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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.
Update on University of Illinois Proof-of-Concept Program
Last spring, the University launched the Illinois Proof-of-Concept fund (I-POC) to help bridge the gap between University innovations and the marketplace by funding research and development that will demonstrate an innovation’s market viability to potential investors and partners.
Oregon BEST Funding Will Speed Cross Laminated Timber Manufacturing in Pacific NW
PORTLAND, Ore. At the Wood Solutions Fair, Oregon BEST today announced a new round of commercialization funding that will team southern Oregon-based DR Johnson Lumber Co. with Oregon State University researchers to determine how a new engineered building material
UBC seed-funded company develops 3-D printing of human tissue
You may have heard of printing on demand. A Vancouver startup, Aspect Biosystems, is putting a sci-fi twist on that, printing human tissues on demand. The company is creating human body tissue using 3-D printing, using a technology that provides
QED commercialization program to create life science spinout companies gets $1M grant
A few years after it launched a QED Proof of Concept funding program, the University City Science Center has unveiled a new fund for a commercialization program. It’s fueled by a $1 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration,
Osage collects $151m for University Fund II
Osage University Partners II has received $151m in commitments from 145 LPs according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The funds predecessor was a $100m vehicle which closed in 2011. Fund II will focus on start-ups
Penn State Fund for Innovation aids research commercialization efforts
Innovation is the lifeblood of any great university. But transforming the results of basic research into a commercial product that can benefit society is a path strewn with many obstacles. The new Fund for Innovation is intended to make that