Research Commercialization Academy (BETA 0.01)

Author: Web Staff

Source: http://centralny.ynn.com/

Interest: It's billed as an attempt to help grow local businesses, anchored in high tech, that will grow and create jobs in the Central New York area. CenterState Corporation for Economic Development has been awarding grants to start-up companies working with local universities.

Link: http://centralny.ynn.com/content/top_stories/667078/centerstate-ceo-awards-grants-to-start-up-companies/

Author: http://www.virginiabusiness.com/

Source: http://www.virginiabusiness.com/

Interest: The Virginia Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) announced a total of $3 million awards for this year’s Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund.

Link: http://www.virginiabusiness.com/index.php/news/article/cit-announces-3-million-in-research-awards/323937/

Author: David J. Teece

Source: HuffPost

Interest: As much as we celebrate new technology and treat successful entrepreneurs like rock stars, there is still a tension at many universities between the mission of fundamental research and the quest to commercialize new breakthroughs. These competing goals have tied universities in knots for decades. Will "pure" science--knowledge for the sake of knowledge--be cheapened by commercial priorities? How can professors even teach properly if they are preoccupied with starting companies and getting rich?

Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-j-teece/a-radical-idea-for-pure-s_b_3354464.html

Author: .

Source: MIT news

Interest: Policymakers, university and private sector leaders, and entrepreneurs from seven regions around the world are coming together to accelerate their regions' entrepreneurial ecosystems, thanks to the pilot cohort of the MIT Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program (MIT REAP).

Link: http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2013/mit-helps-the-worlds-regions-accelerate-support-for-entrepreneurship.html

Author: .

Source: Herald Online

Interest: BETHESDA, Md., May 29, 2013 — /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- React Labs, an early stage company commercializing a comprehensive mobile technology platform for real-time polling, has been awarded $100,000 in funding from the Maryland Innovation Initiative (MII), company officials announce today.

Link: http://www.heraldonline.com/2013/05/29/4900685/react-labs-awarded-100k-in-maryland.html

Author: Alistair Sloane

Source: The Guardian

Interest: Glyncoch is a small village near Pontypridd in south Wales. The economic tides of the mining industry are still receding; deprivation is rife. Nearby, Sir Richard Attenborough is collaborating with the Welsh Development Agency to build a glitzy film studio (nicknamed Valleywood) to try to help the post-coal economy back on to its feet.

Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/may/28/crowdfunding-community-projects

Author: .

Source: WorldNow and WSET

Interest: CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - A new website is allowing University of Virginia alumni and others to make targeted, tax-deductible donations to specific research and development projects under way at the university. The Charlottesville school has partnered with a company called USEED for its efforts. The crowdfunding start-up focused on philanthropic fundraising for higher education.

Link: http://www.wset.com/story/22443126/uva-website-allows-for-project-crowdfunding

Author: Diane Doucette

Source: HuffPost Business

Interest: The geography of traditional energy sources -- coal, oil, natural gas -- was set long before humans walked the planet. Even the most determined and business hungry community cannot will itself into becoming a natural gas or oil hub. In contrast, though, smart forward-thinking communities can establish themselves as clean energy hubs and start to attract significant new investment and job creation. In this economic environment, it comes as no surprise that across the country, from coast to coast

Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/diane-doucette/clean-energy-economy_b_3343926.html

Author: Patrick Clark

Source: Bloomberg Businessweek

Interest: These days, you’re unlikely to encounter a story about equity-based crowdfunding that doesn’t come with some form of the following disclaimer: More than a year after President Obama signed the JOBS Act into law, the Securities and Exchange Commission has yet to formalize rules that would allow small companies to sell shares over crowdfunding platforms.

Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-05-28/crowdfunding-sites-scoot-around-a-regulatory-traffic-jam

Author: Dana Hull

Source: Mercury News

Interest: When the Menlo Park-based venture firm The Westly Group raised a $160 million cleantech fund earlier this spring, one thing stood out. Pension funds and university endowments, traditionally among the largest investors in cleantech venture funds, were absent. However, so-called "strategic investors" -- particularly large, multinational corporations based overseas -- were in. Of the 50 investors in the fund, the three largest were corporations: banking giant Citicorp, the German utility E.ON and

Link: http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_23320612/cleantech-vc-interest-shrinks-corporate-investors-swoop

Author: Andrew Shurtleff

Source: The Daily Progress

Interest: The University of Virginia is leveraging crowd-sourced funding to support and highlight ongoing research projects. “We hear from a lot of stakeholders and a lot of others that they would like to know more [about projects] and understand how to better engage with us,” said Mark Crowell, executive director of UVa Innovation and UVa’s associate vice president for research.

