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Stanford, StartX Fund awardee, grabs $2m seed round
Nirmidas Biotech, Inc., a diagnostic research technology company, is announcing that it has raised $2 million in seed round funding to commercialize its fluorescence enhancing plasmonic gold technology, called “pGOLD.” The technology platform, which significantly boosts the ability to detect
Cape Town launches new seed fund
As part of the official opening of the new CCDI space, a new Design Innovation Seed Fund (DISF) was launched as part of the proceedings. The DISF is supported with seed funding from the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) and the
University of Cincinnati Technology Commercialization Accelerator Accepting Applications
Applications are being accepted now through Sept. 1, 2014, for the fourth round of funding from the UC Technology Commercialization Accelerator. The accelerator serves as a vehicle for significantly ramping up the commercialization activity of the university. Its primary focus
Cambridge Innovation Capital is ‘Redefining’ Investment
“The Cambridge cluster has worked very well for a long time. It has an established angel and entrepreneur ecosystem and what we’re seeing now is entrepreneurs beginning to invest back into new technology companies,” says Victor Christou, Senior Investment Director at Cambridge
University of Queensland start-ups to benefit from new $10m capital fund
Queensland start-ups are to benefit from a new $10 million early stage investment fund. The fund is a joint initiative of the ilab incubator based at The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Long Pocket site, and Artesian Capital Management.
KoolSpan, BrainScope get $700K in Maryland Venture Fund backing
The Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development says its Maryland Venture Fund has made follow-on investments in two Maryland startups totaling $700,000.
UT Horizon Fund invests $593K in MolecularMatch in Series A financing round
AUSTIN, TX – UT Horizon Fund, the strategic venture fund of the University of Texas System, has made a $593,000 Series A preferred stock investment in MolecularMatch.
University of Chicago Innovation Fund Puts $100K in Genomic Prescribing System
The University of Chicago Innovation Fund, which invests in proof-of-concept and early business development work for new ventures created by University of Chicago faculty, students and staff, has awarded Mark Ratain, MD, and Peter O’Donnell, MD, $100,000 to support their
University of Washington Wi-Fi backscatter could make ‘Internet of Things’ real
A new method uses radio frequency signals as a power source and reuses existing Wi-Fi infrastructure to provide internet connectivity to battery-free devices.
Connecticut Innovations Distributing Nearly $2M to University Researchers, Companies
The first grants and loans in the $200 million state Bioscience Fund have been awarded by Connecticut Innovations, the state-funded venture capital agency.