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Russia, China partner on $200 million venture fund, tech incubator
The United States isn’t the only place in the world where money is pouring into high-tech innovation. On Tuesday, Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev’s Skolkovo Foundation for technical development and the Chinese Cybernaut Investment Group agreed to create a $200
How discovery science is reinventing the world
“Without discovery research, without innovation, applied research can only go so far,” says MIT Institute Professor Phillip Sharp. “There are strikingly important things we just don’t know exist, but discovering them through basic science changes the whole world.” That’s precisely
$200 million for Australian Medical Research Commercialisation Fund
Brandon Capital Partners, the manager of the Medical Research Commercialisation Fund (MRCF), has announced the closing of a $200 million life science venture capital fund. It is the third MCRF fund to be raised by the company and will be
Ohio Third Fronteir supports University of Akron professor develops super-strong, reusable adhesive that could be used in automobile and aerospace industries
A University of Akron professor has developed a super-strong, reusable adhesive that works on numerous surfaces. A company he co-founded has been awarded a $736,000 National Science Foundation grant to prepare the adhesive, spun from polymer fibers, for commercial use. The
Here’s which states are most innovative in America – The Washington Post
What makes a state a champion of innovation? Is it the size of its tech workforce, the speed of its broadband connectivity, its willingness to protect and foster new business models? What is the essential mix of state-level policies and
IDEA Reaches Gap Funding Milestone: 6 Ventures Receive Non-Equity Grants
Northeastern University’s Venture Accelerator IDEA recently reached a monumental milestone in their mission to coach, fund, and launch ventures: in February, IDEA completed its largest round of Gap Funding that provided six ventures with $10,000 to overcome a specific gap
Aalto’s first ERC Proof of Concept grant to DRAM technology
Memory technologies that are used in computers, smart phones, tablets, etc. can be coarsely divided into two classes: fast but volatile DRAMs (dynamic random access memory) and non-volatile flash memories. Racetrack memory based on the controlled motion of magnetic domain
MIT Energy Initiative awarding $1.65 million in seed funds for innovative early-stage energy research
The MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) has announced it is awarding more than $1.65 million in grants under its annual MITEI Seed Fund Program to support innovative, early-stage energy projects across campus. For 2015, a total of 11 projects are receiving
Chicago Innovation Exchange announces six finalists for grant
Chicago Innovation Exchange (CIE) announced the six finalists now in the running to receive backing from the Innovation Fund in a statement released last week, including proposals for a new drug to test for multiple sclerosis and a series of
Meet the 10 startup grads from the Portland Seed Fund
A new crop of startups from across Oregon graduated today from the Portland Seed Fund. The companies just completed a 3-month bootcamp as part of the fund, which has now graduated six classes and 56 companies in its four years