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Penn State Innovation Fund moving good ideas forward
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — In April 2014 the Penn State Research Foundation created The Fund for Innovation to promote commercialization of promising new ideas and discoveries generated by Penn State’s $800 million research enterprise. The primary goal is to create
EC launches €200m fast-track innovation fund to tackle R&D’s “valley of death”
A €200 million pilot funding stream has been launched by the European Commission for projects that are in the late stages of development and close to being launched on the market.The ‘Fast Track to Innovation Pilot’ FTI scheme is aimed
India to set up venture fund, incubator complex for biotech startups: CM – The Hindu
With an assurance to set up a venture capital fund and an incubator complex in the city for start-ups in the biotechnology sector, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah launched the 15th edition of the Bangalore INDIA BIO here on Monday.The three-day event
$32K awarded to 4 University at Buffalo students for startup funding – University at Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Software to help companies retrieve files. A deployable wall to protect waterfront properties from flooding. A software platform that makes e-books more interactive. And a device to recover and refine precious metals. These are the business startup
StartX Looks To Boost Its Investment Program
The non-profit business accelerator StartX has expanded its investment staff as it looks to place more bets into graduates of its Stanford-affiliated program. Founded by a Stanford alum, housed minutes from the university’s Palo Alto campus, and operating a venture
CIT GAP Fund invests in Ostendio to help healthtech companies with HIPAA
The Center for Innovative Technology GAP Fund has invested an undisclosed amount in Ostendio, a DC-based company that developed a software-as-a-service offering aimed at helping health IT companies better achieve and prove HIPAA compliance. CIT GAP Fund, a group of seed and
Four local University of Wisconsin tech startups awarded second round of state grants
Four local startups founded by students and University of Wisconsin faculty are getting a second round of state grants to advance their new business models. The four are among nine UW system startups that are sharing $325,000 in grant awarded
Matthews startup gets $75,000 from Innovation Fund North Carolina
TVL International, the Matthews company developing the SmartCharge LED bulb that operates even during a power outage, has won a $75,000 loan award from the Innovation Fund North Carolina. Founder and CEO Shailendra Suman says the money will be used
Techstars Closes $150 Million Fund for Early-Stage Investments
Techstars closed a $150 million early-stage fund, a much larger pool of money than it previously had, that will enable the firm to capitalize on the global network of startup founders and advisers it has built out in recent years. Techstars
Belarus, Russia to set up venture capital fund in 2015
MINSK, 21 January (BelTA) – The Belarus-Russia venture capital fund is to be established in 2015, Chairman of the Belarusian State Science and Technology Committee Alexander Shumilin said at a press conference dedicated to the Day of Belarusian Science on