Entrepreneurship & Innovation
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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.
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July 20, 2016
U-M Solar Car Team to defend title in race through national parks
On a route through some of the nation’s most wild and scenic places, the U-M Solar Car Team hopes to bring back its sixth consecutive victory in the American Solar Challenge.
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May 9, 2016
Top student ventures highlighted in new report
More than 80 ventures by U-M students are pushing forward with support from the institution’s top-ranked entrepreneurial programs. Details are in the new report Made at Michigan.
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April 21, 2016
New fund to accelerate engineering, medical research products
U-M has launched the Monroe-Brown Seed Fund to advance the process of transitioning commercially viable engineering and medical research projects to market.
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March 28, 2016
Digital information project to help students with course decisions
As U-M students begin developing a plan for courses in advance of registration, a new tool called Course Profile can give them reliable data about their courses.
