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UTexas-San Antonio honors eight researchers at second annual Innovation Awards
UTSA President Ricardo Romo, Vice President for Research Mauli Agrawal and the UTSA Office of Commercialization and Innovation recognized eight UTSA faculty members yesterday at the university’s second annual Innovation Awards luncheon. The UTSA Innovation Awards program recognizes UTSA researchers who have contributed
Ireland: Technology’s path from academia to commercial world needs paving
Overcoming red tape. Low returns on state investment. Conflicts of interest between industry and academia. Sound familiar? Approximately 5 per cent of university-generated technologies in the US get licensed. Public universities are under pressure to improve this figure.But this poses
6 things we’ve learned about launching university-origin companies
The University of California recently announced its entry into the venture capital arena with a $250 million commitment to spinning promising technologies out of its top-notch, 10-campus system. Perhaps every major research university in the US — collectively, recipients of
Green Seed Fund proposals open Oct. 22
The University of Washington Environmental Stewardship & Sustainability Office is pleased to announce that we are accepting proposals for 2014-2015 Green Seed Fund Grants effective October 22, 2014: green.uw.edu/gsf/ Submissions must be entered online, and will be accepted until 5:00
Alumnus creates investment fund that targets startups from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Jeff Stewart, an entrepreneur who has founded several technology companies, is starting a fund to grow early-stage businesses developed by faculty, alumni and students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. Stewart, currently the chief executive office and co-founder
Maryland Investment Fund Announces $600,000 Growth Investment in Motionsoft
The Maryland Venture Fund (MVF), the equity investment arm of the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development (DBED), has invested $600,000 in Rockville-based Motionsoft, a leading provider of SaaS member relationship management software (MRMS) and payment services for the
Venture capital fund invests in ASU startups to stimulate Arizona economy
Successful SkySong-based startup Bosse Tools has received a major investment of $200,000 from the Maricopa County Manufacturing Venture Fund to ramp up production of its line of ergonomically designed tools. The venture fund was developed by the ASU Foundation for
University of Iowa start-up VIDA attracts $2.5M in funding
A Coralville-based medical software start-up born out of the University of Iowa has attracted $2.5 million in funding. Vida Diagnostics said Wednesday that it has received $2 million in funding from Next Level Ventures, a Des Moines venture capital firm
Outside Michigan investors pair with University entrepreneurs
In an effort to secure a more sustainable cycle of funding and donations, the Center for Entrepreneurship has paired with two different venture capital firms to continue supporting entrepreneurial endeavors throughout Ann Arbor and Michigan. Seven individuals, five of whom
University of New Hampshire Unveils Initiatives Designed to Increase Commercialization Success
In an effort to expand entrepreneurship throughout the university and the state, the public research institution announced that it has established a new center, The Peter T. Paul Entrepreneurship Center, as well as a mentoring network and a seed fund.