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Los Alamos Laboratory program announces 2024 fellows for ‘deep tech’ entrepreneurs
The New Mexico Lab-Embedded Entrepreneur Program (New Mexico LEEP) announced the fellows in its 2024 cohort, launching now. Now in its third year, the Los Alamos National Laboratory program provides a two-year fellowship for entrepreneurs focusing on deep tech for
Bwtech@UMBC, Startup Grind Maryland unveil inaugural cohort for Accelerator
Bwtech@UMBC and Startup Grind Maryland Tuesday announced nine startup entrepreneurs selected for the pilot cohort of Maryland Startup Accelerator, a program designed to provide promising startup founders and CEOs with the knowledge and resources they need to grow a successful,
CancerX Announces Inaugural Start-Up Accelerator Cohort
Today at ViVE 2024, CancerX announced the 16 startup members of its inaugural Accelerator cohort, launched in partnership with MassChallenge: The Blue Box, C the Signs, Cancer Insights, Curvia, EnteroTrack, Gesund.ai, Gray Oncology, Lind AI, Mika Health, Navya, Oatmeal Health,
VCU’s new Startup Accelerator will propel university research that has market potential
After years of supporting startups that license inventions created by university researchers, Virginia Commonwealth University’s Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation has launched its first formal Startup Accelerator program. “Our accelerator will fast-track our VCU-borne companies, giving them
McMaster and Celesta partner to accelerate deep tech innovation and commercialization
A new partnership between McMaster University and Celesta Capital will cultivate the next generation of deep tech innovations at McMaster and in the broader Canadian research and startup ecosystem. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Celesta Capital is a global multi-stage deep
Three Quantum Companies in Denmark Join BioInnovation Institute’s Venture Lab Program
The BioInnovation Institute (BII), is an international non-profit foundation in Denmark that incubates and accelerates world-class life science research. They have just announced that twelve companies have been selected to join their 12 month Venture Lab acceleration program which supports startup companies with
New Berkeley center aims to create healthcare innovation research-to-impact pipeline
UC Berkeley experts are developing a trailblazing infrastructure to translate cutting-edge AI and behavioral economics healthcare research into powerful real-world advances in patient outcomes and drastically reduced medical costs. The Center for Healthcare Marketplace Innovation, announced today by the College of
USF, Corridor collaboration supports infrastructure innovation, vaccine
USF Research & Innovation and the Florida High Tech Corridor are partnering to provide $100,000 to support the advancement of technologies developed by USF researchers. This round of seed funding will support four projects from across the University: Off-the-shelf repair system for failing
3 Teams Advance to the Polsky George Shultz Innovation Fund Finals
The spring 2024 George Shultz Innovation Fund finalists are developing solutions to detect lead in water, treat diseases, and improve patient care. Managed by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, the George Shultz Innovation Fund provides up to $250,000 in co-investment
Argent commits $1.5 million to establish Argent Innovation Fund
Argent Financial Group, along with Argent founder, CEO, and Louisiana Tech University alumni Kyle McDonald and his wife, Tisdale, have committed $1.5 million to the Louisiana Tech University Foundation to establish the Argent Innovation Fund. This fund will empower the