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Monash University and BGU to Launch Joint Seed Fund and Entrepreneurship Course
BGU and Monash University (Australia) have partnered to increase their impact in the areas of Sustainability, Social Inclusion and Entrepreneurship. The Monash Ben-Gurion Seed Fund has been established to support joint research and education programs within these areas. The partnership
Student venture fund sees early returns at University of Akron
AKRON, Ohio — After investing in a handful of early-stage companies, a student startup booster at the University of Akron is seeing the first fruits of due diligence. On Wednesday, the Northeast Ohio Student Venture Fund accepted a check for
Universities are venturing into new territory: Funding start-up businesses
Universities across the country have developed entrepreneurship programs in recent years aimed at encouraging students and faculty to turn promising business ideas into actual companies. Now, an increasing number of them also are giving money to help those businesses get
2 OSU inventions get $150K from Ohio Third Frontier Commission
The Ohio Third Frontier Commission awarded a combined $150,000 Thursday toward prototypes and market testing for two Ohio State University inventions. The grants come from the Technology Validation and Start-Up Fund, which is targeted for bringing technology to commercialization from
SBA promotes innovation and technology with national road tour
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will launch an 18 state road tour, joined by 11 fellow federal agencies in the SBA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. The SBIR Road Tour “Seeding America’s
Marquette strategic innovation fund draws more than 270 pre-proposals
The University Innovation Council has begun reviewing the 275 project pre-proposals that were submitted for the strategic innovation fund, and over the coming weeks the council will provide feedback on the pre-proposals and help identify opportunities for collaboration. Of the submissions,
Penn State Innovation Fund moving good ideas forward
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — In April 2014 the Penn State Research Foundation created The Fund for Innovation to promote commercialization of promising new ideas and discoveries generated by Penn State’s $800 million research enterprise. The primary goal is to create
EC launches €200m fast-track innovation fund to tackle R&D’s “valley of death”
A €200 million pilot funding stream has been launched by the European Commission for projects that are in the late stages of development and close to being launched on the market.The ‘Fast Track to Innovation Pilot’ FTI scheme is aimed
India to set up venture fund, incubator complex for biotech startups: CM – The Hindu
With an assurance to set up a venture capital fund and an incubator complex in the city for start-ups in the biotechnology sector, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah launched the 15th edition of the Bangalore INDIA BIO here on Monday.The three-day event
$32K awarded to 4 University at Buffalo students for startup funding – University at Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Software to help companies retrieve files. A deployable wall to protect waterfront properties from flooding. A software platform that makes e-books more interactive. And a device to recover and refine precious metals. These are the business startup