The Florida High Tech Corridor, in partnership with University of South Florida (USF) Research & Innovation, is pleased to announce the latest recipients of the Early-Stage Innovation Fund awards. Now in its fifth year, this initiative supports pioneering research projects with significant commercial potential, providing each selected faculty-led team with up to $25,000 in seed funding to advance their innovations toward market readiness.
This round’s awardees represent diverse disciplines and showcase solutions to pressing global issues, ranging from neurodegenerative diseases to water purification and caregiver tools for disaster planning. The awarded projects below are led by faculty from the College of Engineering, College of Arts & Sciences and the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences.
