25 September

First Fund @ DE Innovation Space

Providing select early stage startup companies with up to $75,000, via convertible note,* to access to DISI’s business building expertise, core programs, scientific equipment, and extensive, multi-use wet laboratories.

25 September

Delaware Innovation Space

Delaware Innovation Space, a 501c3 non-profit, leverages over 130K sq. ft of wet labs for chemistry, materials, biotech, and pharma applications combined with business building resources to assist in the startup and scaleup of companies.

19 April

Delaware Health Sciences Alliance

The DHSA is the consortium of leading regional health sciences institutions. The Founding Members are Christiana Care, University of Delaware, Thomas Jefferson University, and Nemours Children’s Health System. Our main focus is developing the Delaware health sciences workforce; catalyzing research; …

18 April

Startup Village

It takes a village to raise a startup: Startup Village is a group of professionals that provide free 30-minute one-on-one appointments to entrepreneurs in the UD community. Consultations are held at the Venture Development Center (VDC) and can be scheduled …

18 April

VentureOn

Take Your Concept to the Next Level: All UD students who are actively pursuing the launch and growth of a business are eligible to apply to become participants in VentureOn. Participants receive 24-hour access to the VDC, business advisory and …

18 April

Summer Founders

UD’s Pre-Accelerator for Student Ventures: The Summer Founders program is a 12-week program designed for students with early stage startups to work on their ventures and receive a stipend, mentorship and education sessions.

18 April

NSF I-Corps Sites

Maximize Research Impact: The National Science Foundation (NSF) I-Corps Sites Program provides specialized training and mini grants of up to $3,000 to help teams bridge the gap between academic research and product commercialization, University intellectual property, or any STEM-related technology.

18 April

Hen Hatch

UD’s Premier Startup Funding Competition: Entrepreneurial students, alumni, faculty and staff make connections, collect feedback on ideas and compete for startup cash and prizes totaling $100,000.

18 April

Blue Hen Proof Of Concept

The Blue Hen Proof of Concept (BH-POC) is a program designed to provide gap funding and training during the initial technology commercialization activities of researchers and inventors across campus. It supports building prototypes, proving technology concepts and validating that the …

16 April

Delaware Bioscience Association

Delaware Bio offers it’s members the opportunity to take advantage of several Bio Business Solutions programs. Through our exclusive partnership with Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), Delaware Bio members can save money on everything from office supplies to lab equipment.

02 January

Delaware Small Business Development Center

The Delaware Small Business Development Center Network (SBDC) is proud to be a part of the University of Delaware’s Office of Economic Innovation and Partnerships (OEIP), a team guided by a singular purpose to drive the University and the State’s …