Halcyon Incubator Fourth Cohort Tackles New Range of Critical Issues
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Halcyon Incubator, the nation's premier incubator for early-stage social entrepreneurs, announced its fourth cohort of fellows that address pressing 21st...
View ArticleSFU’s RADIUS Slingshot program to boost B.C.’s sustainable food industry...
(Source: Simon Fraser University) Contact: Donovan Woollard, RADIUS, 604.720.4223, dwoollard@radiussfu.com Maggie Knight, RADIUS, 604.329.0679, mknight@radiussfu.com Jean-Philippe Nadeau, BDC,...
View ArticleSFU business accelerator supports radical ways to feed the world
The RADIUS Ventures Slingshot Accelerator is all about finding radical solutions to vexing problems. Simon Fraser University’s social innovation lab and small business incubator at the Beedie School of...
View ArticleNYC ACRE Company Wins Grant to Design Panels So Efficient and Attractive...
BROOKLYN, N.Y., Nov. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Would more homeowners put solar panels on their homes if they didn't look so ugly? What if a company's logo could not only shine on a commercial...
View ArticleThe future is bright for Bristol after enterprise hub is named best in world...
(Source: University of Bristol) A national university business incubator, with offices in Bristol's Engine Shed, has been named as the best in the world after creating 9,000 new jobs and contributing...
View ArticleAlexandria Real Estate Equities Launches Initial Phase of Alexandria Center®...
PASADENA, Calif. and RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Nov. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE: ARE), the largest and leading urban office REIT uniquely focused on...
View ArticleOn Nov. 21, join SFU’s Faculty of Science for “research on the mountain” open...
(Source: Simon Fraser University) Contact: Diane Mar-Nicolle, SFU Faculty of Science communications, 778.782.9586, 604.842.7769 (cell), dianem@sfu.ca Video: http://at.sfu.ca/Geeckt In celebration of...
View ArticleBritish universities' 'business incubator' rated world's best
British scientists are famously creative. But are they commercial? For years people have complained that great British ideas only make money when they are exploited by foreign firms, often American or...
View ArticleUC’s start-up businesses accelerate (University of Canberra)
(Source: University of Canberra) Vanessa Lam 19 November 2015: Three teams made up of University of Canberra students and alumni had a chance to kick their business ideas off the ground thanks to the...
View ArticleSFU delivers a virtual workshop on astronomy to Burnaby and Chilean students...
(Source: Simon Fraser University) Contact: Diane Mar-Nicolle, Communications Officer, Faculty of Science, 778.782.9586, dianem@sfu.ca Justin Wong, University Communications, 778.782.3210, jrwong@sfu.ca...
View ArticleSociety's new super lab: Cardiff Uni's social science research park
A new university initiative encourages creative approaches to solving some of today’s hardest problems...
View ArticleMelbourne Accelerator Program named in world top 10 (The University of...
(Source: The University of Melbourne) The result places MAP, one of the University of Melbourne's flagship entrepreneurship programs, as the number one such accelerator in the country and second in the...
View ArticleDesign for America's Dr. Elizabeth Gerber Shows How Human-Centered Design Can...
Recently, I asked the Founding Faculty member of Design for America (DFA) Dr. Elizabeth Gerber - a professor in the Segal Design Institute at Northwestern University - about how to use design to change...
View ArticleQ5 funding accelerates launch of downtown incubator for startup businesses...
(Source: Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce) Did you know that Springfield is the largest metropolitan area in the state of Illinois that does not play host to an entrepreneurial incubator? All of...
View ArticleThe MBA of the Future [An Interview with UVM Dean Sanjay Sharma]>
By Christian Sarkar How do you scrap a traditional 38-year-old MBA program and replace it with an entirely new model that addresses 21st-century business challenges? That's the question faced by Dean...
View ArticleThe MBA of the Future [An Interview with UVM Dean Sanjay Sharma]
By Christian Sarkar How do you scrap a traditional 38-year-old MBA program and replace it with an entirely new model that addresses 21st-century business challenges? That's the question faced by Dean...
View ArticleBusiness incubator named best in the world (University of Southampton)
(Source: University of Southampton) Published: 26 November 2015 SETsquared enterprise partnership SETsquared, the enterprise partnership of the universities of Southampton, Bath, Bristol, Exeter and...
