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From university spinout to $93M company | University of Minnesota partners on VC businesses
University of Minnesota partners on growing businesses MINNEAPOLIS, MN–The University of Minnesota is partnering with the State of Minnesota to inject $34.5 million into Minnesota’s early-stage, venture-backed businesses — a…
Read MoreLife sciences incubator will receive $1M grant | University of Memphis’ 2022 research proposals
Life sciences incubator will receive $1M grant PITTSBURGH, PA–LifeX, a life sciences incubator established by the University of Pittsburgh, will receive a $1 million grant from the Angel Investment Venture…
Read MoreUniversity of Michigan startup raises $85 million | ISU gets record gift
University of Michigan startup raises $85 million ANN ARBOR, MI–HistoSonics, a medical startup spun out of the University of Michigan, has raised $85 million in financing. The company was formed…
Read More‘Smart concrete’ | Recycling the unrecyclable
‘Smart concrete’ WEST LAFAYETTE, IN–Luna Lu, the ACPA professor of Civil Engineering in Purdue’s Lyles School of Civil Engineering, has with her team developed “smart concrete.” This concrete contains sensors…
Read MoreNext-gen smart manufacturing | Using AI to support donated kidney matchmaking
Preparing the next-generation smart manufacturing workforce WEST LAFAYETTE, IN–Global professional services company Accenture and Purdue University have agreed on a five-year commitment that will help prepare a next-generation smart manufacturing…
Read MoreGrant money to fund Pittsburgh biotech research | Commercializing faculty innovations
Grant money to fund Pittsburgh biotech research PITTSBURGH, PA–Lunar exploration firm Astrobotic, the Energy Innovation Center, and the University of Pittsburgh‘s BioForge cell manufacturing center are among those that will…
Read MoreHigh-fidelity cardiovascular monitoring | Sponsored AI research at University of Michigan
High-fidelity cardiovascular monitoring WEST LAFAYETTE, IN–High-tech startup LifeSpan will use part of a Phase I STTR grant to conduct research at the Purdue University School of Industrial Engineering. Through a…
Read More$11.7M to study new ways to treat pain | Ohio State emissions study
$11.7 million grant to study new ways to treat pain ST. LOUIS, MO–Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a five-year, $11.7 million grant to…
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