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The University Gap Funding/Accelerator Weekly update, a resource for those interested in university-affiliated translational research, proof of concept, startup, and venture gap fund/accelerator program
University Gap Funding and Accelerator Community News
University of Illinois-Chicago announces $400K in grants from the UIC Chancellor’s Innovation Fund
The UIC Chancellor’s Innovation Fund (CIF) is pleased to announce the first round of 2013 Proof-of-Concept (POC) Awards Program winners. A total of 47 pre-proposals from across the UIC Campus were submitted in this inaugural round of the CIF POC
DC I-Corps now accepting applications for October cohort
The new DC Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program is now accepting applications for its October cohort, program officials announce today. Open to research teams and technology entrepreneurs from universities, federal laboratories, agencies and the general community in the Mid-Atlantic Region, the
University of Texas at Arlington use crowdfunding to supplement translational research
Researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington are turning to crowdfunding in hopes of supplementing their research grants for ongoing and future projects. Faculty are utilizing Microryza, a crowdfunding websitedesigned to raise funds for academic and health research projects. Essentially a
University of Otago research lands POC grant for a “billion-dollar market” blood test
University of Otago Christchurch researcher Associate Professor Chris Pemberton has won this year’s prestigious Otago Innovation Proof of Concept grant to further develop his world-first test for predicting those at imminent risk of a heart attack.
University of Utah RFP for Seed Grant Program
The Funding Incentive Seed Grant Program, sponsored by the University of Utah Research Foundation, will support only new areas of research for a principal investigator(s). Research that is already supported by other sources will not be approved for funding. Gap funding
University of Edinburgh start-up to seek crowdfunding as a means to support venture
A new spin-out company from the University of Edinburgh’s School of Geosciences which was awarded an initial £141,000 from Scottish Enterprise’s SMART Scotland fund and the University of Edinburgh Technology Fund is to embark on a further round of funding
Oregon State University Venture Development Fund announces call for proposals
The OSU Venture Development Fund is pleased to announce on July 26, 2013 a Request for Proposals. Oregon State University seeks to facilitate the further development of OSU applied innovations and commercialization. The purpose of this RFP is to encourage
Colorado State University Ventures awards $1.5M to eight start-ups
DENVER – The Colorado State University System today announced that eight projects will move forward with funding from the CSU System Venture Capital Fund, a new initiative to support innovation and promote collaboration in higher education
Gap Funding Activity 2013 Q2 Report Released
The Mind the Gap Q2 Activity Report, an initiative of innovosource, is a market-wide assessment of funding activity from university-affiliated translational research, proof-of-concept, and start-up gap funds. In this most recent quarter (April-May), gap fund managers from 26 universities participating
University Crowdfunding Model Review 1
Crowdfunding is an emerging investment vehicle that may be better positioned to support the capital requirements of translational research, proof of concept projects, and early-stage start-ups than more traditional capital sources, like venture capital and angel investment. This 90-minute discussion will introduce you to university crowdfunding policy implications and two, operational university crowdfunding platforms