Academic Technology Ventures In The News
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Revolutionary diet in the works to curb pet obesity – and we could be next
BATON ROUGE, La. — Two professors at Louisiana State University’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center are in the process of developing a method of pet nutrition that could give overweight companion animals a fighting chance at a longer, healthier lifestyle – and... read more
How To Operate A Data Centre On A $5k Budget For 4 Years
Imagine only needing a budget of $5,000 to operate and maintain an 18,000sq ft data centre for four years, without the use of internal air conditioners, humidifiers, heaters or exhaust fans. Server Dome data centre have done just that with their geodesic dome-shaped... read more
VariGrid Explorations wins 470K from DOE
VariGrid Explorations wins 470K from DOE WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced over $20 million in funding for 64 projects supported by the Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF). With... read more
OncoThira and NDSU enter into license agreement to develop, market cancer compounds
OncoThira and NDSU enter into license agreement to develop, market cancer compounds The NDSU Research Foundation and OncoThira have entered into a license agreement involving technology developed at North Dakota State University (NDSU). OncoThira will develop and... read more
Known Quantity Sensors, Inc.
News Release: S&T Partners with New Innovators to Bring Smart Cities Technologies to First Responders Release Date: June 25, 2018 For Immediate Release DHS S&T Press Office, (202) 254-2385 WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and... read more
Plasma In Popular Mechanics
Plasma Actuators – Extremely complex physics explained with the help of semi trucks Oct 21, 2015 Formula One cars are the vehicle world’s birds of prey sleekly exploiting aerodynamics to overtake weaker Formula One cars. Long-haul trucks, on the other hand, are... read more
Brain Health Therapeutics
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Brain Health Therapeutics, Inc., which is developing novel patented technologies to improve outcomes for neurological disorder patients today announced the appointment of Dr. Nick Poulios as Chief Executive Officer of... read more
UNeMed | Technology Transfer for UNMC
Startup will develop blood test for unstable coronary artery disease OMAHA, Nebraska (March 27, 2017)—A startup accelerator, Academic Technology Ventures, is building a new biomedical startup company with an invention created at the University of Nebraska Medical... read more
Portland Business Journal
No, a spaceship didn’t land in Hillsboro. It’s OHSU’s new Data Dome Oregon Health & Science University just boosted its capacity for “big data” biomedical research with a new geodesic-dome-shaped data center on its West Campus. Located at 505... read more
Datacenter Dynamics
Facilities covered by an aluminum dome will be built by a start-up Innovative data center design created at the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) will be available as a commercial product, with the technology spun off through a start-up called Server Dome.... read more
Growing Produce
School Project Nets Sweet Solution to Major Berry Pest It’s difficult to overstate the havoc spotted wing drosophila (SWD) has wreaked on berry crops. Since its first appearance in California nearly a decade ago, the invasive pest has caused millions of dollars of... read more
Plasma In New Scientist
Also available in plasma (Image: Nick Daly/Getty) Glow-in-the-dark trucks use plasma to reduce drag and save fuel Click here for original release: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22730314-600-plasma-makes-lorries-hit-purple-patch-of-fuel-efficiency/ YOU’RE... read more
Glowing aerodynamic add-ons could boost big-rig fuel economy by 7-10%
“Headlight white” and “stoplight red,” the characteristic colors of the highway at night, could soon get a companion: “plasma purple”—that is, if a new fuel-saving, aerodynamic technology catches on big with big-rig trucks. The electric plasmas emitted by the devices,... read more
PSI announces investment in new automatic aero device – Plasma Stream
PSI announces investment in new automatic aero device CCJ Staff – Click on Link for original article- http://www.ccjdigital.com/ Pressure Systems International (P.S.I.) announced Tuesday it has made an investment in a new aerodynamic technology and entered into... read more
NASA, Mobile Antenna Platform Systems Inc. to Launch UAV Tracking Platform
NASA, Mobile Antenna Platform Systems Inc. to Launch UAV Tracking Platform NASA has signed a license agreement with Mobile Antenna Platform Systems Inc. to commercialize a portable antenna platform the company designed to provide users satellite-based tracking... read more
P.S.I. inks distribution deal for new aero system – Plasma Stream
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Pressure Systems International (P.S.I.) has announced an investment in a new aerodynamic system from Plasma Stream Technologies. (Clink link for original article – http://www.trucknews.com/ ) P.S.I. has entered into an exclusive... read more
Plasma In Trucking Today
See That Glowing Truck? It’s Using Plasma to Save Fuel Posted: Aug 7, 2015 9:44 AM | Last Updated: Aug 7, 2015 9:44 AM Click here for original article: http://www.todaystrucking.com/see-that-glowing-truck-it%E2%80%99s-using-plasma-to-save-fuel BETTENDORF, IA — A... read more
Plasma Wind Media Release in Windpowerengineering.com
Plasma actuator promises more power in moderate winds Andrew Merecicky (See original release here http://www.windpowerengineering.com/author/amerecicky/) An innovative and patent-pending plasma actuator for turbine blades has the potential to increase their... read more
Founder & CEO Secures Millions In Financing
Penny Auction Solutions, Inc. Secures $10 Million in Financing from Kodiak Capital Group, LLC Penny Auction Solutions, Inc. (PAS) is pleased to announce that it has signed an investment agreement with Kodiak Capital Group, LLC of New York City (Kodiak) for a $10... read more
MealCheck Technologies, Inc., in the News
UNLV Teams with Startup to Bring Advanced Wearable Health Tracker to Market (Original release found here – http://www.unlv.edu/news/release/unlv-teams-startup-bring-advanced-wearable-health-tracker-market) MealCheck Technologies, Inc. will produce the UNLV... read more
Test developed by UNMC researchers would gauge risk of coronary disease
Test developed by UNMC researchers would gauge risk of coronary disease Click here for original release http://www.omaha.com/livewellnebraska/health/test-developed-by-unmc-researchers-would-gauge-risk-of-coronary/article_a129fb72-7f57-5bc8-8b1b-5f1b5ad36349.html Once... read more
Seal The Deal
Sealing the Deal Click here for original release http://engineering.und.edu/news/2013/11/paint-can-sealer.cfm While working in a hardware store in 2008, Michael Lupelow, ’13, knew there had to be an easier way to seal paint cans. As part of a class project and with... read more
Beauty trends in Israel: personalisation
Beauty trends in Israel: personalisation Beauty Code Genetics Inc. established in 2018, provides a personalised color cosmetic matching service. This technology links commercially available color cosmetics to the consumer’s genetic code. The venture is based on... read more