Global University Venturing

UK corporates invest in the domestic innovation ecosystem less than US, French and German peers. The government is trying to change that.

What if living to 100 was the norm rather than the exception for humans? Here are 10 companies using university research to make it happen.

Tim Hammond, who spent the past 24 years at the University of Durham and was programme lead at Northern Accelerator, retired at the end of January.

After nearly two decades with the University of Bristol, director of enterprise services Mustafa Rampuri has joined startup Duality Quantum Photonics.

John Swartley is the university’s inaugural chief innovation officer, while Benjamin Dibling will take over from Swartley at tech transfer office PCI.

Auburn University has named Patrick Reed, who's worked in tech transfer for two decades, as executive director of its Intellectual Property Exchange.

Terry Lopaka Adams has been appointed to lead the tech transfer office at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute following the retirement of Todd Keiller.

Healthcare systems are failing BIPOC women, but entrepreneurs are trying to fill some of the gap — if they can get the funding.

Diarmuid O’Brien will continue to act as CEO of Cambridge Enterprise for one day a week.

• Corporates invested 43% less capital in startup funding rounds in 2023 compared with the previous year. • The number of active corporate investors fell by 17%, as many opted to wait out poor market conditions. • The number of corporates taking LP positions in VC funds fell to its lowest level in a decade.

Laura Möller is the new director of K.I.E.Z, a multi-university-backed entrepreneurship centre for artificial intelligence startups.