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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
TEDCO Tech transfer program creates high-paying jobs, accelerates product development
University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) is one of five universities working in partnership with TEDCO as part of our Maryland Innovation Initiative (MII). MII was established in 2012 as a technology transfer program with the goal to grow and accelerate promising technologies
Drexel Launches Innovation Fund to Address World’s Most Pressing Challenges
Drexel University announced the launch of the Innovation Fund, which invests in early-stage Drexel student and postgraduate startups, as well as startups founded to commercialize the results of Drexel scientific research. “This is a bold new initiative to empower our
UChicago launches Polsky Deep Tech Ventures to support startups bringing science and tech to market
he University of Chicago has unveiled Polsky Deep Tech Ventures, a new initiative offering a suite of sector-specific accelerators, entrepreneurial training and funding dedicated to supporting startups that bring world-changing science and technology to market. This effort is aligned with
CSU accelerator named semi-finalist in DOE incubator program
An ongoing accelerator led by Colorado State University and Innosphere has been named a semi-finalist in a U.S. Department of Energy-sponsored incubator program, securing $50,000 in funding with the potential to vie for $100,000 and $500,000 in later rounds of