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University Gap Funding and Accelerator Community News
Sun burn monitor supported by Scottish Enterprise’s Proof of Concept Fund set to roll out
A monitor developed at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, to help prevent over-exposure to the sun is set to go on the market as part of a new spinout company. The device helps to indicate to users when
Ontario Emerging Technologies Fund incentivizes venture investment in early-stage companies
The Ontario Emerging Technologies Fund supports the collaboration between qualified venture capital funds and other private investors into companies working towards: Clean technologies Digital media and information and communications technologies Life sciences and advanced health technologies This discretionary Ontario government
New Report Covers Health Technologies Acceleration Program, Mind the Gap Referenced
In 2011, the William J. von Liebig Center for Entrepreneurism and Technology Advancement at Univeristy of California San Diego, partnered with the California HealthCare Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Booz Allen Hamilton, to launch the Southern California Health Technology Acceleration Program (HTAP). This regional initiative
Proposed I-Corps Nodes Will Foster Innovation Research and Education Regionally
The National Science Foundation (NSF) seeks to develop and nurture a national innovation ecosystem that builds upon fundamental research to guide the output of scientific discoveries closer to the development of technologies, products and processes that benefit society. The National
Washington PreCede Grants Go To Three, Promising University of Washington’ Health Companies
The Life Sciences Discovery Fund, a Washington state agency established in May 2005, makes (Proof of Concept PreCede) grant investments in innovative life sciences research to benefit Washington and its citizens. Three, EcoGuide Medical, Viket Medical, and Nexgenia are all
Bemidji State University Begins Small Gap Fund Effort For Faculty and Students
Faculty Scholarship and Innovation Fund: Introduction Scholarship and innovation is highly valued at Bemidji State University. The office of Academic Affairs and the Center for Professional Development want to assist BSU faculty in their efforts to secure funding for
University of Illinois at Chicago Proof of Concept Gap Funding Awards Announced
A total of 80 highly innovative and commercially focused projects from all across the UIC Campus were submitted to the OTM in response to the call for POC Pre-Proposal applications. From the 80 projects submitted, 12 projects were chosen to
Overview of New University of Michigan MCubed Program
MCubed is a new seed-funding program developed at the University of Michigan to stimulate and support innovative research. The program grew out of the IdeaWorks project in the College of Engineering and is part of the University’s Third Century Initiative.
University Health Network awards investigators CIHR Proof-of-Principle grants
UHN TDC is pleased to announce the funding for two CIHR Proof-of-Principle Phase II projects. This unique CIHR-matched “gap funding” program is targeted towards innovative industry-partnered proof-of-principle research where partnering companies will provide co-investments. UHN was the recipient of two
Princeton IP Accelerator Fund announces request for proposals
The Intellectual Property Accelerator Fund awards gap funding to Princeton investigators with the goal of fostering and advancing the development of nascent technologies from university labs into commercial development and, ultimately, the global marketplace. The Fund addresses the development gap