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KYNETIC awards 8 commercialization grants
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 26, 2023) — The Kentucky Network for Innovation and Commercialization (KYNETIC) has selected eight applicants from its Cycle 6 for project funding. KYNETIC is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hub (REACH) and part of
TMC announces entrepreneurs, researchers joining its 2 health tech accelerators
The Texas Medical Center has announced the latest cohorts of its two health tech accelerators. The Texas Medical Center Innovation has named eight companies that are in the Spring 2023 Accelerator for HealthTech cohort. TMCi also announced 21 participants are set to join the
USC Granted $15 Million For Tech Startup Incubator
The University of Southern California was among a group of universities awarded a $15 million grant from the National Science Foundation to invest in and incubate startups. The new program is called NSF Innovation Corps Hub: West Region. USC, UCLA
LSU Announces Largest-ever Investment in Seed Funding for Faculty Research
BATON ROUGE—Today, the LSU Provost’s Fund for Innovation in Research announced $1.1 million in faculty research grants to 33 different projects in support of sustained strategic priorities for the university and for Louisiana. Ranging from the discovery of new antibiotics
Tulsa Innovation Labs unites Oklahoma universities through new virtual health commercialization program | Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma State University, the University of Oklahoma, the University of Tulsa and Tulsa Innovation Labs have announced the launch of Canopy Healthtech, a new multi-year initiative to accelerate the commercialization of virtual health innovations from Oklahoma universities. The program will
FSU supports faculty moving research to the marketplace
Research to improve 3D printing algorithms, develop better materials for measuring radiation and test the effectiveness of steroid treatments all received funding from a Florida State University program that supports faculty interested in transforming their academic work into commercial ventures.
Carilion Clinic’s Innovation program helps bring employee inventions to market – Cardinal News
In the depths of the COVID pandemic, when intensive care units were packed with patients struggling to breathe, an idea came to Dr. Umar Sofi. Sofi is a pulmonologist at Carilion Clinic. “The respiratory therapists, they were really stressed, because
MSU drug developers win seed funding for development of cancer, tuberculosis drugs
Two biomedical researchers at Michigan State University have received a total of $600,000 in high-risk, high-reward Catalyst Awards from the Dr. Ralph and Marian Falk Medical Research Trust. Karen Liby, professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology – a
3 Tiers for Evaluating GAP Projects and Startups for Funding
Funding is a major goal for gap fund and accelerator projects and startups. That’s why it’s so important to have an effective process in place for evaluating potential success
John Deere announces its 2023 Startup Collaborators
Deere & Company has released the names of eight companies chosen for its 2023 Startup Collaborator program. The Startup Collaborator was launched in 2019 and helps John Deere enhance precision technology in its agriculture and construction equipment. This year’s Startup