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New UNM Research Grant to Support Collaborative Research Between UNM Main Campus and Health Sciences
UNM Rainforest Innovations is launching a pilot program called the UNM Health Sciences & Main Campus Research Collaboration Seed Grant to further support research collaboration efforts at UNM. The grant is intended to encourage investigators from the University of New
Ann Arbor SPARK invests $150,000 in innovative medical start up
Ann Arbor SPARK has announced a $150,000 investment in M3D as part of the company’s pre-seed funding round. M3D is an innovative startup in the medical device industry founded in Ann Arbor that develops technology that provides real-time detection and
Cornell University’s Center for Technology Licensing Program Continues Funding Early-Stage Lab Innovations
Cornell’s Center for Technology Licensing (CTL) has announced the Ignite Innovation Acceleration grant recipients for the Fall 2023 application cycle. The eight projects range from advanced healthcare solutions and sustainable engineering to agriculture products and digital hiring solutions. Recipients were
Yale Roberts Innovation Fund to Support Inventions in AI, Quantum, Water
New methods to purify our water, advance quantum computing, democratize artificial intelligence, and deliver life-saving drugs are just some of the projects funded by the 2024 Roberts Innovation Fund Awards, providing $1 million in accelerator funding to support 10 new
Vanderbilt celebrates Generative AI Seed Grant awardees | Vanderbilt University
As part of the Future of Learning and Generative AI Initiative launched last summer by the Office of the Chancellor, the Office of the Provost and the Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Innovation, Vanderbilt recently announced the recipients of
Students pitch for £75,000 start-up pot at University of Bristol Innovation Showcase – The Business Magazine
Student entrepreneurs will pitch for a share of £75,000 in start-up funding at the University of Bristol Innovation Showcase 2023. During the public event on Tuesday, May 9, a dozen University of Bristol ventures will pitch to a panel of business experts
Tulane Announces Winners of $50k ‘Demo Day’ Pitch Competition
The Tulane University Innovation Institute has announced the winners of its March 14 Demo Day pitch competition. The event showcased the work of 10 startups that the Tulane Innovation Institute had previously supported through the Green Wave Innovation Network Mentorship
Canada Foundation for Innovation funds 19 research projects led by U of T, partner hospitals
Nineteen researchers at the University of Toronto and partner hospitals have received almost $60 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation through its Innovation Fund. The funding will support infrastructure needs in research areas ranging from genome sequencing to extreme
Clemson University and Prisma Health’s National Institutes of Health (NIH) Accelerator Program accelerating research in health care
Nine researchers have joined Clemson University and Prisma Health’s National Institutes of Health (NIH) Accelerator Program this year. With the help of accomplished research mentors, selected faculty members will work to obtain federal funding for health-related projects ranging from cancer
SCBio launches new life sciences business accelerator program
SCBio, the state’s premiere life sciences industry association and economic development group, announced the launch of a new accelerator program for emerging life sciences companies at the organization’s annual conference in Greenville this month. The new program, SCbioDrive, is in partnership with MassBio,