Innovation Accelerator Foundation

The IAF's mission is to promote America's economic competitiveness by providing help to small businesses empowered by exceptional American innovation.

[Allison Schrager @AllisonSchrager]

a preview of our UBI future https://t.co/eZ3C542PYM

[Innovation Accelerator Foundation @IAF_io]

Bill at @OUP_VC has finally recorded his outstanding talk on how a biotech startup's cap table changes over time in response to different early fundraising scenarios and the extreme impact that has on the founders' equity positions. H/T @orinherskowitz https://t.co/iRqji7bDpW

[Innovation Accelerator Foundation @IAF_io]

Congratulations to @PennPCI and @PCIventures spin-off @ExynTech on the recent fundraise! https://t.co/qWddBHOgKT

[Innovation Accelerator Foundation @IAF_io]

Congratulations to @PennPCI spin-off @ExynTech on the recent fundraise! https://t.co/qWddBHOgKT

[Innovation Accelerator Foundation @IAF_io]

Want to create a startup from your university research but looking for help? Perhaps you need some great talent! @OUP_VC hosted a webinar on Recruiting Talent for University Startups along with @hazelmulhare @Psarouthakis @AHamdi5 ft @avx_io & Marc Singer. https://t.co/3VpCGiOjCy

[Innovation Accelerator Foundation @IAF_io]

"The more data made available for use in AI, the more “intelligent” AI systems become. Increased access to reliable data, however, must be coupled with privacy protections and comprehensive ethical measures." @intel https://t.co/lsRYmIUZfO

[Innovation Accelerator Foundation @IAF_io]

"How China is redrawing the map of world science. The Belt and Road Initiative, China’s mega-plan for global infrastructure, will transform the lives and work of tens of thousands of researchers." @NatureNews @EhsanMasood https://t.co/xd3TFriHHV

[Innovation Accelerator Foundation @IAF_io]

2020 budget cuts are on the horizon for the National Science Foundation. Yet: "The @NSF provides about one-quarter of all federal research grants and covers fields such as engineering, mathematics, computer science and social sciences." https://t.co/z2n0Kbr7IY

[Innovation Accelerator Foundation @IAF_io]

@congressdotgov session on AI Initiatives within the @DeptofDefense

https://t.co/ZXnfe6dg20

[Wendy R. Anderson @wendyranderson]

@SparkCognition is thrilled to be at @usairforce Pitch Day! As #USAF leader Will Roper said: “We can build the best airplanes and satellites, but we will lose if we can’t update the software at the speed of relevance in this century.” @AF_SBIR_STTR @AirForceTimes

[Duke University @DukeU]

As scientists work to understand the potential of #CRISPR to treat genetic diseases such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy, @DukeEngineering researchers found a single CRISPR-based genetic treatment can remain stable in mice for more than a year

📰➡️ https://t.co/IbXfx0EY5a

[Innovation Accelerator Foundation @IAF_io]

Great article by @amywebb in @WIRED "Washington is going to have a recruitment problem: There just aren’t enough incentives to lure AI talent away from high-paying jobs with great benefits into a life of public service."

https://t.co/9dVEkqFogi

[Innovation Accelerator Foundation @IAF_io]

Bravo!

[Innovation Accelerator Foundation @IAF_io]

"prioritize federal AI spending cutting-edge ideas that can directly benefit the American people" @WhiteHouse

https://t.co/SAKTliR6gn

[The White House 45 Archived @WhiteHouse45]

"We must ensure that advances in AI remain fueled by American ingenuity, reflect American values, and are applied for the benefit of the American people.”

A plan for American leadership in AI: https://t.co/WNGjvfg2Vb

[Innovation Accelerator Foundation @IAF_io]

@emcahan @IoanaA_Cristea @METRICStanford @statnews @TechCrunch @jshieber Agreed! Generally any promising venture needs to show it has some research published in peer-reviewed journals. That's just good science.

[Innovation Accelerator Foundation @IAF_io]

“@CarnegieMellon is the hub of the AI Task Force, which will eventually include other leading universities nationwide and private sector involvement.” @NDIAToday @USArmy https://t.co/vfO8i6ztHl

[Innovation Accelerator Foundation @IAF_io]

Mike Brown, Managing Director of @DIU_x discusses the relationship between Silicon Valley and the Pentagon
https://t.co/6HNnfef8D3

[AVX @avx_io]

Managing Director of Techstars Autonomous Technology Accelerator @techstars Warren Katz joins a panel on how to navigate the SBIR funding process @sbirgov @MD5NET @ColumbiaEship https://t.co/WirA2s8drr

[AVX @avx_io]

Managing Partner at McCune Capital @cahill_mc on Hacking Defense for Columbia @sbirgov @MD5NET @ColumbiaEship https://t.co/xH4Pti2eD6