Recently, the medical device and diagnostics sectors have seen considerable disruption. Common medical devices used in disease detection and treatment, for example, imaging systems such as X-ray and MRI machines, CT-...
The VIC Fellows Program provides an opportunity for individuals with relevant expertise and interest to learn how to identify and evaluate promising innovation from global sources. We are pleased to highlight the...
Could you tell us a little bit about your background and experience? I grew up on a tiny farm in Fayetteville, Georgia. Because my family was poor, my siblings and I were always trying to figure out ways to make money....
Nob Hill Therapeutics has recruited global thought leaders to its Strategic Advisory Board. Albuquerque, NM - Nob Hill Therapeutics (NHT) is pleased to announce the members of its Strategic Advisory Board. Under the...
Tell us about UCSF and what sets your institution apart? The simple answer to that question would be it’s the scientific research coupled with our focus on practical healthcare. At the University of California, San...
Medtech veteran adds further quality, regulatory, and clinical experience FAYETTEVILLE, AR- VIC Technology Venture Development has announced the appointment of Laura Lyons, who brings 20 years of executive leadership...
Nob Hill Therapeutics' Executive Chairman Paul Atkins will be presenting at the Partnership Opportunities in Drug Delivery (PODD) conference during the DryNeb – Advancing Pulmonary Drug Delivery session on Friday,...
CI-FER® reduces pathogen biofilms leading to improved zootechnical performance. BURLINGTON, MA – Akeso Biomedical, Inc., announced today that the company has obtained authorization in the European Union to market...
During the past several years, the somewhat overlapping concepts of Impact Investing and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) are increasingly top of mind for everyday investors. Impact Investing refers to...
Solaris Vaccines' Chief Scientific Officer, Raymond Goodrich, featured in CBSA article “Future Forward: Health Innovators Launch Inventions Prompted by the Pandemic." Click here to download the article.
The VIC Fellows Program provides an opportunity for individuals with relevant expertise and interest to learn how to identify and evaluate promising innovation from global sources. We are pleased to highlight the...
A promising approach for preventing cognitive and behavioral impairment following ischemic events such as cardiac arrest and stroke. Aurora, CO - Neurexis Therapeutics, Incorporated, announces it has been awarded a...
Nob Hill Therapeutics was selected as a finalist in the Redefining Early Stage Investments (RESI) Innovator’s Pitch Challenge (IPC). An opportunity for early-stage companies to gain exposure to conference attendees,...
The University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Health Awards has selected CardioWise, Inc. as a Quarterfinalist in the Hospital Diagnostics Category. The awards showcase the health tech industry, showcasing the best...
Part 2: Technology Transfer and License Terms As was described in Part I of this article [1], VIC has a systematic and thorough technology assessment process. We also have extensive experience negotiating licenses for...
New company advances novel vaccines to better fight COVID-19 and other pathogens FORT COLLINS, CO - VIC Technology Venture Development, LLC (VIC), announced today the formation of Colorado-based Solaris Vaccines, Inc.,...
The VIC Fellows Program provides an opportunity for individuals with relevant expertise and interest to learn how to identify and evaluate promising innovation from global sources. We are pleased to highlight the...
Part 1: Opportunity Sourcing and Assessment The U.S. invests more than $120 billion in federally sponsored research funding at universities and national labs. Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs) are unique entities...
The patents extend Tesseract’s automotive crash energy absorption platform to save lives. The company has received a Notice of Granting and Publication of its second patent “Uniform Deceleration Unit” June 1, 2021 by...
In the first half of 2021, we have seen a return to more normal operations across VIC and our portfolio of companies. Progress across VIC and our portfolio of companies in 2021 H1 has been strong. Click Here to download...
VIC adds another esteemed health care veteran to Board. Fayetteville, AR - VIC Technology Venture Development has announced the appointment of Ajay Gupta, who brings 30 years of executive healthcare experience, to its...
Brad Phelan serves as the Director of Technology Commercialization and Director of Blackstone LaunchPad for UTSW. We recently had a chance to discuss the overall topic of UTSW’s role in the rise of North Texas as the...