View ArticleChange log: Startup briefs
ChangeLog is a summary of the latest news from the Ottawa startup community. © provided The Better Software Company's founder, Steve Cody. The Better Software Company sees even better results Soon...
View ArticleChapman University student and alumni startups raise more than $4 million in...
(Source: Chapman University) Several dozen start-ups in the Chapman University incubator, called Launch Labs, have collectively raised more than $4 million in equity in the past 18 months. Launch Labs...
View ArticleCorporate 'Venturing' is Producing Tangible Social Impacts
By Elizabeth Boggs Davidsen Elizabeth Boggs Davidsen is acting chief of the Multilateral Investment Fund's Access to Markets and Skills Unit, with expertise in corporate engagement, local development,...
View ArticleSFU Convenes Business Leaders and Ethicists on Canadian Climate Policy (Simon...
(Source: Simon Fraser University) SFU Contact: Robin Prest, SFU Centre for Dialogue, 778.782.7885; rjprest@sfu.ca Ethical Dilemmas in Climate Change Roundtable Dialogue: Participant contact: David...
View ArticleThe million dollar incentive to change the world (UNSW - The University of...
(Source: UNSW - The University of New South Wales) How would you improve the lives of people in crowded cities if you had $US1 million? Students will have the chance to answer to this question at the...
View ArticleMission accomplished in China, says Watson
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson calls his latest trip to Asia a success, even if it’s taking some time to get over the jetlag. © provided Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson presented an Ottawa Senators jersey to Beijing...
View ArticleTackling climate change isn’t pie in the sky; the answers lay beneath our...
(Source: The University of Sheffield) Tackling climate change isn't pie in the sky; the answers lie beneath our feet Leading scientists from the University of Sheffield will join world leaders in Paris...
View ArticleHSE’s Business Incubator in World Top 25 (Higher School of Economics)
(Source: Higher School of Economics) At the UBI Awards ceremony in London's Trafalgar Square on November 25th, it was announced that HSE's Business Incubator is 14th in the UBI Global best university...
View ArticleSFU hosts SportsHack, a national 48-hour hackathon, Nov. 27–29 (Simon Fraser...
(Source: Simon Fraser University) Contact: Ian Hand, SportsHack mentor and SFU's Innovation Office and VentureLabs executive director, 778.782.3843, ihand@sfu.ca Christina Buiza, communications and...
View ArticleIBM and OpenPOWER Members Deliver Accelerated Technologies to Break Big Data...
(Source: IBM Danmark A/S) AUSTIN, TX - 16 Nov 2015: IBM (NYSE: IBM) and several fellow OpenPOWER Foundation members today revealed new technologies, collaborations and developer resources to enable...
View ArticleCan Auckland's North Shore be the next Silicon Valley? (Massey University)
(Source: Massey University) Grow North aims to identify ways to develop an innovation district in Auckland's north Barcelona, Spain. Boston, Massachusetts. Auckland, New Zealand? The creation of...
View ArticleIBM and OpenPOWER Members Deliver Accelerated Technologies to Break Big Data...
(Source: IBM Australia Ltd) AUSTIN, TX - 16 Nov 2015: IBM (NYSE: IBM) and several fellow OpenPOWER Foundation members today revealed new technologies, collaborations and developer resources to enable...
View ArticleIBM and OpenPOWER Members Deliver Accelerated Technologies to Break Big Data...
(Source: IBM Ireland Limited) AUSTIN, TX - 16 Nov 2015: IBM (NYSE: IBM) and several fellow OpenPOWER Foundation members today revealed new technologies, collaborations and developer resources to enable...
View ArticleMSU amps up student success efforts (Michigan State University)
(Source: Michigan State University) Michigan State University's newest commitment to student success is an innovation accelerator. The Hub for Innovation in Learning and Technology will focus on...
View ArticleSix social impact startups take flight after concluding Enabling Change...
(Source: SingTel - Singapore Telecommunications Limited) Startups create disruptive innovation to help disabled community SINGAPORE, 1 December 2015 - After five months of incubation and intensive...
View ArticleVenture Hive accepting applications to accelerator
Venture Hive, an entrepreneurial education company based in downtown Miami, is accepting applications for its 2016 Winter Accelerator Class. This competitive accelerator program, sponsored by the...
