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Deerfield Management Company, a healthcare investment firm, and Empire Discovery Institute (EDI) have established a research partnership to accelerate the translation of scientific discoveries into new therapies. Through a newly launched company, Empire-Deerfield Discovery & Development (ED3 ), Deerfield expects to invest up to $65 million over the
Are you working on a technology innovation in the digital health space? Join the upcoming regional UNY I-Corps Node Program focusing on the intersection of digital health technologies and entrepreneurship! I-Corps can provide you with entrepreneurial education, mentoring, and opportunities for funding. The regional course cohort
The Spring 2021 round of the University’s Technology Development Fund (TDF) is now open. The TDF awards funds to UR researchers to advance their innovation to a more commercial endpoint. Designed for researchers who are committed to bringing an idea to market, TDF funds support
Are you working on a ClimateTech innovation? Venture For ClimateTech can help you validate your idea and potentially launch a viable business. Venture For ClimateTech is a non-profit global venture studio + accelerator program. They source the most promising ClimateTech innovators from around the world
Join NextCorps for Startup Week – 5 days packed with free workshops and presentations, panel discussions, partner events, and networking opportunities. Register for one, some, or all sessions. This week is perfect for founders or people contemplating starting a business. See the full listing of
Registration is now open for the for the Ain Center for Entrepreneurship’s Buzz Lab Boot Camp, a free virtual workshop series for entrepreneurs, small business owners and aspiring innovators in the greater Rochester region. Featuring instructors from the Simon Business School and local entrepreneurs and business
Pioneer of freeform optics is also an expert in head-worn displays and biomedical imaging. Jannick Rolland, the director of the Center for Freeform Optics at the University of Rochester, holds more than 50 patents and is considered a pioneer in optical applications in augmented and virtual
Oscine Therapeutics – a biotechnology company that is developing cell-based therapies for neurological disorders based on discoveries made at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) – has been acquired by Sana Biotechnology for undisclosed terms. The research behind Oscine is based on decades of work in
R2i is a multi-stakeholder initiative to Connect organizations, investors, and individuals within our community to Israeli Companies to improve our quality of life. It will connect Israeli startups that want to expand into the US market with local entities to establish Business Partnerships and increase
Oscine Corporation is a biotechnology company based on discoveries made and developed at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC). SEATTLE, Oct. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Sana Biotechnology, Inc. (Sana), focused on creating and delivering engineered cells as medicines, announced today the acquisition of Oscine Corp., a company
NIH scientist Harvey Alter ’56, ’60M (MD) has received the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the hepatitis C virus, a breakthrough the Nobel Assembly said “made possible blood tests and new medicines that have saved millions of lives.” He
The University of Rochester Ain Center for Entrepreneurship is launching a new, free five-part webinar series called Buzz Lab Boot Camp Special Edition: Managing through Uncertainty, covering the following topics: Business Model Pivoting, Financial Resources, Adapting Operations, eCommerce & Digital Marketing, and Self-Care & Work/Life Balance, and featuring
The Fall 2020 round of the University’s Technology Development Fund (TDF) is now open. The TDF supports UR researchers as they develop their innovations to a more commercial endpoint. Awards are up to $100,000 and support animal testing, prototyping, and other proof-of-concept studies. The fund
University of Rochester startup, Simulated Inanimate Models (SIM), received the Outstanding Graduate Award and $400,000 in Round 3 of the Luminate NY competition. Luminate NY, which is administered by NextCorps, is the world’s largest business accelerator for startup firms that have optics, photonics and imaging
Innov8 is a new eight-week program designed to help emerging entrepreneurs develop their business concepts, hone business strategies, and build a business plan with actionable steps. This program provides entrepreneurial training and modest grant funding to University students, faculty, staff, and alumni interested in developing
Want to further your understanding around IP, entrepreneurship and commercialization? URventures has compiled a list of educational resources to help you get started! We will be routinely updating and adding to this list, and welcome your feedback.