Innovation is Geographically Distributed; Venture Capital Activity is Not The powerful combination of venture capital and innovation is critical to maintaining the global competitiveness of the U.S. While innovation is...
Filtravate Having licensed a patent-pending technology from New Mexico State University (NMSU), Filtravate went on to refine the technology, building new organic filtration membranes with controlled and tunable pore...
The VIC Fellows Program provides an opportunity for individuals with relevant expertise and interest to learn how to identify and evaluate promising innovation from global sources. We are pleased to highlight the...
FAYETTEVILLE, AR - Zebra Analytix, Inc.—a VIC Technology Venture Development portfolio company—announced today that John A. Michalek has joined the company as Chief Executive Officer and Board Member to lead the...
With a new administration comes new perspectives and likely changes in tax policy. President Biden has proposed doubling the rate that wealthy Americans pay on investment capital gains up to 43.4%, a topic that has been...
Solenic Medical participated in the 2021 Texas A&M New Ventures Competition (TNVC) held live at Texas A&M University after being held virtually in 2020. Twenty-one companies were invited to participate May 19-20 for...
Angel investors often invest at the seed stage of a company's development. The typically smaller round sizes and lower valuations allow early individual investors to gain a meaningful stake in a given company. However,...
Brian Patrick Cork is a principal of brian cork COACHING™, which provides client services in business design, strategy development, executive team-building, and financial capital formation. Please tell us a little about...
VIC adds two life science leaders, bringing additional key insight to the team. VIC Technology Venture Development, which creates and develops high impact life science companies based on technologies exclusively...
Atkins will bring critical insight into the development and commercialization of inhaled medicines Albuquerque, NM - Southwest-based start-up Nob Hill Therapeutics is pleased to announce that Dr. Paul Atkins has been...
As discussed in my previous article “Portfolio Diversification During Times of Market Volatility,”[1] one of the few positive outcomes of the worldwide pandemic is the increasing recognition of the power of innovation...
Akeso Biomedical is pleased to announce that the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) provided a positive scientific opinion for use of its CI-FER™ feed additive in weaners. The positive opinion was provided after the...
VIC Adds Acclaimed Life Science Veteran to Their Team. Fayetteville, AR - VIC Technology Venture Development announced today the appointment of Fenel M. Eloi, a seasoned executive in the life science sector, to their...
Kim Muller is the Executive Director of CU Innovations, the technology commercialization and venture development office at the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical and Denver campuses. We recently had a chance to...
The two-year anniversary point in any startup provides an opportunity to reflect on the surprises and unexpected turns in the road, many of which could not have been predicted. Solenic Medical’s second year was unlike...
FAYETTEVILLE, AR - Zebra Analytix, Inc.—a VIC Technology Venture Development portfolio company—announced today that it has been awarded a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)...
VIC Foundry, in collaboration with Sandia National Laboratories, is developing a self-contained isothermal nucleic acid amplification test to address an unmet need for at-home testing of COVID-19 infection. This...
Despite the challenges 2020 brought, we saw promising progress for VIC and our portfolio companies. Click Here to download the Annual Report Executive Summary or view it below.
The VIC Fellows Program provides an opportunity for individuals with relevant expertise and interest to learn how to identify and evaluate promising innovation from global sources. We are pleased to highlight the...
SFC Fluidics Inc., developer of an Alternate Controller Enabled (ACE) insulin delivery pod and Diabeloop, pioneer in therapeutic artificial intelligence, are partnering to integrate the SFC ACE insulin pod into...
CardioWise, Inc., is pleased to announce Clearance of its 510(k) application by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its heart function analysis software, Stretch Quantifier for Endocardial Engraved Zones...
When I wrote my last “letter from the CEO” in January 2020, I did not foresee the tumultuous year ahead. For so many, it’s been a tragic and difficult year on a personal level. We have all been impacted by the pandemic...
CBSA President & CEO, Jennifer Jones Paton, asked Michael Artinger, PhD, Neurexis’ Chief Executive Officer, CBSA’s Key Questions for Life Sciences Innovators.
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