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WA Life Sciences Discovery Fund announces ~$1M in matching grants
SEATTLE, Washington, March 9, 2015 – The Life Sciences Discovery Fund (LSDF) today announced nearly $1 million in Matching grants to two Washington-based companies to promote translation of promising treatments for devastating medical conditions from the laboratory to the commercial
Rowan Innovation Venture Fund accepting applications for financing | Rowan Today
The Rowan Innovation Venture Fund is now accepting applications for funding from researchers, entrepreneurs, business owners and others in South Jersey, including Rowan faculty, students and alumni as well as area residents. The Glassboro-based Rowan University Foundation – the philanthropic
Anchor investment from NMSU Foundation helps launch Aggie Innovation Fund
In the past year, New Mexico State University has introduced new technologies and products in areas as wide-ranging as dyes that will help identify and treat cancer, organic pesticides, voice authentication security software, and shrimp that can be grown in
Purdue Emerging Innovations Fund Boosts Tech Developer
A company that has licensed a Purdue University tracking software innovation has been awarded funding from the Emerging Innovations Fund, an evergreen fund created to accelerate the commercialization of Purdue’s early-stage discoveries. SensorHound Inc., a company that focuses on technology
Arab private sector urged to fund scientific research
Prince Turki bin Saud bin Mohammed Al-Saud, the president of King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), has called on the private sector to fund scientific research projects which will ultimately benefit the nation. Speaking at a ceremony
University Proof of Concept Funds (SIG Report)
The Mind the Gap Proof of Concept Fund Special Interest Group (SIG) took place on February 24th, 2015 from 11-12:30 PM EST and was attended by ~55 professionals interested in the role of proof of concept funds at research institutions.
Innovation Needs to be a Central Focus of the Federal Budget
As American manufacturing continues its slow recovery from the Great Recession, improved competitiveness and innovation need to remain strong federal priorities. It’s therefore heartening to note that the President’s FY 2016 budget request illustrates the administration’s belief in the power
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy begins seed fund for researchers
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has created a seed fund to support multidisciplinary research at the private university. Jonathon Dordick, vice president of research, says his office pledged up to $100,000 each to four research projects last month. The funding is part
University of Oxford Isis Fund II reaches funding target of £2m, closes — Medical Sciences Division, Oxford
The fund achieved its initial target in less than four weeks and will close at almost twice that level. Isis Innovation executive director Linda Naylor said: “In 2014, Isis Innovation oversaw a record £2.6m in proof-of-concept funding flow into over
Purdue startups seek millions in cash this semester
Purdue University researcher Michael Zenter is familiar with the valley of funding death. It’s the gap in available capital that exists between research-level funding and business loans offered to viable companies, and it’s spelled catastrophe for many startups. But if