Entrepreneurship & Innovation
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November 3, 2016
Midwest universities form innovation alliance with $3.5M NSF award
A new four-university alliance led by U-M will help researchers across the Midwest turn their inventions into marketable products to benefit society.
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October 19, 2016
Center for Entrepreneurship receives $200K for tech-to-market program
The Michigan Strategic Fund has approved extended funding for its “Train the Trainers,” a program managed by U-M’s Center for Entrepreneurship.
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October 15, 2016
$27M investment to globalize driverless vehicle research
A $27 million investment from a firm from Shenzhen, China, will strengthen U-M efforts to advance autonomous, connected vehicles and robotic technologies around the world.
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October 11, 2016
Student-led Zell Founders Fund makes first investment
A new student-led $10 million seed fund at the Zell Lurie Institute has chosen its first company to support: Sneakers by Jordana, started by recent alumnus Jordana Schrager.
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October 6, 2016
Battery startup Elegus Technologies enters $1.5M joint venture
U-M startup Elegus Technologies has formed a $1.5 million joint venture with two major industry players in an effort to make safer, longer-lasting lithium-ion batteries.
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October 3, 2016
Tech Transfer reports 12 startups, sets record for industry licenses
U-M signed a record 173 license and option agreements with companies seeking to commercialize discoveries of university researchers in the past fiscal year.
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September 20, 2016
U-M, edX announce three online, social innovation MicroMasters
Online learners interested in educational leadership, social work and the growing field of user-experience research and design can earn more comprehensive certification or complete work toward an advanced degree at U-M.
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August 23, 2016
Driverless vehicle startups moving into TechLab incubator
Three high-potential companies from the West Coast will join TechLab at U-M’s Mcity this fall, moving resources to develop their driverless vehicle technologies in Ann Arbor.
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August 23, 2016
U-M startup Fusion Coolant raises $1.25 million
Fusion Coolant Systems, a U-M spinout company based in Canton, announced Tuesday it had raised $1.25 million in its first close of Series B funding.
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August 11, 2016
Toyota Research Institute partners with U-M on artificial intelligence
Research focused on artificial intelligence, robotics and autonomous driving at U-M will be aided by an initial $22 million commitment from the Toyota Research Institute.
