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Oklahoma University, Oklahoma State, Cowboy Tech, and i2E partner in proof of concept center,fund
A collaboration between the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University, Cowboy Technologies, LLC, and Innovation To Enterprise (i2E) promises to increase jobs and greatly enhance the number of new technologies that are spun out of university laboratories and into the
Makerere University tops NORHED Seed Funding 2012 awards
Makerere University with 20 awards out of 97 grantees has as a single institution topped the list of 290 initial applications for seed funding from NORHED. The Norwegian Programme for Capacity Building in Higher Education and Research for Development (NORHED) is a new programme
U Washington spin-out, Kona Medical, lands Series C funding
Kona Medical Inc. has raised $10 million in new Series C equity and debt financing.That brings its Series C total to $40 million, including $30 million raised in May. The Series C round included two large-cap strategic investors who joined with
University of Minnesota announces two venture funds
The University of Minnesota plans to launch two venture capital funds next year, one of which will invest in startup companies that license university technology. The fund backing university startups will total $20 million in size and will make seed-stage investments over
Recent overview of US Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship initiatives
A complete overview of the background and planned initiatives from the US Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, including: i6 Challenge National Advisory Committee on Innovation and Entrepreneurship Interagency Working Group on Technology Transfer High Education Forum Full Deck: http://www.slideshare.net/3helix/us-office-of-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-overview#btnPrevious
The University College of London delivers a suite of internal funds, translational research to start-up support
Internal Funding Translational Research Office Administered Funds Confidence in Concept UCL has been awarded £700,000 by the MRC to establish a Confidence in Concept fund to be used flexibly to support the earliest stages of multiple translational research projects. It
Scotish seed fund launches, support from Office of Science and Technology
NESTech is a £3m technology seed fund resulting from a successful application to the Office of Science and Technology [OST] University Challenge Fund by the University of St Andrews along with Dundee and Aberdeen Universities. NESTech’s purpose is to provide funding at
Global from Day One: New Zealand-based Sparkbox Ventures makes two investments from seed fund
The Global from Day One Fund – the new seed investment fund established by Sparkbox Ventures and the ICEHO– USE – has made its first two investment commitments into two technology companies, Mohio and Stay Today. Andrew Duff, Sparkbox’s chairman,
Vital role of university funds in spurring physics-based technologies
PhysicsToday covers the rich history of the physicist in campus entrepreneurship and the role of university proof of concept, start-up funds, and corporate connections in supporting the transition of idea to reality. PhysicsToday: http://www.physicstoday.org/resource/1/phtoad/v65/i12/p39_s1?bypassSSO=1
University of Sydney Sydnovate POC fund overview
The Sydnovate Fund provides critical financial support for research projects with commercial potential. These funds will be used to: Strengthen University Patents, especially by reducing inventions to practice during the 12 months period between Provisional filing and PCT filing. Strengthening