UNC Launches New Research Venture Fund
Posted Jan 23, 2015
UNC officials announced the formation of the Carolina Research Venture Fund, at a Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday. Board member Sallie Shuping-Russell, who is also a managing director at BlackRock – the world’s largest asset manager, made the announcement during an Innovation and Impact Committee meeting. She says the purpose of the fund is to help startup companies get off the ground.
(Chapelboro.com)
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