View Article6 Ways to Make the Most of Any Accelerator Program
This past summer I was a member of 500 Startups, one of the top accelerator programs in the world. For those who aren't familiar with 500 Startups or other accelerators (like Y Combinator or Tech...
View ArticleNew report shows how the University of Northampton is creating social...
(Source: University of Northampton) Thursday 3rd December 2015 The University of Northampton has launched its first Social Impact report. The report showcases just some of the ways in which it...
View ArticleNew ‘apps’ lead the way for UNE’s Business Challenge (UNE - University of New...
(Source: UNE - University of New England) Australia's entrepreneurs of the future have been acknowledged in a recent ceremony for the University of New England Business School Challenge. Remy...
View ArticleComment: What are the challenges associated with developing a climate-smart...
(Source: The University of Sheffield) Researchers from the University of Sheffield's Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures and Energy 2050 are sharing their expertise at the United Nations Conference...
View Article100 Student Startup Teams Kick Off 33rd Annual Michigan Business Challenge...
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan's Stephen M. Ross School of Business...
View ArticleSocial impact 2.0: Technology enters social arena, new-age entrepreneurs...
Uniphore Software Systems, which develops voice biometrics and speech analytics software in 30 global and Indian languages, is running a pilot with taxi and auto-rickshaw drivers in Delhi-National...
View ArticleThe beat goes on: What’s gone down, what’s coming up in tech, entrepreneurship
500 Startups wrapped up its inaugural Miami Distro Program on growth marketing with an Investor Night last week, but you’ll be seeing more of the Silicon Valley venture firm. “We are here not just to...
View ArticleSeda celebrates 2015 Global Business Incubation Day (SEDA - Small Enterprise...
(Source: SEDA - Small Enterprise Development Agency) As part of a global celebration, on 8 December 2015 Seda will celebrate the Global Business Incubation Day under the theme 'celebrating Technology...
View ArticleApplications open for Rice Business Plan Competition (Rice University)
(Source: Rice University) Jeff Falk 713-348-6775 jfalk@rice.edu Mary Lynn Fernau 713-348-5374 mlfernau@rice.edu Applications open for Rice Business Plan Competition World's richest and largest student...
View ArticleDuring the business premises trade fair, SIMI, which took place in Paris the...
(Source: Lucibel SA) 8db94b42-76f6-4c65-a869-01ceb9ffb3b6.pdf PRESS INFORMATION Rueil, 8 December 2015 During the business premises trade fair, SIMI, which took place in Paris the 3rd, 4th and 5th...
View ArticleWho Will Be Next To Invest In The Internet Of Things? KPMG Startup Trends...
NEW YORK, Dec. 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Venture capitalists are placing big bets on digital payments and the Internet of Things, but are still scoping out plays for "gamification" and biometrics. The...
View ArticleLooking For Startup Success? Find What Works In One Industry, Then Apply It...
Over the past several years we've seen the steady growth and popularity of business incubators such as Lightbank and Sandbox Industries and startup accelerators such as Y Combinator and Tech Stars....
View ArticleOregon State University Advantage Accelerator plans Demo Day (Oregon State...
(Source: Oregon State University) CORVALLIS, Ore. - The Oregon State University Advantage Accelerator/ RAIN Corvallis program is holding a Demo Day on Thursday, Dec. 10, at the LaSells Stewart Center...
View ArticleWhen Endless Talk of Disruptive Innovation Gets in the Way of Real Innovation
While the innovation industry may be experiencing a golden age, according to several measures, the ideas industry for innovation may be in a state of crisis. We know we are in trouble, when the ideas...
View ArticleReality Check! Our Future Depends More on Youth and Civil Society on the...
PARIS, Dec. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- As the world awaits results from the UN-COP21 later this week, youth and civil society organizations in front line communities around the world – across developed...
View ArticlePlus-sized models in advertising linked to rising obesity rates: study (Simon...
(Source: Simon Fraser University) Contact: Brent McFerran, SFU Beedie, 778.782.5214, bmcferra@sfu.ca Ross MacDonald-Allan, SFU Beedie, 778.782.9492, rossm@sfu.ca Photo: http://at.sfu.ca/fNeQBx The...
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