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$474M Fund Will Support Oxford University Spinouts | TechCrunch
A new £300 million U.K. fund has been set up to support high tech startups looking to spin out of the University of Oxford. The fund is being raised by Oxford Sciences Innovation (OSI), a newly formed company that is working in partnership
A Venture Capital Firm Led by 2 Women Plans to Introduce a $150M Seed Fund
More than a year after striking out on their own, the founders of Aspect Ventures are preparing a formal introduction of a sizable fund. The firm plans to announce on Thursday that it has raised about $150 million for its
House and Senate on Different Pages on Biomedical Innovation
When it comes to his 21st Century Cures initiative, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton has an aggressive timeline in mind, starting with a subcommittee markup Thursday and ending with a bill on the desk of the president
More mutual funds are investing in tech start-ups
Mutual fund giants aren’t just interested in putting money to work in publicly traded companies. Increasingly, they also want to own a piece of red-hot start-ups. Tech news site Re/code reported that Fidelity Investments is now in talks to buy
Governor rejects Invest Georgia seed funding
Gov. Nathan Deal vetoed 11 bills Tuesday, including long-sought legislation to put seed capital into a state-run venture capital fund.A bill the General Assembly passed on the final day of this year’s legislative session authorized Invest Georgia, a VC fund
State taps Rochester-based Excell Partners to manage new $2M fund
A Rochester-based venture capital firm has been tapped to manage a new $2 million investment fund launched by the state to provide seed funding to certified minority- and women-owned business enterprises. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday the MWBE Investment Fund
Ontario Investing in Health Innovation and Research
The Ontario Health Innovation Council (OHIC) was established by the Ontario government in November 2013. It included experts from the health care, research, industry, and not-for-profit sectors who looked at ways to accelerate the adoption of new technologies in the
Seed funding program to use Brigham and Women’s as startup testing ground
Brigham and Women’s Hospital has formed a partnership with a San Francisco-based seed-stage investment fund in an effort to test and potentially integrate digital health startup innovations into the Boston hospital. The hospital formed an affiliated medical partnership with Rock
Europeon Union unleashes innovation fund to spur growth in Europe
Improving Europe’s capacity to innovate and be globally competitive requires further efforts to encourage disruptive ideas and foster their commercial up-take. These are some of the conclusions to be drawn from the latest ranking of innovation performance across Europe. The
Catawba’s student-managed investment fund dives into Wall Street | Salisbury Post
After reading “The Best Book on Investment Banking Careers,” Jevgenij Gamper (Class of 2016), realized his career goals made it absolutely necessary that he stand out in his academic pursuits. As a student-athlete, this Lithuanian national who is double majoring in