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After years of operating under local VC firm First Round Capital, the Dorm Room Fund is taking on a new life as an independent firm with $12.5 million to invest. The news came from Fortune early Tuesday, confirmed by First Round founder Josh Kopelman in an email to Technical.ly.

One year ago, Arizona State University’s Health Futures Center opened its doors and started a new chapter in the long-standing partnership between ASU and the globally renowned Mayo Clinic. Located in northeast Phoenix, south of Loop 101, the brand-new campus and state-of-the-art

Innovation isn’t easy. Turning a research discovery into tangible technology takes time, resources and dedication. That’s why at NC State, we aim to ensure that some of our best ideas have as much support as possible. And thanks to the Chancellor’s Innovation

The CSIRO has revived its ON startup accelerator program, three years after shutting it down, as the government and universities ramp up their push to commercialise research. ON originally launched in 2015 as part of CSIRO’s Innovation Catalyst strategy, supported

For a long time, University of Oklahoma graduate and retired business executive James Spann has been watching OU innovations take flight. The problem was, they were flying to places like Austin, Texas, and Boulder, Colorado, where they found financial backing

Leuven, Belgium, 25 August 2022 –Closing on € 30 million, AstriVax has raised the largest amount of seed capital in the history of KU Leuven spin-offs. The company will draw on technology developed at the KU Leuven Rega Institute to develop novel vaccines that are easy to produce, have reduced cold

When it began five years ago, Penn Health-Tech (PHT) was an experiment. It was a trial to see whether bringing engineering expertise into contact with clinicians at one of the nation’s premier academic institutions could actually translate into something that helps everyday

The Office for Research & Innovation has awarded funding to eight, interdisciplinary projects as part of the inaugural Duke Science and Technology (DST) Launch Seed Grant Program. This year’s winners include faculty from multiple disciplines across campus and the School

MIND INSTITUTEAugust 22, 2022 Donation creates new Translational Research Impact Fund at MIND Institute By Marianne Russ Sharp Research participant’s father leaves funds in will to support research into fragile X, other neurodevelopmental disabilities (SACRAMENTO)When Gail Goldstein Heyman’s father died in

Six digital health start-ups, specifically looking at AI to augment medical imaging, have recently been selected to become the first cohort of GE Healthcare and Nex Cubed’s Edison Accelerator program. Focusing on AI should improve patient care by changing the