Bluefors Lab Chicago expands to UChicago Science Incubator

🏙️ Connecticut Invests $50M in New Haven Innovation Accelerator Governor Ned Lamont announced a $50 million state investment to build a new technology and innovation accelerator in New Haven, aimed at boosting startups, attracting venture capital, and fostering public-private partnerships. 📍 Key objectives: 🏢 Create a state-of-the-art innovation campus in New Haven 👩💻 Support early-stage tech startups with labs, mentorship, and funding access 💡 Accelerate commercialization of research from Yale and regional universities 🌍 Position Connecticut as a national leader in biotech, AI, and digital health 🔎 Innovative EcoSystems POV: 🔎 This is more than real estate, it’s ecosystem building that ties research, capital, and talent into one hub. 🔎 New Haven is leveraging Yale’s research base to become a biotech + AI anchor corridor, competing with Boston and NYC. 🔎 Public capital is de-risking private investment, showing how state-led seed funding can unlock long-term venture flows. 🔎 This model blends higher ed + startups + corporates, making Connecticut a magnet for FDI in high-tech sectors. 💡 Actionable Recommendations: 💡 For Policymakers: Expand accelerator linkages statewide to ensure inclusive growth beyond New Haven. 💡 For Corporates: Co-locate R&D teams in the hub to tap into Yale-driven innovation pipelines. 💡 For Investors: Target biotech and AI startups emerging here, backed by public funding and academic research. 💡 For Ecosystem Builders: Use this hub to connect Connecticut’s SMEs into global innovation networks. 🤙 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/g_s7UKsm 💬 Question for the Community: Could Connecticut’s $50M accelerator become the catalyst that positions New Haven as a top-tier US innovation ecosystem, rivaling Boston’s Kendall Square? #InnovativeEcoSystems #FDI #Connecticut #Biotech #AI

Some companies chase the sun. enurgen decided to model it. The Ottawa-based deep-tech startup just secured a $4.1M seed round led by BDC, Brightspark Ventures, and Diagram Ventures, with MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund joining the mix. It's the kind of funding move that tells you the energy game isn't just heating up, it's getting smarter. This one's a physics play wrapped in code, spun straight out of the University of Ottawa's #SUNLAB, where math meets #megawatts and the #photons don't stand a chance. CEO & Co-Founder Kibby Pollak, a SUNLAB alum with engineering roots and startup grit, has teamed up with CTO & Co-Founder Dr. Christopher E. Valdivia, whose PhD in Optoelectronics gives DUET, their flagship 3D finite-element engine, its pulse. Add Professor Karin Hinzer, President & Co-Founder, the architect of SUNLAB itself, and Professor Henry Schriemer, Co-Founder & Head of Research, whose academic fingerprints are all over the science, and you've got a founding team that's half lab coat, half laser beam. This isn't just software; it's a digital twin that can predict a #solarplant's yield within 1% of real-world performance. That's not marketing. That's math with swagger. DUET, short for Dual-sided Energy Tracer, doesn't rely on AI guesswork. It runs #physics-first, from the cell to the gigawatt, mapping #light, #terrain, and #weather in obsessive detail. It's precision built for the people keeping the lights on: IPPs, EPCs, and asset managers who can't afford to be wrong. Enurgen's already working with global #solaroperators, validating models that could erase the industry's 7–13% performance gap, numbers that make CFOs and #climatescientists equally sleepless. Backed by over 7 years of R&D and 10+ years of SUNLAB credibility, Enurgen grew from a 6-person research spinoff to a 50-strong force by 2025. Their secret? Staying rooted in physics while scaling through software. While the rest of the market is busy training models, Enurgen is training accuracy. In solar, precision isn't a feature, it's survival. This $4.1M round isn't just capital, it's fuel. It powers DUET's evolution, global expansion, and integration with the tools that run solar's day-to-day grind. Pollak and Valdivia aren't chasing sunlight; they're engineering how the world measures it. In a $500M+ market where every watt counts, Enurgen isn't promising perfection, they're proving it, 1 photon at a time. #Startups #StartupFunding #EarlyStage #VentureCapital #SeedRound #AI #Solar #SolarTech #Energy #EnergyTech #ClimateTech #DeepTech #Technology #Innovation #TechEcosystem #StartupEcosystem #Hiring #TechHiring If software engineering peace of mind is what you crave, Vention is your zen.

