Welcome to the Yale Ventures Report, our monthly newsletter. Please share this with anyone who may be interested in staying in the loop about the innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem at Yale and the New Haven region.

In addition to the official launch of Yale Ventures, this month was filled with news including the establishment of the Roberts Innovation Fund to accelerate the translation of engineering research, the largest-ever Blavatnik Awards, a gift from Boeing, a new biotech incubator on campus, and more.

Startup Yale, hosted by the Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking is also underway. 

Lastly, we hope to see you at the Yale Innovation Summit on May 17 & 18.  Now is a great time to register if you have not already. We are excited to return to an in-person event after two years virtual, and we're celebrating that with a packed agenda featuring two keynote addresses, several dynamic panels, live pitches from innovators from across the state, and more. Early registrations indicate we could have record attendance and we’d love to see you there. 

Josh Geballe

Managing Director, Yale Ventures

Yale Announces $5M Roberts Innovation Fund to Commercialize Engineering Faculty Discoveries

Thanks to a generous gift from Yale alumnus Will Roberts ’90, the Roberts Innovation Fund will provide grant funding, mentoring and business training to assist in the commercialization of breakthrough inventions that solve real-world problems. 

The Blavatnik Fund for Innovation at Yale Awards Over $3 Million in Accelerator Funding to Develop 12 New Therapeutic and Digital Health Products

With this 6th annual round of awards, the Fund now supports 45 projects that have received over $13 million to fund preclinical and clinical development. Since its inception in 2016, the Fund has assisted Yale faculty in the development of 345 different proposals, 120 of which have been showcased to hundreds of corporate and venture investors at Yale Pitchfest. Funded projects have resulted in 12 spinoff companies that have raised nearly $250 million in venture funding, and three funded projects have achieved FDA Investigational New Drug (IND) status.

Boeing Enters a Multi-Year Commitment and $10 Million Donation to Yale University Center for Natural Carbon Capture 

Biotech Incubator, BioLabs Opens at Yale's West Campus

New Program Changes How Yale Turns Ideas into Business Ventures

Center for Health Care Innovation: Call for Proposals

Do you have a solution with the potential to radically improve health and save lives? The Center for Health Care Innovation is launching its inaugural YNHHS Innovation Award in 2022. All Yale New Haven Health employees and Yale University faculty are invited to submit proposals with the potential to translate promising technologies and research from the lab to enable these life saving tools to reach the people we serve. Deadline: May 30, 2022

Geballe Takes The Wheel of Town-Gown Tech 3.0

Yale Focuses Startup Efforts in New Yale Ventures Platform

New initiative Yale Ventures to promote innovation and entrepreneurship

Yale Ventures: New initiative will promote innovation and entrepreneurship

Supporting Innovation at Yale and in New Haven:

A Q&A with Josh Geballe

Newly Launched Yale Ventures Aims to Propel Start-Ups in New Haven and Beyond