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Driving Impact: How KAUST Innovation Ventures Is Spurring The Growth Of Saudi Arabia’s Startup Ecosystem
Based out of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), KAUST Innovation Ventures (KIV) is a university venture fund that focuses on providing seed and early-stage funding to technology companies. Founded in 2010, KIV aims to accelerate the growth of high
MIT Energy Initiative awards seven Seed Fund grants for early-stage energy research
The MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) has awarded seven Seed Fund grants to support novel, early-stage energy research by faculty and researchers at MIT. The awardees hail from a range of disciplines, but all strive to bring their backgrounds and expertise
Op-Ed | CUNY innovation benefits society and our economy
Researchers from the City University of New York have developed a device that integrates indoor navigation with augmented reality to help emergency responders find their way through poorly lit, potentially dangerous spaces to evacuate people in danger. The group of
NUtech Ventures announces 2021 Innovator Awards
The awards recognize university personnel and companies who are developing and commercializing cutting-edge research. Brad Roth, NUtech executive director, opened the awards ceremony, followed by comments from Nebraska Chancellor Ronnie Green. Green acknowledged the importance of university commercialization, especially as it relates to
University of Alabama center to spur convergent drug innovation, delivery
Drawing on expertise from across campus, a new center at the University of Alabama will help drug therapies that show promise in the lab to become effective treatments for patients. The UA Board of Trustees recently approved forming the Center for Convergent
NJIT Goes into Venture Capital Business with $6.75M Plan
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) community members who want to start a business will soon have access to a $75,000 seed investment from the university’s new Venture Fund as part of a 10-year, $6.75 million commitment funded by the NJIT endowment.
A Pandemic Can’t Stop Bayh-Dole—But Politicians Might-IP Watchdog
What would you say about a technology commercialization system that kept on performing even through the worst pandemic in over a century? How about if it improved its performance over the previous year and was a critical factor in developing
Oregon’s First Commercialization Gap Fund to Support Science and Invention Based Startups
The Fund made 15 investments in 12 months, with check sizes varying from $50,000 to $250,000—supporting key points in business development and providing companies with the capital to hit their technology milestones. Of these startup companies, one-third are led by women, and 27%
Student-run investment fund targets early-stage climate tech firms
University of Michigan students and faculty have launched a student-run investment fund targeting early-stage climate tech companies that aim to make a real difference on climate change. The fund is the centerpiece of the Michigan Climate Venture, a first-of-its-kind, multidisciplinary
Maryland Discovery Fund to Seed Local Innovation Ecosystem
University of Maryland President Darryll J. Pines today announced the creation of the Discovery Fund, which will support innovative companies and startups based in College Park and throughout Prince George’s County with up to $1 million a year from the