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Virginia universities receive $220K on ag research grants
At its recent meeting in March, the Virginia Agricultural Council (VAC) reviewed research project proposals and funded 21 new projects totaling almost $220,000, as well as more than $45,000 for four new projects for lawn and turf research. It also
Seed investment for Thai tech start-ups via new 500 TukTuks fund – The Nation
Natavudh Pungcharoenpong, the founder of successful tech start-up Ookbee, is one of the investors in 500 TukTuks – and one of its two fund managers.He said 500 TukTuks consisted of investments from 500 Startups and a group of Thai investors
University of Oregon spinoff companies receive state innovation grants
Two companies spun out of research conducted at the University of Oregon are among five Oregon startups that will share $300,000 in state innovation grants for small businesses. The companies — SupraSensor Technologies and NemaMetrix — will receive a combined
State allocates $250M for second N.C. Innovation Fund – Triangle Business Journal
On Wednesday, State Treasurer Janet Cowell announced a new $250 million North Carolina Innovation Fund. Two-thirds of the sum will be earmarked for co-investments in diverse industries, including growth sectors in the state. The remaining third will have a multi-stage
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