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UNLV’s StepUp & StartUp intern program bolsters the engineering talent pool
Tina Quigley, president and CEO of the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance, had her reservations about LOCATE Las Vegas. The initiative, which entrusted the developmental authority with courting 17 global company leaders in hopes of attracting them to Southern Nevada,
UND Runway Accelerator showcases student startups
On May 1, the UND Center for Innovation held the Runway Accelerator Showcase at the Memorial Union’s Social Stair on the University campus. Five students presented their startups and the progress they are making through participation in the Runway Accelerator
NCInnovation to consider UNCW research for commercialization grant
The board of directors of state-funded research grant organization NCInnovation will hear research grant proposals from seven state universities, including the University of North Carolina Wilmington, for its pilot funding round on May 14. The group’s board will hear and approve grants
Cancer vaccine ready for commercialization as part of growing MUSC startup community
In the 12 years since its inception, Leukogene Therapeutics Inc. has had one goal: to take an idea from the academic lab into the real world where it can benefit patients. With a new cancer vaccine platform designed to stimulate
Vanderbilt U’s Wond’ry Launches First Faculty BioMedical Ideator Cohort to Foster Medical Entrepreneurship
The Wond’ry recently hosted its first Faculty BioMedical Ideator cohort. The program curriculum was based around the Sullivan Family Ideator Program, which helps aspiring university-affiliated innovators (students, staff, faculty and alumni) evaluate and develop their ideas by teaching an evidence-based
Cornell Big Red Ventures shares portfolio updates at Annual Meeting
Big Red Ventures (BRV), Cornell University’s early-stage venture capital fund run by MBAs and other graduate students, presented its portfolio and announced a new investment during the Annual Meeting on April 18 at Cornell Tech. Founded in 2001 by donations to
UMass Amherst Maroon Ventures Launches Second Fund, Completes Initial Round of Investments
Seven years after launching its first fund to invest in early stage companies linked to UMass Amherst, Maroon Venture Partners has formed its second fund and completed an initial round of investments—providing capital to an optics firm founded by a faculty member
Do Accelerators Improve Startup Success Rates?
The allure of startup accelerators has soared in recent years, propelled by success stories like Airbnb and Coinbase, both alumni of the renowned Y Combinator (YC) accelerator. With 16 YC-backed companies now trading on the public market and scores of
Cowboy Innovation Accelerator has announced Cowboy Leaders Network mentor program
The Cowboy Innovation Accelerator, housed within The Innovation Foundation at Oklahoma State University, announced the launch of the Cowboy Leaders Network mentor program. This initiative marks a significant milestone in fostering leadership and innovation within the OSU ecosystem, as it brings together
UHN fueling global innovation in health care through philanthropic partnership
Transforming discoveries into real applications for patients can take years of development, refinement, validation and testing. While UHN’s research and clinical investigators have long been at the forefront of global discoveries, securing funding for early, pre-clinical research can often be