
Incubator
UZH and ETH formalise Wyss collaboration
Aiming to provide a long-term future to their Wyss Zurich Translational Center, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich have set up the non-profit Wyss Zurich Foundation.
Berkeley SkyDeck enters Europe
University of California, Berkeley’s accelerator has chosen Milan for its expansion into Europe and will invest in those startups through the SkyDeck Europe Fund.
Hawaii initiates incubator
Ideation Studio@UH will welcome an initial cohort of four to five participants and will offer up to $25,000 in milestone-based seed funding.
Science Creates opens second location
The Bristol incubator has opened a second space as it looks to increase its support for companies tackling challenges such as climate change.
UnternehmerTUM receives $29m investment
Andreas und Thomas Strüngmann, two of Germany’s richest investors, have committed $29m to help expand TU Munich’s tech transfer operation.
HSU and UC Davis launch tech centre
Humboldt State University has joined forces with UC Davis to create an incubator focused on agtech and biotech companies in northern California.
SETsquared welcomes Cardiff
Cardiff University has become the sixth institution to join the partnership, having already collaborated on one programme for three years.
NSF enlists universities for I-Corps Hubs
A host of institutions have joined NSF’s five regional educational programmes called I-Corps Hubs, which will each receive $3m per year until 2026.
Other News
Northwestern nails down $75m for accelerator
Northwestern University has unveiled plans for a multi-million-dollar technology accelerator on campus.
UChicago appoints duo to Duality
Chuck Vallurupalli and Preeti Chalsani will serve as senior director and deputy director, respectively, of the quantum accelerator.
UCD launches agtech accelerator
The accelerator will welcome agtech and foodtech developers for a 12-week programme, with Atlantic Bridge among those providing mentoring.
CSHL joins Autobahn for more spinouts
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory will work with Autobahn Labs to propel more early-stage discovery programmes into spinouts.
DTL unveils first cohort
Deeptech Labs, an incubator backed by Cambridge Innovation Capital, has announced its inaugural cohort of five startups that have each received $485,000.
Deerfield drives $65m EDI partnership
Deerfield Management has added Empire Discovery Institute to its ever-growing roster of partners for its drug discovery engine.
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