Our abundance of technically adept postdoctoral graduates is not a problem to be solved, but an asset to be valued

Over the past few weeks and months, the country has seen positive headlines for large deals, venture fundraising and corporate innovation initiatives.

Lou Berneman, founding partner at Osage University Partners, offers his 10 rules for principled negotiation.

In December, Global University Venturing invited its readers to vote for the most noteworthy article published during the year from a selection of six pieces, a mix of most read comments and an editorially curated list. An article published in our June issue by David Dorsey, associate at Osage University Partners, on who spinout founders are won the poll and GUV is proud to republish the piece as the must-read article of 2017.

Comment from Robin Knight, co-founder of In-Part

Specific staffing choices and high investment levels can prolong the lifespan of corporate venture capital units

Or how the stock price performance of CVC parent companies varies with the age of the venture capital effort

Roel Bulthuis (pictured), managing director of Merck Ventures, spoke to Kaloyan Andonov about the evolution of the venturing fund, which has increased its capital commitment and its investment scope beyond healthcare and pharmaceuticals