and TechAccel LLC, a Kansas City-based technology and venture development company, today announced an expanded partnership that provides increased support for the university鈥檚 Science Translation and Innovative Research (STAIR鈩) Grant program, which provides funding for proof-of-concept research aimed at demonstrating commercial feasibility of university-generated technologies.
will commit $50,000 in grant funding to an expansion of the Venture Catalyst STAIR grants, which are in their fifth year of enabling the commercial translation of 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis research and technologies through proof-of-concept funding.
This promise of additional funding is intended to elicit more agricultural-focused technologies. TechAccel鈥檚 additional funding will support a sixth STAIR grant this year focusing exclusively on a technology in plant or animal agriculture, animal health, animal nutrition, or technologies to reduce postharvest food waste and increase food safety. If successful, this expanded program may be repeated.
鈥淲e are proud to collaborate with the world-class talent at 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis,鈥 said Michael Helmstetter, president and CEO of TechAccel. 鈥淭ogether, we see opportunities to make a greener, healthier future by helping advance agriculture, animal health and food safety technologies to market.鈥
Dushyant Pathak, associate vice chancellor for research and executive director of Venture Catalyst at 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis, agreed.
鈥淲e鈥檙e thrilled with this generous enhancement to our existing collaboration with TechAccel which has already provided support for novel translational research at the university,鈥 he said. 鈥淭echAccel鈥檚 unique focus and its combination of business and technical expertise provide the perfect complement to our strengths at 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis in technology development and product innovation for societal impact.鈥
TechAccel is a technology and venture development organization focused in agriculture, animal health and food technology. The company invests in innovative technology and funds science advancement programs to accelerate readiness for commercialization.
TechAccel began its in 2016 with participation in the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Venture Catalyst STAIR-Plus鈩 program, which supports STAIR grant recipients who successfully achieve their commercialization milestones.
As part of the program, TechAccel executives participate in the review and assessment of grant applications in agriculture, animal health, food and nutrition. TechAccel executives provide mentorship to grant-winning researchers, who may also be considered for future TechAccel emerging company investments.
TechAccel also recently announced an underway at the Siegel Lab in the Genome Center at 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis. This project, led by Justin B. Siegel, assistant professor of chemistry biochemistry and molecular medicine as well as faculty director of the Innovation Institute for Food and Health at 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis, is directed toward identifying mutations in a wheat enzyme to produce plants capable of thriving in warmer temperatures.
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AJ Cheline, 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Office of Research, 530-752-1101, acheline@ucdavis.edu
Nancy Shawyer, TechAccel, 816-916-1141, nancy@techaccel.net