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SURVEY: Technology Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets

Boston University and its network partners recently started GATE, (Global Accelerators of Technology Entrepreneurship) an initiative dedicated to supporting technology entrepreneurship in emerging economies by leveraging the resources available through U.S. universities and their networks. They are conducting a 10-question survey to better understand what services from U.S. universities or their networks could be of […]

Novel Biosensor could detect viruses with little preparation

Traditional virus diagnostic tools such as ELISA and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) remain strong diagnostic options, but they require significant infrastructure and sample preparation time. Now a team of researchers led by Boston University Assistant Professors Hatice Altug (ECE) and John Connor (Microbiology, BUSM) has introduced a novel biosensor that directly detects live viruses from […]

Fall 2010 Ignition Awardees Announced

The Ignition Award Program awards funds to Boston University faculty to bridge the gap between government-funded, discovery-oriented research and the follow-on development work performed by external commercial or non-profit entities. By enabling researchers to generate relevant data, reach key milestones, develop a prototype, or test an implementation strategy the Ignition Awards will help bring raw […]

Technology Entrepreneurship for Emerging Markets- An Ecosystem Approach

By Azatuhi Ayrikyan and Sean Lee Technology Entrepreneurship (TE) offers unique development opportunities for societies to educate and grow local talent as well as build diversity and long-term economic health. GATE –Global Accelerators of Technology Entrepreneurship – is an initiative based out of Boston University designed to support TE in emerging economies by leveraging the […]

Start-up Profile: Noblegen

NobleGen Biosciences holds exclusive license from Harvard and BU to commercialize breakthrough fourth-generation nanopore sequencing technology. Boston University Professor Amit Meller, an internationally recognized leader in nanopore physics, developed the technology. He has won $8.5 million in NIH funding since 2002. NobleGen is run by Meller and CEO Frank Feist and operates out of UMass […]

OTD boosts spinoffs with programs, grants

Dear Reader, The Office of Technology Development is accelerating BU spin-offs by investing in infrastructure elements: the Kindle mentoring program, Ignition Grants for faculty and Launch Award convertible debt funding and Business Incubation. In 2010 we funded 11 Ignition grants ($500K), two Launch Awards ($350K) and currently have 86 mentors and 49 mentee projects being […]

Boston University researcher shows Microrobotic Vascular Surgery System at TEDMED2010

Boston University researcher Pierre Dupont shows off the tiny surgical robot he has been developing in collaboration with Children’s Hospital Boston. This video shows a demo from TEDMED2010:

BU Professor creates computing solution for disabled

CAS Computer Science Professor Margrit Betke, frustrated at the lack of computer resources for the severely disabled, created Camera Mouse, software that uses a webcam to link pre-selected facial movements to cursor commands. Check out the article and video (originally published in BU Today) below. BU Today- Every day, our world grows more digital and […]

2011 Digital Pioneers focus on Clean-tech

On September 1, the World Economic Forum in Geneva, Switzerland, announced its list of 2011 Technology Pioneers. The award was started by the WEF in 2000 and recognizes start-up companies that have “the potential to inspire significant change in business and society.” “The World Economic Forum is proud to recognize an outstanding group of innovative companies as […]

Future looks promising for Sand9

Boston University professor Raj Mohanty founded Sand9, a company focused on developing high-precision micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) technology, in 2007. The start-up, which spent its early years in OTD’s Technology Incubator, recently revealed the development of MEMS oscillator structures that match the performance of high-end temperature-compensated quartz crystal (TXCO) oscillators. This breakthrough will allow MEMS to […]