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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
$35M OSU-OU venture capital fund ready to launch
Three years after its unveiling, the $35 million venture-capital fund being pooled by Ohio State University and Ohio University is taking concrete steps toward launching. The OSU-OU Innovation Fund has selected a managing partner and expects to announce the pick
$500K grant will drive innovation at Penn State TechCelerator
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced that the TechCelerator@State College is among the first of 26 recipients of the 2014 Regional Innovation Strategies program grants. Penn State received a $500,000 i6/Cluster Grant for Seed Capital Funds to further develop the
With GAP fundng, UI professor creates urgent seizure treatment device
When an individual with epilepsy has a seizure, he or she needs quick delivery of an anticonvulsant drug. That’s why Max Baker, UI associate professor in the anesthesia department, has been working for two years on a rapid, easy-to-use, buccal
Wichita State to host $2.5 billion technology seed fund event April 30
Area innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers and small technology firms are invited to take advantage of a special opportunity as Wichita State University hosts the SBIR Road Tour from 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 30, on the second floor of the Rhatigan
U.S. Commerce Secretary Announces $10 Million in Grants to Advance Innovation Across America
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced the first 26 recipients of the 2014 Regional Innovation Strategies program grants. The Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS) program, which is being run by the Department’s Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Office of Innovation
Albany Medical Center to receive $520,000 for biomedical accelerator, seed fund
Albany Medical Center will receive more than $520,000 in federal grants from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to support biomedical research and commercialization of new medical products and technologies. In a statement, U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand said