University of Vermont Lands $6 Million NSF Award for INVEST Program Backing Nine Research Teams
The University of Vermont (UVM) in Burlington, Vermont, has announced a $6 million award from the National Science Foundation to launch INVEST, short for Identifying and Nurturing Vermont’s Emerging Strategic Technologies.
Under the program, nine entrepreneurial research teams will receive seed funding, with the largest awards up to $150,000 over two years. Focus areas include food systems, complex systems and biomedical engineering, the university said.
Cornell University serves as the mentoring institution for the program. INVEST is directed by Sara Helms Cahan, UVM’s associate vice president for research.
UVM said the program is designed to move campus research toward the market and grow new strategic-technology industries and jobs in Vermont, with team selections to be announced as the program proceeds.
(Source: University of Vermont)
Source: University of Vermont
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