Research Commercialization Academy (BETA 0.01)

Author: Peter Cohan

Source: http://www.forbes.com

Interest: This “sparked the idea to build a business that would redefine the way we think about buying, owning, selling, and recycling electronics.” In 2008, Ganot became President and CEO of the company. Since then, Gazelle has become a leader in a product category dubbed “reCommerce.” Ganot estimates that $1 billion worth of old phones and other electronics devices were bought in 2012 and he expects that figure to rise to $5 billion by 2015.

Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2013/01/24/boston-start-up-gives-cash-for-high-end-electronics/

Author: Staff Editor

Source: http://banklesstimes.com

Interest: Less than one-third of executives with investment banks say that the JOBS Act, which passed last April, has boosted the number of IPOs on U.S. exchanges, according to a recent survey by accounting and consulting firm BDO USA. Conversely, a similar survey in mid-2012 showed 55 percent of investment bankers predicting that the JOBS Act would increase the number of businesses going public.

Link: http://banklesstimes.com/2013/01/23/jobs-act-needs-a-jumpstart-itself/

Author: University Research Corridor

Source: http://www.heraldonline.com

Interest: Michigan's University Research Corridor (URC) generated $15.5 billion in economic impact statewide, exceeded $2 billion in annual research expenditures and awarded more than 31,600 degrees in one year, placing it at or near the top of seven university innovation clusters in the U.S., according to a new Economic Impact Report released today.

Link: http://www.heraldonline.com/2013/01/23/4563240/michigans-university-research.html

Author: Robert L. Smith

Source: www.cleveland.com

Interest: Capital for health care ventures was in tight supply in 2012, but money flowed more freely than ever into Greater Cleveland, where pioneers in medical innovations captured a lion's share of scarce investment dollars.

Link: http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2013/01/clevelands_healthcare_industry.html

Author: Eric T. Wagner

Source: www.forbes.com

Interest: Burning a hole at the top of a long list of needs for a startup entrepreneur is good old Benjamin Franklins. Yes — stacks of capital needed to fund dreams of a vast and bright future.

Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericwagner/2013/01/09/12-tips-on-raising-venture-capital-for-your-startup/

Author: News Editor

Source: Latest News, RSS, Sci/Tech

Interest: Inventors and scientists are getting $15 million worth of help from the State of New York to turn their high-tech, clean-energy ideas into successful businesses. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, NYSERDA, will invest $5 million in seed money at each of three new Proof-of-Concept Centers at Columbia University, the Polytechnic Institute of New York University and High Tech Rochester.

Link: http://ens-newswire.com/2013/01/03/new-york-funds-three-new-clean-energy-idea-incubators/

Author: Erica Swallow

Source: www.forbes.com

Interest: For many startups, raising a round of funding is a day of celebration. It’s exhilarating knowing that someone believes enough in your idea to put money behind it. Raising a round, though, doesn’t mean that a startup has “made it” or that the entrepreneurs behind the venture are on their way to tech stardom.

Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericaswallow/2012/12/27/bootstrapping-startup-venture-capital/

Author: Frost & Sullivan

Source: Frost & Sullivan

Interest: In the current state of the global economy, in which fundraising has become tight and there are decreasing opportunities to exit, venture capital (VC) firms are extremely cautious in choosing their investments. This briefing will investigate the historical trends of VC investments and key areas of investment in the European and North American healthcare industry.

Link: http://www.heraldonline.com/2012/12/13/4482305/analysis-of-venture-capital-investment.html

Author: Mahendra Ramsinghani

Source: www.forbes.com

Interest: Can venture capital fund-of-funds boost innovation and regional growth? Several companies in the Midwest are experimenting, including most recently Proctor and Gamble. This consumer behemoth with over $80 billion in annual revenues, spends over $2 billion each year on its research and development. An army of over a thousand PhDs are scattered in 27 labs, trying to find better ways to whiten your teeth or add that much-needed gloss to your hair.

Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/mahendraramsinghani/2012/12/13/can-venture-capital-spark-discontinuos-innovation/

Author: Skip Fleshman

Source: www.xconomy.com

Interest: The U.S. healthcare market is ripe for technical disruption. Costs are spiraling out of control while quality of service and customer satisfaction continue to go down. The system is opaque, complex and fragmented. Regulation is required but imposes heavy costs. As in other industries before it, the healthcare sector can benefit from technology-enabled efficiency gains that use measurement tools, structured data, analytics, SaaS, faster processing, smartphones and tablets.

