UW Oshkosh’s AeroInnovate and the Space Angels Network seek early-stage aero-related companies to attend and apply to present at their fifth annual Pitch & Mingle event, scheduled during AirVenture on Startup Aviation Day - Tuesday, July 30, in the new Innovations Pavilion. Companies selected will have an opportunity to give an eight-minute pitch followed by a [...]
The team behind the World’s Best Technologies Innovation Marketplace (WBT2013) has interviewed a cross-section of investors and licensees to learn what types of technologies they are seeking for investing and licensing. To see a list of the Hot Markets and Sizzling Sectors visit, WBT Technology Scouting. Interviews are on-going, and the list will continue to be updated [...]
If you… … have a bright cleantech idea but you don’t know how to fund it … have a prototype but need to take the next steps to commercialization … need help with your investor pitch, and introductions to the right investors …consider applying to participate in the 2013 Cleantech Open. The Cleantech Open is [...]
With 149 members and counting, MRUN’s LinkedIn group is a great place to participate in discussions, ask questions, post or read relevant articles, and get to know a greater network of people in the Midwest startup community. The current group demographics are illustrated below:
The Midwest is at the top of the nation’s biotechnology industry according to an Ernst & Young study (The Economic Engine of Biotechnology in Illinois) presented by Illinois Governor Pat Quinn on Monday (4/22) at the BIO International Convention. With more research spending and more bioscience employees than the East or West Coast., the Midwest is called [...]
Nominate startups to present to a select group of invitation-only investors and Global 1000 companies as part of the Virtual Startups Showcase (VSS) and the Exits Startups Showcase + Conference in San Francisco The Virtual Startups Showcase (VSS) will showcase some of the best startup companies, as nominated by the country’s major research universities, leading venture capitalists, [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Cross boarder collaboration established for increasing commercialization and start up activities between the United States and Canada Calgary, Alberta, Canada – April 11, 2013 – The Alliance for Commercialization of Canadian Technologies (ACCT Canada) and the Midwest Research University Network (MRUN) have entered into a partnership to promote and support commercialization [...]
The 2013 BIO International Convention will be held April 22-25 in Chicago, Illinois. MRUN and the Illinois Science and Technology Coalition have partnered with BIO to bring several Midwest universities together on the show floor to help mark the 20th anniversary of the event. Please come and visit us in the Academic Zone in the Exhibit Hall. The [...]
Entrepreneurs from Midwest research institutions will be well represented at the sixth annual University Research and Entrepreneurship Symposium (URES) set for April 3 at the Microsoft New England R&D Center in Cambridge MA. The URES has evolved into a national venue for bringing world-class breakthrough technologies from top research institutions to a forum of early [...]
Invitation to Universities Call for Nominations for the University Startups Showcase West Virtually and In San Francisco In September 2013 Nominate your best startups to present to the nation’s premier investors as part of the University Startups Showcase (USS) Virtually and in San Francisco September 2013. NOMINATION DEADLINE IS ON APRIL 26, 2013 The National [...]
