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Maryland TEDCO to increase Technology Commercialization Fund by $125K
Before handing out the annual ICE Awards on Thursday morning, TEDCO President Rob Rosenbaum detailed some new startup funding that will be available through the state-backed tech organization. According to Rosenbaum, TEDCO’s Technology Commercialization Fund will be equipped to make awards
LSU shows off faculty’s patented works at first-ever innovation and technology event, LIFT2 funding
Posters and prototypes of new innovations developed by LSU faculty members lined the walls of the packed ballroom in the Lod Cook Alumni Center on Tuesday evening at LSU’s first-ever Innovation & Technology Commercialization Inventorship Showcase. The event honored the
10 Indiana startups receive $200,000 through Elevate Purdue Foundry Fund – Purdue University
10 Indiana startups receive $200,000 through Elevate Purdue Foundry Fund – Purdue University.
Gap Funding of University Technology and Start-ups
Gap funding, or funding for time periods during a capital shortage for new technological businesses, is often provided by research universities partnering with investors, corporations, or even the government. Occasionally, these universities independently provide funds to new technological businesses in
From Concept to Demo: Knight Prototype Fund Announces 20 New Projects
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation recently announced funding for 20 new projects through its Knight Prototype Fund, which helps media makers, technologists, and tinkerers alike take ideas from concept to demo. Innovators are given $35,000 grants–and six
University of Edinburgh refreshes £6million venture fund
The University of Edinburgh has approved a £6million recapitalisation of its in-house venture capital fund Old College Capital (OCC), which provides growth and development finance into companies associated with the university. The fund, established in 2011 with support from the
$474M Fund Will Support Oxford University Spinouts | TechCrunch
A new £300 million U.K. fund has been set up to support high tech startups looking to spin out of the University of Oxford. The fund is being raised by Oxford Sciences Innovation (OSI), a newly formed company that is working in partnership
A Venture Capital Firm Led by 2 Women Plans to Introduce a $150M Seed Fund
More than a year after striking out on their own, the founders of Aspect Ventures are preparing a formal introduction of a sizable fund. The firm plans to announce on Thursday that it has raised about $150 million for its
House and Senate on Different Pages on Biomedical Innovation
When it comes to his 21st Century Cures initiative, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton has an aggressive timeline in mind, starting with a subcommittee markup Thursday and ending with a bill on the desk of the president
More mutual funds are investing in tech start-ups
Mutual fund giants aren’t just interested in putting money to work in publicly traded companies. Increasingly, they also want to own a piece of red-hot start-ups. Tech news site Re/code reported that Fidelity Investments is now in talks to buy