Link: http://www.xconomy.com/san-francisco/2012/12/11/whats-hot-in-digital-health-the-venture-capital-perspective/

Author: Peter Henderson

Source: www.reuters.com

Interest: (Reuters) - A little stability would go a long way in reviving the pace of initial public offerings, the head of the National Venture Capital Association trade group said on Monday, predicting a good 2013 for U.S. start-up companies and their investors.

Link: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/10/us-venture-outlook-idUSBRE8B91AS20121210

Author: Elizabeth MacDonald

Source: www.foxbusiness.com

Interest: Starting January 1, medical-device makers must pay a new 2.3% excise tax on sales, regardless if they make a profit, to raise $30 billion over the next decade to pay for health reform. Already, venture capital funding in the medical device industry in the third quarter plunged “to the lowest dollar level since 2004,” with just $434 million going into a paltry 65 deals, says a new report from consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association.

Link: http://www.foxbusiness.com/government/2012/12/04/new-health-reform-tax-scares-away-venture-capitalists/

Author: Nancy Dahlberg

Source: www.equities.com

Interest: Dec. 03--If you think the next week is all about art, you may be surprised to learn there are also six entrepreneurship events vying for your time. And that is all by design. In much the way that Art Basel helped put Miami's arts community on the international map, organizers of the first Innovate MIA hope their weeklong grouping of events will shine a light on the city's growing tech startup community and its position as the gateway to Latin America.

Link: http://www.equities.com/news/headline-story?dt=2012-12-03&val=780657&cat=finance

Author: George Leopold

Source: http://www.eetimes.com

Interest: University spending on engineering research rose 7.7 percent in fiscal 2011, the National Science Foundation found, a total that was surpassed only by academic life sciences R&D. A report released by NSF this week (Nov. 26) found that university engineering R&D totaled $10 billion in 2011. Life sciences research led the way with a 6.6 percent increase over the previous year to $37.2 billion.

Link: http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4402359/University-R-D-jumps-for-engineering-

Author: Marie Szaniszlo

Source: www.bostonherald.com

Interest: Boston has been touting its Innovation District, but Cambridge continues to outpace the Hub in venture capital, angel and corporate investment, and that gap appears to be widening, according to a report released yesterday. Cambridge saw $305 million invested in 30 deals over the last quarter and $991 million in 122 deals over the past year, according to industry tracker CB Insights.

Link: http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1061176027&srvc=rss

Author: Robert Fisher

Source: www.pressconnects.com

Interest: Did Barack Obama win the election, or did Mitt Romney lose it? Most voters who favor a political party will vote with the party. Few will look over the entire party agenda or the candidate’s total performance. The most common attack the Democratic Party made against Romney was his association and performance when he was with Bain Capital.

Link: http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20121119/VIEWPOINTS02/311190064/Guest-Viewpoint-True-nature-venture-capital-misunderstood?odyssey=nav|head&nclick_check=1

Author: Amanda H. Miller

Source: http://www.cleanenergyauthority.com

Interest: The University of Louisville in Kentucky has established a $50,000 award for advanced-stage renewable energy innovations. The center, which was funded by Hank and Rebecca Conn of Atlanta, focuses on moving renewable energy technologies like solar, wind and biomass, from the lab to commercialization. “This award goes beyond that,” Marsh said.

Link: http://www.cleanenergyauthority.com/solar-energy-news/award-honors-energy-innovation-111612

Author: Marcia Heroux Pounds

Source: Sun Sentinel

Interest: Build it and they will come. Gov. Jeb Bush took the first step, selling the state Legislature in 2003 on the promise of a biotech industry in Florida with an investment in Scripps research institute.

Link: http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-11-03/news/fl-se-bio-biotech-money-20121103_1_biotech-industry-biotech-companies-peter-greenleaf

Author: Luke Timmerman

Source: http://www.xconomy.com

Interest: The company has secured the additional cash from its existing investors New Science Ventures and Easton Capital, as well as a new backer, Seattle-based WRF Capital. The company has now raised a total of $7.8 million in venture capital, when combining the new round and its $2 million Series A financing from May 2011.

Link: http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2012/11/01/uw-spinoff-resolve-therapeutics-snags-5-8m-for-lupus-drug/1/

Author: Leanna Orr

Source: www.ai-cio.com

Interest: The financial crisis hit venture capital funds especially hard, according to new research, for one particular reason: institutional investors. In the wake of 2008, pension, endowment, and sovereign funds have lost much of their appetite for high-risk investments with huge upside potential, two Tilburg University business law professors argue in their latest paper.

Link: http://www.ai-cio.com/channel/ASSET_ALLOCATION/Why_Institutional_Investors_Shy_Away_From_Venture_Capital.html