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U Chicago spin-out fund, Arch Venture Partners, raises $400 million fund
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Chicago-based Arch Venture Partners raised a $400 million fund to invest in early stage companies, the firm announced Wednesday, underscoring renewed investor confidence in the once moribund life sciences sector.
University of Wollongong launches AU$10m startup seed fund
The University of Wollongong (UOW) has launched an AU$10 million seed fund aimed at providing a pipeline of early stage business development for young tech startups, in order to attract outside investment.
Macomb Community College sets up innovation fund for start-ups
Macomb Community College just put a considerable amount of money where its mouth is. The college’s Board of Trustees agreed this week to allocate $1 million for creation of an Innovation Fund, a program that provides financial support to start-up
Vietnam Minister of Science and Technology plots innovation priorities, including a fund
During a working visit to Canada, member of the Central Party Committee, Minister of Science and Technology, Nguyen Quan, on August had a meeting with representatives of Vietnamese intellectuals in Canada.
The University of Copenhagen has allocated five million kroner annually to a Proof-of-Concept (PoC)
The University of Copenhagen has allocated five million kroner annually to a Proof-of-Concept (PoC) –pool. The PoC funds are earmarked the commercial development of promising projects by researchers from the University of Copenhagen, who wish to explore the opportunities for
University of Michigan Spin-Out Sakti3 Delivers Double the Energy Density of Current Lithium Ion Battery Technology, Cells Produced in Ann Arbor Lab
Sakti3, Inc. (www.sakti3.com) announced that it has produced a battery cell on fully scalable equipment with over 1100 Watt hours per liter (Wh/l) in volumetric energy density. This translates to more than double the usage time in a wearable device like a
Madison-start up lands $4.2m in venture funding
Silatronix Inc., a Madison start-up that is aiming to make lightweight lithium ion batteries much more efficient and safe, has raised $2.8 million, according to a filing the company made with federal securities regulators.
University College, Cork start-up gets $30,000 in venture funding
A synthetic biology start-up formed by UCC students has been awarded $30,000 in venture capital funding. The start-up, named Benthic Labs, includes students of genetics, biochemistry, and biomedical science.
Top colleges like Stanford University and Ryerson look to engage deeply with India’s start-up ecosystem
BANGALORE: Top colleges like Stanford University and Canada’s Ryerson, which have been running startup programmes in India, said they are looking to engage more deeply with the startup ecosystem in the coming future.
Governor Scott Walker Announces Eleven UW Entrepreneurs Selected for Ideadvance Seed Fund
Madison – Governor Scott Walker today announced that the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) and the University of Wisconsin-Extension Center for Technology Commercialization (CTC) have selected 11 additional grantees from UW faculty, staff and student teams to receive up to