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INCITE fund announces three more investments into IT, healthcare, and transportation
A state investment fund designed to support innovative small businesses announced a new round of investments Monday. The INCITE Co-Investment Fund, which provides public dollars to supplement private investments by venture capital funds and investors in Tennessee companies, said three companies will receive $5.3 million
Sen. Gillibrand gets it, highlights proposed AIA Innovation Bank and proof of concept funds
UDATE: VESTAL, N.Y. — Researchers at Binghamton University are working on developments in areas such as solar energy. But they don’t always have the resources they need to take their ideas to the next level. “They might not be ready
Alabama Innovation Fund supports four U Alabama Research Projects
Four University of Alabama research projects were among 15 such projects at state universities that have received a total of $4 million in grants from the Alabama Innovation Fund. Gov. Robert Bentley announced the grants Wednesday at the state’s Innovation
AUT venture fund supports three student entrepreneurs
Now in its fourth year, the AUT Venture Fund attracts the creative minds of students from across every faculty at AUT University. Students are required to come up with a venture that is product, service or technology focussed, with a
i2E scores a win for state in Oklahoma, leverages $23M in additional capital
We had the opportunity to showcase innovation 2 Enterprise in a web-workshop earlier this year, a Oklahoma state supported POC/seed stage accelerator/investor. They recently reported a major success in leverging $23 M for Selexys Pharma and MPM Capital to sickle
University of California Office of the President announces new round of POC Commercialization Gap Grants
The UC Office of the President’s Proof of Concept (PoC) Commercialization Gap Grants program funds promising innovations that are nearly ripe for the market, but require one last round of testing or demonstration to prove commercial viability. Then investors and industry partners,
U Chicago Innovation Fund supports POC study for a predictive healthcare approach
This study demonstrated the usefulness and accuracy of VG-Bio’s system and helped the company in December 2011 to win a $75,000 grant from the University of Chicago’s Innovation Fund, which is administered by UChicagoTech. The grant is funding a larger
Obama administration announces its i6 challenge proof of concept center recipients
Undoubtedly from the recommendations from the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE), and other works directed at the promise of proof of concept centers like the IMPACT paper, “The i6 Challenge is a multi-agency grant that encourages and rewards innovative, groundbreaking
Utah’s Tech Commercialization and Innovation Program invests $600K in 15 more projects
Fifteen promising innovative technologies just got a $40,000 boost. For the first round of the new fiscal year, the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) approved $600,000 of grants in support of new technology and research that universities and
European Research Council funds 33 new proof of concept projects
The European Research Council (ERC) will release a new round of proof of concept grants to 33 research projects. Each project will receive EUR 150,000 that is put towards commercial translation such as IP dilligence, market research, and commercial validations.