GAP Community News

The TIP Innovation Fellowship program is an immersive, experiential learning opportunity for students to engage in real-world technology commercialization and entrepreneurship. The program pairs students at tech startups in UConn’s Technology Incubation Program (TIP) for mentored summer experiences. Since its founding in

Meet Professor Doolittle, a biologist and chair of Genetics at Zoo U. After studying genetic mutations in small-ear pigs to better understand coat color variation for breed preservation and development, Doolittle and his post-doc invented a genetic test and launched

INDIANAPOLIS — A central Indiana startup specializing in fertility analysis for livestock breeders has received an initial round of funding to further its efforts to provide more edible meat protein. Verility Inc., based in Hancock County, recently closed on the

UCLA Health has launched a new innovation accelerator to help scale up startups that focus on using technology to bridge health equity gaps. UCLA Health’s TechQuity Accelerator is looking for early-stage startups to apply to its first cohort, which launches May

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State’s Institute for Computational and Data Sciences awarded this year’s seed grant program, offering funds to Penn State scientists to help them start research projects. The seed grants will fund 14 different proposals from researchers

The Texas Medical Center named three companies to its accelerator program. The health tech startups will join the program and make key connections to grow their technology and business. Texas Medical Center Innovation announced this year’s cohort for the TMC Innovation

Eliksa Therapeutics, a regenerative medicine company developing novel therapeutics for a range of debilitating diseases, announced today it has launched with investments from the University of Utah (U) and Militia Hill Ventures (MHV) to develop and commercialize multiple clinical programs

Bloomington-based tech startup Prospect XR has received a $20,000 investment from Elevate Ventures Community Ideation Fund. The company builds tools for businesses, communities and individuals to create and manage 3D virtual environments. Brady Anderson and Tyler Hayik founded Prospect XR

Brandeis Spark, the university’s startup accelerator, is proud to announce that two of its teams were accepted into the 2022 MassChallenge cohort. MassChallenge, based in Boston with additional locations in Rhode Island, Texas, Israel, Mexico, and Switzerland, is a non-profit, zero