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Not all global problems can be solved easily, but many can be approached by starting small. For its signature seed funding program, the Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment (ISCE) has awarded up to $30,000 each to seven interdisciplinary teams through the

Citing the benefit for students and alumni, the University of Missouri System has invested $1 million in Scale VC, a new venture capital fund in Columbia. A UM System news release states the new partnership will leverage the Griggs Innovators Nexus in the

Years ago, the Texas Medical Center established a biobridge to exchange technology and support with Denmark. Now, the two organizations are coming together to advance three health tech startups through a unique accelerator. TMC and Denmark-based BioInnovation Institute announced today

The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, a catalyst for innovation and new business, has announced the 17 ventures participating in its summer accelerators for Rice University students, faculty, recent alumni and staff, the largest number of ventures in the

Big Red Ventures (BRV), Cornell’s early-stage venture capital fund, showcased the student-run portfolio and highlighted 2022-23 investments during the Annual Meeting on April 20 at Cornell Tech. BRV, a fund operated by MBA and graduate students at Cornell University, typically invests

The Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation and Entrepreneurship awarded more than $75,000 in funding to Washington University in St. Louis startups through its Global Impact Award and Skandalaris Venture Competition at its annual Innovation and Entrepreneurship Awards ceremony April 19. The Global Impact Award is

The Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization Life Sciences Innovation Hub at the University of Michigan recently awarded nearly $1 million to support and advance six translational research projects with high commercial potential. Four of the projects are led by researchers

Confidence. Experience. Career-long advice. These are just some of the things that post-doctoral fellow Amy Schuster has gained while in the Clemson University/Prisma Health National Institutes of Health (NIH) Accelerator Program. The NIH Accelerator Program is a mentoring program for

The University City Science Center and Drexel University have selected four local minority-owned startups for support by their Raynier Seed Fund for Underrepresented Founders program. The four startups, which are the second cohort selected for funding since the fund’s establishment