Clemson Universities STRIDE ART program- Fall 2025 ART Academy pitch competition recognizes research innovation, real-world impact
Clemson University’s STRIDE ART (Accelerating Research Translation) Academy recently concluded its Fall 2025 cohort with a competitive pitch event at the Barnes Center. This semester’s cohort featured 17 participants in 14 teams representing six different colleges at the University. “The research faculty within Clemson are the catalysts to bring forth translational research with real world impact to […]
University of Delaware: Innovation in Focus
The University of Delaware recently honored its innovative researchers at the annual Inventor’s Recognition event, celebrating nearly 800 innovations developed by UD faculty and staff since 2009. Their work spans microrobots for targeted drug delivery, advanced aerospace-grade materials, adaptive ankle-foot prosthetic controls, and agricultural microbes. With more than $249.6 million in sponsored research funding this […]
FSU’s IGNITE Tallahassee Grand Opening Celebrates Innovation and Entrepreneurship in North Florida
Florida State University celebrated the grand opening of IGNITE Tallahassee during the third annual FSU Discovery Days, unveiling a new resource designed to serve as a launchpad for entrepreneurship, research and technology development in the Capital City. This milestone marks a significant investment in Florida’s innovation infrastructure, offering researchers and startup businesses access to shared laboratories, private offices […]
FUNDING INNOVATION:THE ROLE OF ANGEL INVESTING IN UNIVERSITY LED STARTUPS
The Mizzou TecHub, in partnership with the Missouri Innovation Center (MIC) and Centennial Investors (CI), invited MU faculty, students, and staff to an engaging informational event focused on angel investing for university startups. The event explored how angel investing could serve as a strategic pathway for commercializing faculty-led innovations. Attendees heard from experts in innovation […]
DeepWork Capital and Florida Funders to participate in upcoming Discovery Days events at Florida State University
Florida State University is proud to announce that DeepWork Capital and Florida Funders, two of Florida’s leading venture capital (VC) firms, will participate in events during FSU Discovery Days, a weeklong celebration of research and innovation. Kathy Chiu, managing partner of DeepWork Capital, and Zach Brodsky, senior investments associate at Florida Funders will offer fundraising […]
IGNITE Tallahassee Launches, Bridging Innovation Gap in North Florida
Florida State University is expanding its impact with the launch of IGNITE Tallahassee — a 40,000-square-foot startup incubator located in Innovation Park. In partnership with the Leon County Research and Development Authority, FSU actively supports deep-tech ventures with the infrastructure, expertise, and programming needed to turn bold ideas into scalable businesses. “IGNITE is a valuable […]
Clemson STRIDE ART Fall 25 Newsletter
We are super excited to release our Fall 2025 Clemson University- STRIDE 🔗Newsletter. 🚀🚀🚀 This edition includes updates on our newest STRIDE resource launches, faculty success stories, and undergraduate final projects to offer insight into the work taking place within Clemson STRIDE. We invite you to read the newsletter to learn more about our ongoing […]
Clemson University- Summer Creative Inquiry gives students immersive research experience
Some college students use the summer for a much-needed break. Some work in an internship or other type of job. Some take classes. For more than 150 Clemson students, the summer was spent in an intensive, full-time research project through the Summer Creative Inquiry + Undergraduate Research (CI) program. Students from a variety of majors […]
Beyond the Grant: How TTOs Can Bolster Faculty Facing Funding Cuts
In today’s challenging research funding landscape, tech transfer offices (TTOs) are stepping up in powerful new ways. At the University of Delaware, the Office of Economic Innovation and Partnerships (OEIP) is pioneering a proactive, collaborative model to support faculty facing grant cancellations and funding cuts. 💡 Key Takeaways: – Targeted Support: UD’s TTO identifies at-risk […]
Moving innovation to impact
Article by Karen B. Roberts Photos by Maria Errico and Evan Krape June 23, 2025 Campus innovation community shares lessons for translating discoveries to market Academic research labs are engines of discovery — powering advances in fields like biopharmaceuticals, satellite navigation and the touch-screen technology. (That last one? It grew out of electrical and computer engineering graduate research […]