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New UB program ‘cultivates’ WNY startups with funding, mentorship
Startup companies looking to grow and scale their businesses in Western New York have a new source of early funding to help them navigate the entrepreneurial journey. Through Cultivator — a new program from the startup ventures team at Business and Entrepreneur Partnerships (BEP)
RIT Venture Creations member companies secure $45 million in investment funding
Two member companies at Rochester Institute of Technology’s Venture Creations business incubator are continuing their upward trajectory with the help of two multimillion-dollar investments. Casana, a healthcare technology firm that is reinventing in-home health monitoring, raised $30 million in Series B funding, bringing
Programs, partnerships bring vision for Hub to life
The Hub Powered by PNC has had an impactful first year — energizing the local entrepreneurial spirit, revitalizing an important downtown landmark and creating unparalleled opportunities for students to gain hands-on experience in new ventures. “We’re marking the Hub’s first
IU Ventures ranks among Indiana’s most active venture firms
Indiana University’s early-stage venture and angel investment arm, IU Ventures, has once again been recognized as one of Indiana’s most active professional investors. A list of those firms appears in the 2021 Indiana Venture Report from Elevate Ventures, a year-end assessment of venture
2022 Brown OVPR Seed Awards fund research by faculty
The recipients of the 2022 Office of the Vice President for Research Seed Awards were announced last month. These funds are designed to help “faculty be more competitive for external grants, from federal funding agencies or foundations,” Vice President for Research Jill Pipher
Innosphere Ventures announces new incubation program – Loveland Reporter-Herald
Fort Collins’ Innosphere Ventures, along with the Colorado Bioscience Association and the Colorado Bioscience Institute, is launching an incubator program for life sciences startups. The program will launch in 2022 with 10 startups. It is designed to help startups who
New Presidential Innovation Fund seeks to ‘catalyze the creative capital on campus’ | News | theonlinecurrent.com
On Feb. 7, an email from Chief Operating Officer & Vice President for Strategy Kanika Tomalin announced the Presidential Innovation Fund Grant Program. The program looks to fund projects aimed at supporting President Damián Fernández’s Strategic Plan. Fernández introduced Eckerd’s strategic
These 3 Johns Hopkins research teams got seed funding to develop their medical devices – Technical.ly
With the Bisciotti Foundation Translational Fund, John Hopkins University School of Medicine is bringing seed funding to three teams of researchers creating innovative medical devices. Each of these devices, which are being developed by Hopkins professors and fellows, aim to dramatically decrease costs
Bridging the worlds of research and industry | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Graduate student Nidhi Juthani was not content with just one graduate degree. Instead, she decided to earn two in one fell swoop, via MIT’s PhD in Chemical Engineering Practice (PhDCEP) program, which allows her to obtain a doctorate and an MBA concurrently.
Washington State U Commercialization Gap Fund supports high market potential research in 2022
An improved method for treating age-related eye diseases is one of nine projects by Washington State University researchers awarded with commercialization gap funding this year. The Commercialization Gap Fund (CGF) provides funding to help WSU scientists such as Kuen-Ren “Roland”