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Midwest university and research news — tech transfer, startup spinouts, new degree programs, research funding milestones, and academic-industry partnerships.

Midwest University Startups & Research Spinouts

Midwest Startup Funding for the week ending October 9 2026 Piggy Bank

Midwest Startup Funding for the week ending October 9, 2026

October 10, 2026

Universities can teach entrepreneurs to start by Sebastian Penix of IU innovates

The Best Thing Universities can Teach Entrepreneurs is How to Start

September 14, 2026

The Midwest College Rankings 2026

August 22, 2026

www.start-midwest.com/news/founder-story-brian-moore-of-voxel51-data-for-physical-ai

Founder Stories: Brian Moore of Voxel51 - Data for Physical AI

StartMidwest Elanco Ventures Launches in Indiana

Elanco commits $25M to launch animal health venture fund in Indianapolis

Ann Arbor, Michigan energy storage startup Volt Harbor raises a $2M seed round built on University of Michigan technology

Ann Arbor's Volt Harbor raises $2M seed to commercialize software-defined energy storage

StartMidwest State of AI Report OhioX

OhioX releases 2026 State of AI report: talent is new bottleneck

StartMidwest Global Tech Ecosystem Index 2026 Lincoln Nebraska

Where Midwest startup hubs rank in Dealroom's 2026 Global Tech Ecosystem Index

StartMidwest Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development awards 43 million

Minnesota DEED awards nearly $43 million for business expansions and job training

Intalus raises $11M seed, building production hub at Purdue

StartMidwest Polsky Center Third Coast Foundry Microsoft and Nvidia Partnership

University of Chicago partners with Microsoft and Nvidia to support Midwest AI startups

Most University Innovations Aren’t Meant to Be Startups

StartMidwest - Minnesota workers most exposed to AI in Midwest

Minnesota workers at risk with highest generative AI ‘exposure’ in Midwest

StartMidwest - Caroline Wolanin of Straylight - Detroit vs Everybody

It's Detroit vs. Everybody. Including Itself.

Purdue Innovates Accelerator

Purdue Innovates launches second accelerator cohort

StartMidwest ‘Significant moment’ for Midwest Innovation Ecosystem as Research Universities Open SF Outpost. Third Coast Foundry

‘Significant moment’ for Midwest Innovation Ecosystem as Research Universities Open SF Outpost.

Midwest Moxie: Using sound waves to evaporate tumors - Histosonics

February 20, 2026

Startup Wisconsin Podcast: How UW Milwaukee Turns Research Into Startups - Jessica Silvaggi, UWM Research Foundation

Startup Wisconsin Podcast: Jessica Silvaggi of UWM Research Foundation

February 12, 2026

StartMidwest Why does promising scientific innovation fail to launch?

Why does promising scientific innovation fail to launch?

February 9, 2026

A New Model in Indiana for Building Rural Health Startups

January 21, 2026

StartMidwest why Biotech company Fauna Bio set up in Oskosh Wisconsin

Why a Bay Area Biotech Company Set Up Shop in Oshkosh, Wisconsin

January 7, 2026

StartMidwest Ohio Startup News Year in Review 2025

Ohio Startup News 2025: Year In Review

December 29, 2025

Lilly and Indiana University Expand Clinical Trial Access and Innovation

December 17, 2025

StartMidwest author Elie Riniker of Mairs and Power in Minneapolis says The Twin Cities is Building the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs – One Pitch at a Time

The Twin Cities is Building the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs – One Pitch at a Time

December 8, 2025

Growing Founders at Home: Cincinnati Must Invite Students Into Building Startups

November 12, 2025

Alchemist Accelerator and University of Chicago Launch Quantum Cohort

November 11, 2025

StartMidwest Support for Michigan Tax Credit aimed to Boost Startup Investment

Support for Michigan Tax Credit aimed to Boost Startup Investment

November 1, 2025

StartMidwest Microsoft Data Center in Wisconsin

Wisconsin: Home to the world’s most powerful AI Data Center

September 23, 2025

Indiana University exceeds $1 billion in research funding for the first time

September 8, 2025

StartMidwest The nation’s first Accelerated Semiconductor degree

The nation’s first Accelerated Semiconductor degree

August 26, 2025

StartMidwest Voyager Vista space park at Ohio State

Voyager names team to build VISTA space park at Ohio State

August 13, 2025

StartMidwest Non-Invasive Cancer Therapy firm HistoSonics acquired for 2.25 Billion

Non-Invasive Cancer Therapy firm HistoSonics acquired for $2.25 Billion

StartMidwest University of Wisconsin Green Bay Space Conference

Cutting-edge energy dialogue at 35th Wisconsin Space Conference

StartMidwest - 7 million Illinois incubator

Illinois commits $7 million to modernize tech incubators and boost innovation

StartMidwest University of Wisconsin Milwaukee AI Co-Innovation lab

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee opens AI Co-Innovation Lab

StartMidwest University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point launches ethical AI degree.

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point launches ethical AI degree.

StartMidwest University of Toledo hydrogen

University of Toledo leads on efforts to build hydrogen workforce

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