavatnik Family Foundation, headed by American industrialist and philanthropist Len Blavatnik, to advance entrepreneurship in the life sciences at Yale and to expedite the development, application, and commercialization of breakthrough
China launches $30 billion state-controlled venture capital fund
China’s state council has approved a 200 billion yuan ($30.19 billion)venture capital fund to invest in innovative technology and industrial upgrading projects, the country’s state assets regulator said on Thursday. China has been encouraging its industrial firms to rise up
The Florida Institute for the Commercialization of Public Research Funds USF Ovation Diagnostics
The Florida Institute for the Commercialization of Public Research (the Institute) announced today that it has finalized a funding agreement with Ovation Diagnostics, a Boca Raton-based company with technology developed at University of South Florida. The Institute supports new company
New UConn Innovation Fund Provides Business Startups with Important Early-Stage Financial Support
The University of Connecticut in partnership with Connecticut Innovations (CI) and Webster Bank today announced it is establishing a $1.5 million UConn Innovation Fund that will provide early-stage financial support to new business startups affiliated with UConn. Investments of
Badger Fund raises more than $10 million
The Badger Fund of Funds said Tuesday it has raised more than $10 million of capital from private investors, double what was required by the state legislation that launched it. The private funding brings to more than $35 million the amount the