Interest: On April 5, 2012, President Barack Obama signed into law a new federal securities law exemption for crowdfunded securities offerings. Crowdfunding — the use of the Internet to raise small amounts of money from a large number of contributors — has become incredibly popular outside the securities context.
Interest: Texas Tech University received official notice today (May 25) from the State Auditor's Office that it has met the necessary criteria and is now eligible to receive a share of the state's National Research University Fund (NRUF).
Interest: U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman announced todau in Fayetteville, Arkansas: $11 million in innovative research and technology grants of up to $150,000 to nearly 70 small businesses nationwide.
Source: Federal Information and News Dispatch, Inc.
Interest: Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced today that six Colorado small businesses were selected to receive Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants of $150,000 by the Department of Energy for projects on power generation from geothermal heat, emissions reduction and increasing fuel efficiency.
Interest: On May 24, 2012, the Department of Defense (DoD) began accepting Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) proposals for SBIR Solicitation 2012.2. This is the second of three solicitations for the SBIR program the DoD will offer this year, which in total will award over a billion dollars in SBIR-funded projects. Small businesses considering submitting proposals for that 2012.2 Solicitation need to consider the changes recently made to the SBIR and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) progra
Interest: Intel Corp. said Thursday (May 24) it plans to plough more than $40 million into a worldwide network of university research centers over the next five years in an international counterpart to the company's U.S.-based Intel Science and Technology Centers program (ISTCs).
Interest: Latrice Folkes of Greenville and Angela Bell of Clemson are fueling their dreams with what is called crowdfunding — swapping perks for dollars in small slices in hopes of raising enough money to take their businesses to the next level.
Interest: A team of University of Pennsylvania researchers has recently been recognized by the National Science Foundation for the development of computer models that will be instrumental in improving these designs.
Interest: The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) recently issued a proposed rule to amend its regulations governing eligibility for the Small Business Innovation Research (“SBIR”) and Small Business Technology Transfer (“STTR”) programs.
Interest: The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced May 16 that it will issue 23 awards to academic institutions across the country to perform multidisciplinary basic research. The program expects to award $155 million over the next five years.
Interest: Crowdfunding has been enjoying its moment in the sun thanks to the recently passed federal JOBS Act, which, in part, opens up the market for crowdfunding and makes it more attractive to both entrepreneurs and investors.
Interest: A live biological preparation developed by University of Minnesota researchers could put a stop to an increasingly prevalent, and sometimes deadly, infection caused by the bacterium Clostridium difficile. CIPAC Limited, based in Australia with subsidiaries in California, will continue to work with the university to advance the technology to treat patients by using frozen and, eventually, encapsulated preparations.
Interest: Purdue University researchers have discovered a way to synthesize metamaterials without using conventional gold or silver, which are expensive and incompatible with semiconductor production processes.
Author: Lorain County Community College Foundation
Source: Lorain County Community College Foundation
Interest: The Innovation Fund, founded by the Lorain County Community College Foundation, is awarding $375,000 to six technology startup companies spread across five Northeast Ohio counties.
Interest: Last month, President Obama signed into law the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, legislation was designed to help entrepreneurs raise capital with presumably fewer administrative and legal road blocks.
Interest: The Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development recently approved $760,000 of grants in support of new technologies that universities and university licensees are seeking to commercialize in Utah. The grants are designed to help build companies, create jobs and drive economic development in the state.
Interest: The City of North Liberty and The University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center, have started a program to help encourage, advise and assist small businesses in North Liberty.
Interest: The Texas Venture Labs at the McCombs School of Business is now the Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs, in recognition of a combined gift of more than $6 million from Fort Worth businessman and entrepreneur Jon Brumley to fund the growth of the program at The University of Texas at Austin.
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