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News for the week of 24 – 30 March 2014:
Venture firm hits mach speed for uni investment
US-based venture firm M34 raises pool to seed 15 academic startups over the next three years.
New talent pours into Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin-Madison announces range of hires to boost tech transfer.
Ben Gurion tackles cyber-sec with Jerusalem
Ben Gurion University teams up with Jerusalem Venture Partners on new cyber-security focused incubator.
Respect of peers for Soderstrom manifests at AUTM
Jon Soderstrom, managing director of Yale’s Office of Cooperative Research, picks up Bayh-Dole Award from AUTM.
Max Planck Institute and Brown University team up on new company looking to create 3D digital avatars.
UW-Madison computes a cooldown
UW-Madison develops computer cooling system that claims to be 10 times more efficient than air conditioning currently used in the university’s server rooms.
Tech transfer offices that pool resources boost negotiating power
University TTOs need to find critical mass to leverage bargaining power, suggests University of California report.
Michigan spin-off H3D goes nuclear
H3D, a spin-out of the University of Michigan, edges into nuclear power market with handheld radiation detector that allows user to ‘see’ radiation.
Susan Searle, former chief executive of Imperial Innovations, joins the board of UK-listed defence development group Qinetiq.
Leeds spin-out performs below expectations on recent IPO on AIM.
Spin-out productivity outperforms peers
New research suggests productivity at university spin-outs outperforms other startups and SMEs in the long-run.
Waterloo hits terminal velocity with investment
Angel investor Mike Stork donates $1m to Waterloo’s incubator Velocity.
Columbia University sets up the Columbia Startup Lab to support entrepreneurs in the area.
Wiley joins Foundation Venture
Prior to joining FVCG, Wiley spent 14 years working at the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) as a senior venture officer, technology companyAvaya and in the Rutgers University Office of Corporate Liaison & Technology Transfer.
Former Yale president to lead Coursera
Richard Levin to take the reins at Coursera.
UNM looks to build innovation fund
The University of New Mexico in plans to launch $1m university venture fund.
Moment of silence on farm as Strathclyde firm secures £3m
Strathclyde spin-out Silent Herdsman secures £3m for livestock farmers’ software.
Melbourne springboards into escape velocity
Melbourne University launches Escape Velocity to help startups launch.
AAU runs down revenues with ostrich farming
Pakistan-based Arid Agriculture University (AAU) Rawalpindi aims to generate revenues with ostrich farming venture.
Setsquared moves to the right angle with new director
Setsquared, the UK’s most prominent incubator, reveals its new innovation directors.
