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University Gap Funding and Accelerator Community News
University of Iowa Centers for Enterprise set to fund 2012 POC projects
The Iowa Centers for Enterprise (ICE), in conjunction with the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR), is pleased to announce seed funding that is designed to expand the commercialization of UI technology. The funds are to support the
University of Illinois at Chicago prepares to fund 2012 proof of concept projects
This initiative is modeled after a novel early stage funding approach being adopted by many universities across the US and is aimed at helping faculty inventions “bridge” the funding gap that is often encountered when a technology tries to move
Northeastern University student-led accelerator fund grows its funding
Student-run venture accelerator IDEA has added another pitch round over the summer, and more funding to its program. Created by a group of students at Northeastern University, IDEA will now offer another opportunity for current undergraduate and graduate students and
The SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator’s Chautauqua Seed Fund grants $20,000 to Henlie Inc.
The Chautauqua Seed Fund is a collaboration among Chautauqua County Executive Gregory J. Edwards, the Chautauqua Region Industrial Development Corporation, the SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator and the city of Dunkirk. Created in 2009 with an economic development grant from the
Kent State University receives three grants from Third Frontier Tech Validation and Start-up Fund
The Ohio Third Frontier program recently made three separate grants to Kent State University researchers through the newly established Technology Validation and Start-up Fund, which promotes the commercialization of Ohio technologies developed by the state’s institutions of higher education.
University of Rochester Medical Center uses external perspectives and experiences to build a community of entrepreneurial faculty
The University of Rochester-Medical Center, through its tech transfer and commercialization objectives, has a comprehensive strategy to both educate and engage key faculty, leadership, and stakeholders on campus. The CLASP elective course for faculty is great example of one initiative.
Event in AZ underscores common tensions and opportunities in tech commercialization and U-I relations
Some of the biggest names in Tucson business — Jim Click, Bruce Beach and Don Diamond — all agree that if this region is to gain traction and grow economically, it needs to attract the kind of capital that will
UCSD Von Liebig Center Graduate, Ortiva Wireless, is acquired
Israel’s Allot Communications (NASDAQ:ALLT), which optimizes data traffic and performance for both fixed and mobile broadband networks, says it is acquiring San Diego-based Ortiva Wireless, which specializes in optimizing video streaming across wireless networks. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
UTexas Entrepreneurial Faculty Member Urges State to Support Start-up Funding
University of Texas professor James McGinity has defied the odds as an academic entrepreneur. In 1996, he and a colleague, Bill Williams, went in hock for $1 million to start a company, PharmaForm LLC, in a small building off Yager
NY Dept of Health/Venture firms team up to support digital health
In unique public-private partnership, the state Department of Health has teamed up with venture capital firms to invest in health technology and push New York to the top of the growing field of electronic medical records.