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Here’s where Harvard’s engineering dean sees medtech research going
Surgical robots, artificial intelligence, and climate change mitigation are just a few of the priorities that the dean of Harvard’s engineering school is enthusiastic about. In Boston’s Allston area, the university built a 500,000-square-foot Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) for
Students pitch promising business ideas to investors at VCU Demo Day
Yosef Mirakov Cohen, a senior marketing major in the School of Business at Virginia Commonwealth University, is concerned about animal rescue and environmental protection. C’est Lä Vé, his company, manufactures vegan snack boxes in environmentally friendly packaging. He presented his
Berkeley Frontier Fund debuts with $50M and pledge to give $25M to UC Berkeley for startups
The Berkeley Frontier Fund, which will invest $50 million in entrepreneurs affiliated to the University of California at Berkeley, makes its debut today. As state resources tighten, the fund has agreed to provide the institution $25 million. In an interview
UAH’s Office of Technology Commercialization Connects Innovators With Investors
Huntsville is noted for its superior defense technology, with companies generating cutting-edge innovations in sectors including computer engineering, hypersonic ballistics, and material science. Huntsville has put a lot of effort into establishing the intellectual infrastructure that has allowed this concentration
Research development key to advancing Virginia Tech’s research and innovation ecosystem
In addition to enhancing research and innovation culture, ecosystem, and growth, the Research and Innovation office continues to restructure, realign, and reinforce capabilities to assist faculty in winning more competitive, major research grants to boost the impact of their portfolios.
Lehigh University is bringing its first accelerator for early-stage companies to campus
Leaders at Lehigh University’s Baker Institute for Entrepreneurship, Creativity, and Innovation have been seeking for methods to help their student entrepreneurs once their firms are up and running and ready to expand for years. Lisa Getzler, the Institute’s executive director,
UCalgary community pitches innovative startup ideas at Launchpad Liftoff Competition
At the second annual Launchpad Liftoff Competition, organized by the Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking in cooperation with the Schulich School of Engineering, students and researchers from the University of Calgary took to the virtual stage to showcase their unique
IU Launches Faculty Startup Accelerator Program
Indiana University is developing a startup accelerator program to assist professors in turning their research findings and professional insights into successful enterprises. The IU Faculty Startup Accelerator Program is a partnership between IU’s Innovation and Commercialization Office and Bloomington’s The Mill. The program is meant for IU entrepreneurs with early stage, scalable company concepts, according to IU. “We are excited to partner with The Mill to offer this program tailored for IU inventors and entrepreneurs,” said Simran Trana, associate
MSU Student Venture Capital Fund and Red Cedar Ventures announce 2022 investment in startups
At the fourth Investment Celebration event on April 22 in East Lansing, the MSU Student Venture Capital Fund made recommendations for pre-seed investment in five promising Michigan-based firms. The MSU SVCF is a partnership between the Michigan State University Foundation,
Fundraising brings Cambridge Ventures to $1B of assets under management
Cambridge Innovation Capital has raised its largest round of funding to date as the venture investor seeks to capitalize on the UK city’s growing life sciences and technology economy. CIC – which benefits from a unique contract with Cambridge University