We are launching this resource for current or aspring fund managers and stakeholders that are interested in university-managed or private/public-partnered translational research, proof of concept, and seed stage technology and start-up funds
A Venture Capital Roundtable taking place at Judge Business School in Cambridge tomorrow evening will examine the effect that the global economic climate is having on VC investment in UK hi-tech.
Tony Raven, the new CEO of Cambridge University’s technology transfer arm, Cambridge Enterprise will be part of the panel ‘dissecting the hi-tech term sheet’ at the event
“We have several initiatives designed to encourage and expedite the transfer of new technologies to the public. First there is theTrask Innovation Fund (TIF), to support short-term projects that will enhance commercial value of Purdue University intellectual property assets,and the Emerging Innovations Fund.”
The Tech Transfer Challenge Prize provides $100,000 worth of mentorship and business support services to a group of Virginia Tech faculty, staff, students and/or alumni proposing to establish a business in Blacksburg, based on Virginia Tech-owned technology. (more…)