DeepTech Madrid, supported by Fundación para el Conocimiento madri+d, expands its reach in 2025, strengthening the role of the Madrid region as a European hub for science-based startups https://lnkd.in/d4MaAN3d

No Science, No Startups: The innovation engine we are switching off: In this candid account, Steve Blank succinctly articulates the necessity for investing in Theoretical Science, Basic Science and Applied Science. Engineers build on further standing on the shoulders of scientists . The Govt. funding has been the prime mover of the Sciences that led to innovative outcomes such as technologies for society , startups and venture capital ecosystem. Link to the full article: https://lnkd.in/dcjK9bzq

The guru of the Lean Startup method Steve Blank is advocating the role of science and interplay with engineering to build #deeptech startups . After the IT era, the progress of mankind needs more innovation and startups from biotech, Climate tech, space tech, agri tech, sustainable manufacturing ,and more. Thanks for sharing Dr.Balachandran A

🚀 Corintis has emerged from stealth with a $24M Series A led by BlueYard Capital, joined by Founderful, Acequia Capital, Celsius Industries & XTX Ventures, bringing total funding to $33.4M. With plans to expand its 55-member team to 70+ this year and ramp manufacturing to 1M+ microfluidic cold plates annually by 2026, Corintis is set to redefine chip cooling. 🌟 Notably, industry icons Lip-Bu Tan and Geoff Lyon are joining the board. 💡 Know more details: https://lnkd.in/gpY7BdYV Remco van Erp Sam Harrison Elison Matioli Husam Alissa Oliver Butke #semiconductors #deeptech #funding #news #startups #chip #ai #innovation #investment #startups #ustech

US-based Nanofiber Quantum Technologies (NanoQT), a quantum computing hardware startup, has closed the first tranche of a $14 million Series A financing. The round was led by existing investor Phoenix Venture Partners (PVP), with Brevan Howard Macro Venture Fund joining as a new investor. Check more details here https://lnkd.in/g5m6U9WM Brevan Howard Macro Venture WASEDA University Ventures (WUV) JAFCO GROUP INC Keio Innovation Initiative, Inc. Masashi Hirose

UChicago recently celebrated the opening of Hyde Park Labs to help advance science research and entrepreneurship on Chicago’s South Side. The new facility includes space for the UChicago Science Incubator, managed by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. “A new reality is possible here for founders, because of this space in this building,” says Samir Mayekar, Polsky’s managing director.

🌟 Highlights from the quantum innovation lab 2025 – Bootcamp 🌟 A few weeks ago, we wrapped up this year’s quantum innovation lab (qilab) Bootcamp of four days and three nights in Bad Ischl This year, we brought together 24 quantum and physics researchers from across these institutes to Bad Ischl for an intensive entrepreneurship bootcamp, learning about: 🧩 What does it take to become an entrepreneur? 💡 idea validation & value proposition 🚀 deep-tech innovation & technology readiness 🧠 IP strategy & pitch training …with just a sprinkle of well-deserved breaks in between! Thanks to our brilliant mentors and speakers, who made the experience unforgettable: Alexander Schwartz, Anna Bandura, Arushi Jain, Christopher Trummer, Clara Conrad-Billroth, Claudia K, Dadhichi Paretkar, Edmundo R. Sánchez Guajardo, Fraser Levick, Helene Hainzer, Holger Bock, Marco Masia & Nicola Weiroster Special thanks to: Nir Minerbi (Classiq) and Tommaso Macrì (QuEra Computing Inc.) After being intensely grilled for four days, our teams are now continuing their journey through expert-led webinars on funding, financial planning, market analysis, and more, guided by Julia Wagner, Maximilian Konrad, Matthias C. Kettemann, Tobias Denzler, Markus Pietzka, James Sanders and Carlos Fernández de Retana 🎯 What’s next? Stay tuned, the finale is coming soon! On 14 November, the teams will pitch their ideas in front of peers and jury members at the qilab Demo Day in Vienna. We would like to thank our partners: accent Inkubator GmbH, INiTS | Vienna's High-Tech Incubator, Onsight Ventures, Positron Ventures, QAI Ventures, Quantum Science Austria, TUM Venture Labs, univie innovation, VCQ Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology, xista science ventures, Wirtschaftsagentur Wien, QDNL Participations, Gateway Excellence Start-up Center University of Cologne #quantuminnovationlab #quantum #univieinnovation #innovation