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Author: JONATHAN B. WILSON

Source: Pointoflaw.com

Interest: After celebrating the first anniversary of the passage of the JOBS Act, the SEC still has not adopted regulations to implement the law as required. (Background post). Congress is taking notice, as the House Small Business Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight and Regulations last week held hearings on the SEC's delay.

Link: http://www.pointoflaw.com/archives/2013/04/more-on-crowdfunding-and-the-sec.php

Author: Tianzi Harrison

Source: asian correspondent.com

Interest: Growth vs. Innovation: If crowdfunding exists in China By Tianzi Harrison Apr 15, 2013 4:09AM UTC 0 Comments and 17 Reactions Short films were never unheard-of in Mainland China. However, it was not until late 2010 that they suddenly found a large audience. The watershed film is Old Boys, a 42-minute short about unfulfilled dreams and aspirations as people grow old in life. It was produced by China Film Group with Chevrolet as a general production partner and subsequently distributed on...

Link: http://asiancorrespondent.com/105111/growth-vs-innovation-if-crowdfunding-exists-in-china/

Author: Richard Skinulis

Source: The Lawyers Weekly

Interest: When the U.S. Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act was passed last year, it included a “crowdfunding exemption” that opened the door to using social media and other Internet tools to raise capital. And while other jurisdictions, such as Australia, Britain and the Netherlands, have similar legislation, Canada remains mired in a regulatory logjam that threatens its competitive edge, especially when it comes to startups and SME’s.

Link: http://www.lawyersweekly.ca/index.php?section=article&volume=32&number=47&article=5

Author: .

Source: redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports

Interest: Researchers from the University of Michigan (UMich) have found a new genetic target which they believe could be used instead of — or along with — statins to help lower a person’s cholesterol. Scientists working in the lab of David Ginsburg at the Ann Arbor-based university’s Life Sciences Institute managed to inhibit the action of a gene responsible for transporting a protein known to interfere with the liver’s ability to remove cholesterol from the blood of mice.

Link: http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1112820744/cholesterol-removed-from-blood-new-method-041113/

Author: Ben Hirschler

Source: Reuters

Interest: (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline, Britain's biggest drugmaker, is placing a small but important bet on a new way of treating diseases by targeting electrical signals in the body. The company said on Wednesday it would offer a $1 million prize to stimulate innovation in the field, as well as funding up to 40 researchers working in external laboratories.

Link: http://www.innovationamerica.us/index.php/innovation-daily/28866-gsk-plans-1-million-prize-to-jump-start-electroceuticals-reuters?utm_source=innovation-daily---your-daily-newsletter-highlighting-global-innovation-news-and-trends&utm_medium=gazetty&utm_cam

Author: Mark Marich

Source: A Kauffman Foundation site

Interest: Ask an expert which university has the leading university-based technology innovation ecosystem in the world and you are likely to hear them say “MIT.” A ranking of 120 universities that demonstrate a “decisive impact and significant contribution in the field of entrepreneurship and innovation” has pointed to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as the world leader.

Link: http://www.innovationamerica.us/index.php/innovation-daily/28856-mit-most-highly-regarded-university-innovation-ecosystem-entrepreneurshiporg?utm_source=innovation-daily---your-daily-newsletter-highlighting-global-innovation-news-and-trends&utm_medium=gaz

Author: Dave Michaels

Source: Bloomberg Businessweek

Interest: U.S. small-business growth is being stunted by regulators’ delay in issuing rules to permit so- called crowdfunding and other means of raising capital, company owners and academics will tell lawmakers today. The House Small Business Committee is holding a hearing in Washington to examine Securities and Exchange Commission work to implement the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, signed into law last year with the goal of spurring job creation.

Link: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-04-11/sec-s-crowdfunding-delay-faulted-for-stunting-businesses-growth

Author: Christine Williamson

Source: Pensions & Investments

Interest: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, committed or invested a total of $274 million from its $8 billion endowment to nine alternative investments and two long-only international equity managers, according to recent board of regents meeting reports.

Link: http://www.pionline.com/article/20130410/DAILY/130419989/university-of-michigan-picks-managers-to-run-a-total-of-274-million

Author: .

Source: PRWeb

Interest: The Edson Student Entrepreneur Initiative at Arizona State University continues to draw record numbers of entrepreneurial students eager to find the funding, resources and support to launch their ventures. Nearly 350 applications were submitted for the 2013 Edson program, marking the fourth consecutive year that the program has seen an increase in applications.

Link: http://www.sfgate.com/business/prweb/article/Student-Entrepreneurship-Maintains-Record-Levels-4423792.php

Author: Yuliya Chernova and Lora Kolodny

Source: Venture Capital Dispatch

Interest: Sites that enable technology startups to “crowdfund”–tap dozens of small-scale investors for needed capital–could help venture and seed investors raise their own funds online, VentureWire reports today (subscription required).

