GAP Community News

Indiana University will invest more than $250 million to advance scientific discoveries aimed at curing and treating diseases and improving human health, while cementing Indiana’s position as a global leader in biosciences. IU President Pamela Whitten announced the funding commitments,

Four researchers in Purdue University’s colleges of Engineering and Science, the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research and the Purdue Institute for Drug Discovery have received a total of $150,000 from the Trask Innovation Fund to strengthen the appeal of their patent-pending intellectual property for commercial use. The fund

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has launched a new “Proof-of-Concept Fund” to support University of Chicago researchers in de-risking early-stage technologies. “By providing funding to bridge the gap between early-stage lab research and out-licensing activities, the Proof-of-Concept Fund

The National Science Foundation announced Tuesday it is partnering with five philanthropic partners through a $16 million program to boost focus on ethical and social considerations in emerging technologies. The Responsible Design, Development and Deployment of Technologies, or ReDDDot, initiative

Antimicrobials, including antibiotics, are the world’s primary defence against infections. But when the bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites that cause those infections mutate and become resistant to existing treatments, simple infections can lead to severe illness or death.   Antimicrobial resistance

Washington University in St. Louis announced on Tuesday that it was launching a drug R&D company in collaboration with Deerfield Management, a New York-based health-care investment firm. Deerfield has committed up to $130 million over the next 10 years to help fund the

Three new technologies have joined the growing roster of projects supported by the Provost’s Proof of Concept Fund, a $50,000 competitive grant available to Tulane faculty, staff and trainees. This fund is designed to support the development of promising Tulane

A North Carolina organization is using $500 million to rescue university research innovations from “the valley of death.” Innovations that don’t make it out of the research and development (R&D) phase often fail in the “valley of death” — the

As an alum of the first Student Investment Fund (SIF) cohort, a student-led initiative at the School of Accounting and Finance (SAF) that gives students real-world investing experience, Andy Wang (BCFM ’13) is familiar with the benefits of experiential education that extends beyond classroom

A new accelerator has been launched at University College Dublin (UCD) to support start-ups working on exciting AI products. This AI Ecosystem Accelerator will be delivered by NovaUCD, the university’s hub of innovation and start-up activities. The six-month accelerator is