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BioInnovation Institute adds 11 startups to Venture Lab cohort
BioInnovation Institute (BII), a Copenhagen-based non-profit innovation hub established by the Novo Nordisk Foundation, is supporting 11 companies through its 12-month Venture Lab programme. Each company receives €500,000 in convertible loan funding, along with access to laboratory infrastructure, mentorship, business expertise, and BII’s investor network of more than 200 national and international investors. BII supports read more
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Art Institute of Chicago’s Beloved Stock Exchange Room May Be Impacted by Expansion Plans
A treasured area of the Art Institute of Chicago may be reshaped by an expansion plan that would see the gallery spaces grow significantly in size. That area of the museum is the Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room, which was originally built between 1893 and 1894, and which was spared from demolition during the ’70s. read more
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BioInnovation Institute backs five startups with €1.3M in follow-on funding
BioInnovation Institute (BII), an initiative of the Novo Nordisk Foundation, has awarded an additional €1.3 million in follow-on funding to five portfolio startups,bringing total support per company to up to €1.8 million. The funding is intended to support product development, operational scaling and progress toward market deployment across healthtech, agritech, climatetech and deeptech. The announcement read more
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Iconic Baseball Painting by Norman Rockwell Acquired by the Art Institute of Chicago
On Tuesday, the Art Institute of Chicago announced its acquisition of a study for The Dugout (1948) by Norman Rockwell. Donated by former governor of Illinois Bruce Rauner and Diana Rauner, it will be the first work by that artist in the museum’s collection. A popular painter of American everyday life, Rockwell (1894–1978) is most read more
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Minneapolis Institute of Art Closes for Third Straight Day Amid Alex Pretti Killing, ICE Protests
The Minneapolis Institute of Art, the city’s leading art museum, announced on Sunday that it would remain closed on Sunday “for the safety of staff and visitors,” according to a statement posted to Instagram. The institution was one of many in the city to close on Friday as part of the Day of Truth and read more
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Congress Funds Institute for American Indian Arts
News The Senate confirmed appropriations for the college and several other embattled cultural institutions following Trump’s threats to defund them. “Apache Anamorphic” mural (2025) by Institute of American Indian Arts Artist-in-Residence Douglas Miles and other students (all photos by Jason Ordaz, courtesy IAIA) Following months of uncertainty, the Senate has confirmed full or near-full funding read more
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Novo Nordisk Foundation backs BioInnovation Institute with €736M to scale life sciences and deeptech innovation
The Novo Nordisk Foundation has allocated up to €736 million (DKK 5.5 billion) to BioInnovation Institute (BII), a leading institute for life science and deep tech innovation in Copenhagen. The funding will enable BII to expand its activities into new strategic areas and geographies, and support even more entrepreneurs and startups, strengthening innovation in Denmark read more
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