Link: http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-208575/

Author: Deborah M. Todd

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Interest: Angel and venture capitalists converging on PNC Park for the Three Rivers Venture Fair are following a five-year trend that shows Pittsburgh has been a solid bet in an unstable economy. A report released Wednesday by New York-based accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP and South Side-based seed stage investor Innovation Works notes the Pittsburgh region saw increased deals and investment during a time when both were stalling nationwide.

Link: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/business/news/three-rivers-venture-fair-opens-in-pittsburgh-682941/

Author: Frank Raczkiewicz

Source: BaylorUMediaCom

Interest: WACO, Texas (April 10, 2013) - Four start-up companies owned by students in Baylor University's Accelerated Ventures Program have been funded by members of Baylor Angel Network through BAN AV Investment Fund One, LLC.

Link: http://www.baylor.edu/mediacommunications/news.php?action=story&story=129090

Author: .

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce

Interest: U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank today released the Department of Commerce’s fiscal year 2014 budget request, which supports President Obama’s plan for an economy built to last with crucial investments in advanced manufacturing, innovation, trade promotion and enforcement, and research and development. These investments are designed to help grow the economy, create jobs and strengthen the middle class.

Link: http://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2013/04/10/us-deputy-secretary-commerce-rebecca-blank-announces-fiscal-year-2014

Author: Kathleen Gallagher and Jason Stein

Source: Journal Sentinel

Interest: The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority is seeking proposals to form and manage a $3 million venture capital fund that would focus on making investments in Milwaukee. The agency, known as WHEDA, wants the fund to have a special focus on the Transform Milwaukee area.

Link: http://www.innovationamerica.us/index.php/innovation-daily/28802-state-seeks-proposals-to-manage-3-million-venture-capital-fund?utm_source=innovation-daily---your-daily-newsletter-highlighting-global-innovation-news-and-trends&utm_medium=gazetty&utm_campa

Author: Leena Rao

Source: .

Interest: According to an NVCA and Thomson Reuters report issued this morning, U.S. venture capital firms raised $4.1 billion from 35 funds in the first quarter of 2013, an increase of 22 percent. But compared to Q4 2012, there is a 14 percent decrease by number of funds.

Link: http://www.innovationamerica.us/index.php/innovation-daily/28796-us-vc-fundraising-up-22-percent-to-41b-in-q1-2013-but-number-of-funds-raised-down-techcrunch?utm_source=innovation-daily---your-daily-newsletter-highlighting-global-innovation-news-and-trend

Author: Susan Karlin

Source: IEEE Spectrum

Interest: In the six years since Apple introduced the iPhone, with its stylus-free multitouch display, touch screens have become the preferred interface for mobile devices. Market demand for touch screens shows no signs of slowing. Last year’s worldwide revenues of US $16 billion are anticipated to jump to $31.9 billion in 2018, according to market research firm DisplaySearch.


Link: http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/innovation/startup-profile-tactus-technology

Author: Darden

Source: Forbes

Interest: Almost 60 percent of venture capital funding goes to companies in Silicon Valley, New York City and Los Angeles. How these regions came to be such dynamic business incubators has been the subject of several books and countless articles. The success factors include having at least one major university, a strongly affiliated industry group, access to human capital, and a major catalyst or company which creates new markets and opportunities for other entrepreneurs.

Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/darden/2013/04/09/the-next-silicon-valley-small-town-america/

Author: .

Source: ecoseed

Interest: AUSTIN, TX –The Austin Technology Incubator (ATI)in the IC2 Institute at The University of Texas at Austin (UT) and National Grid, an international electric and gas company based in the United Kingdom and northeastern United States, today announces the formalization of their partnership. This partnership aims to help develop innovative clean energy solutions. National Grid hopes to forge stronger links with the start-up community in central Texas by providing knowledge and expertise to accelerat

Link: http://www.ecoseed.org/more/press-releases/16333-austin-technology-incubator-and-national-grid-strengthen-partnership

Author: Peter Key

Source: Philadelphia Business Journal

Interest: The University City Science Center said Tuesday that five companies have moved into its Port business incubator. Two of the companies have their headquarters outside the United States: HDI Group, a software consulting company based in São Paulo, Brazil; and Bioscript Science, a medical communications company based in London.

Link: http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2013/04/09/incubator-adds-five-tenants.html

Author: Shawn Knight

Source: Technology News

Interest: Crowdfunding campaigns are most often associated with nifty electronic gadgets but in reality, that’s only part of the equation that led to an 81 percent increase in money raised during 2012. Collectively, these platforms managed to generate $2.7 billion and fund more than 1 million campaigns last year according to a recent report from Massolution.

Link: http://www.techspot.com/news/52186-crowdfunding-platforms-raised-27-billion-globally-in-2012.html