by vdc | Jul 18, 2009 | Marketing and Selling, Startups
Last evening, some of the largest players in the local innovation community, including Sycamore Networks founder Gururaj “Desh” Deshpande, Flybridge Capital Partners General Partner Michael Greeley and Ken Morse, co-founder of 3Com Corporation, gathered at UMass...
by vdc | Jul 11, 2009 | Innovation
Boston is a place where people seem to be constantly finding new ways to tackle old problems. Often overlooked though are the innovators trying new solutions to seemingly intractable social challenges. Earlier this week, the VDC hosted a meeting with Julie Zack,...
by vdc | Jul 6, 2009 | Innovation, R & D
At a time when organizations should be taking bigger innovation risks, their bias is in the other direction. But not UMass President Wilson, who understands that avoiding risky projects altogether strangles growth. Last week, Wilson announced a total of $1 million in...
by vdc | Jun 25, 2009 | Incubators
More and more applied research and development is underway in the labs at UMass Boston. Last night Drs. Alice Carter, Robyn Hannigan and Deyang Qu presented results of their innovative research to the members of the Venture Development Center’s advisory board, who...
by vdc | Jun 10, 2009 | Fundraising, Startups
Dr. Robyn Hannigan and her start-up company – GeoMed Analytical – are up-and-running in the Venture Development Center. The firm reports a positive result in a clinical trial at Emory University Hospital on oral fluid testing to screen for lead poisoning...