Link: http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/uva-explores-crowdfunding-for-research/article_ba326c32-c665-11e2-85e6-0019bb30f31a.html

Author: Gary Shapiro

Source: Forbes

Interest: Leaders in the tech community have long understood the need for immigration reform. Good technology and smart innovation know no borders. The next big technological development can come from anywhere in the world. That is why it is more important than ever that we have the best-trained entrepreneurs working within our borders. It is critical that we pass comprehensive immigration reform right now to make this possible.

Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/garyshapiro/2013/05/22/march-for-innovation/

Author: Bruce Booth

Source: Forbes

Interest: There are lots of myths about venture capital and biotech in particular, as noted previously on this blog. Many of these myths are deeply held beliefs about returns, what works and what doesn’t, and the state of the industry. Told often enough, these beliefs are presumed to be true by many observers, including practitioners in the field, Limited Partners, and pundits.

Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/brucebooth/2013/05/22/debunking-myths-about-biotech-venture-capital/

Author: Kent Bernhard Jr.

Source: http://upstart.bizjournals.com

Interest: Google, already a force to be reckoned with in the world of venture capital, is upping its stakes. The company has quietly launched a second VC fund, Google Capital, to invest in later stage tech startups.

Link: http://upstart.bizjournals.com/money/loot/2013/05/23/google-adds-to-venture-capital-arsenal.html

Author: Caroline Winter

Source: Bloomberg Businessweek

Interest: In 2006, after working 25 years in private equity and for public companies, Rose Marcario had a crisis of faith. “I went through what many people do at that age, in my 40s, the sort of crisis of conscience about whether my personal values aligned with my work, which is where I spend most of my waking life,” she says.

Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-05-06/patagonias-latest-product-an-in-house-venture-fund

Author: Rick Badie

Source: ajc.com

Interest: Women and minorities face tougher hurdles when it comes to start-up capital and financing, according to research commissioned by the Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy. Today, the researcher explains her findings, while the Georgia district SBA director outlines what that agency does to level the playing field. And we learn about “angel investors.”

Link: http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-forward/2013/05/22/start-up-capital-angel-investors/?cxntfid=blogs_atlanta_forward

Author: Ben Freed

Source: AnnArbor.com

Interest: Venture capitalists and entrepreneurs alike say they are excited that, although investments and fund growth are down nationally, Michigan has continued to make strides both in the amount of deals made and capital available.

Link: http://www.annarbor.com/business-review/top-5-reasons-michigans-venture-capital-and-startup-growth-will-continue/

Author: Silicon Hiils

Source: Silicon Hills

Interest: Founders.org has narrowed the field down to 50 Big Ideas as the semifinalists and five of them are from the Austin Technology Incubator at the University of Texas. In fact, the University of Texas at Austin ranked third nationally, ahead of Harvard and Stanford, in the Founder.org competition.

Link: http://www.siliconhillsnews.com/2013/05/21/five-ut-semifinalists-in-founders-org-competition/

Author: PRNewswire

Source: Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH

Interest: AdhereTech receives $50,000 grand prize in global diabetes innovation challenge funded by Boehringer Ingelheim NEW YORK, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Developers of a pill bottle that wirelessly transmits data, measures medication and sends patient reminders have emerged as grand prize winners in the Healthcare Innovation World Cup, the international diabetes innovation challenge funded by Boehringer Ingelheim and organized by HITLAB.

Link: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wireless-pill-bottle-wins-healthcare-innovation-world-cup-207711501.html

Author: IBF Conferences

Source: IBF Conferences

The National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer (NCET2) is proud to support the 24th Anniversary of the IBF Venture Capital Investing Conference taking place June 11-12, 2013 at The Omni Hotel in San Francisco! This conference boasts an unparalleled history with regard to quality of program and seniority of both speakers and attendees. Planned with the assistance of a prestigious advisory board and invaluable peer input, this year's expert presentations aim to help you compare best practices and track industry trends. To register please visit www.venture2013.com, or contact Cathy Fenn via phone (516) 765-9005, ext. 210 or by email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Remember to use discount code NCET2 to register at the discounted rate of $995. We at The National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer (NCET2) are looking forward to seeing you in San Francisco next month!

Link: http://www.venture2013.com/