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US agency launches experiments to find innovative ways to fund research
The US National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced plans to explore creative ways of funding research, emphasizing the need to make decisions more quickly and to support more proposals that are innovative. The agency has partnered with the Institute for Progress (IFP),
The Rockefeller University launches new biomedical startup incubator
Something new is coming to the south side of The Rockefeller University campus this fall: the Ford Center Incubator. Part of the Ford Center for Life Science Innovation, the incubator—a light, bright, 8,000-square-foot space on the newly renovated fourth floor
UK, partners awarded ‘Build to Scale’ grant to support Kentucky startups, diversify investors
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 4, 2023) — The University of Kentucky and its partners are one of 60 programs awarded “Build to Scale” grants from the U.S. Department of Commerce. Sixty organizations in 36 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico were
New venture fund aims to further Notre Dame’s mission through purpose-driven startups
A new venture capital fund to advance the commercialization of University of Notre Dame and South Bend area innovations has reached a key milestone. Indianapolis-based High Alpha Innovation has successfully closed the first $17.5 million of the “1842 Fund,” named for the year Notre
Ohio State University faculty innovators earn Accelerator Awards funding for novel technology commercialization
College of Engineering faculty L. Raymond Cao and Jordan D. Clark are among the five innovative minds selected to receive funding via The Ohio State University Accelerator Awards. The Accelerator Awards program is designed to advance the translation of technologies developed at
Biden administration asserts power to seize drug patents-citing march-in rights and Bayh-Dole Act
The Biden administration on Thursday opened the door to seizing the patents of certain costly medications from drugmakers in a new push to slash high drug prices and promote more pharmaceutical competition. The administration unveiled a framework outlining the factors federal agencies should consider in deciding
Utah Innovation Fund Awards Eden Technologies $250K
The Utah Innovation Fund, the new state-based venture capital firm headquartered in the UofU’s Thomas S. Monson Center in downtown Salt Lake City, awarded $250K to Eden Technologies for their Reverse Osmosis Centrifuge (ROC) technology that improves the efficiency of brackish and ocean water desalination,
Utah Innovation Fund Awards Eden Technologies $250K
The Utah Innovation Fund, the new state-based venture capital firm headquartered in the UofU’s Thomas S. Monson Center in downtown Salt Lake City, awarded $250K to Eden Technologies for their Reverse Osmosis Centrifuge (ROC) technology that improves the efficiency of brackish and ocean water desalination,
$3.9B ‘Game Changer’ for research, ranking of Texas universities
Harrison Keller, the commissioner of higher education in Texas, was “thrilled” when voters approved a state proposal earlier this month to establish a $3.9 billion endowment to support the state’s “emerging” research institutions. “The proposition was a strong endorsement of the
The UK’s attempt to compete with US spin-outs: Five key takeaways for US investors
Last week, the Chancellor announced in his Autumn Statement a number of proposals designed to boost growth in the UK. A detailed summary of these is available here. The Autumn Statement follows the recent BVCA Venture Capital Investment Compact, which included measures