Global University Venturing

Patricia Stepp is leaving Skysong Innovations to become assistant vice-president for technology transfer at Rice University next month.

From the reluctance to invest in AI to the emergence of a shadow VC space, this is what we learned from one of the biggest gatherings of corporate investors.

Knowing your co-investors — and voting rights — extremely well is essential, says Merck GHI’s Bill Taranto.

Autonomous delivery robots are now cheaper to run than hiring humans. A partnership between Bolt and Starship Technologies marks a pivotal moment.

Recent technological breakthroughs have piqued investor interest in the sector. But just how close are we to making quantum computers useful?

Vienna-based startup Arkeon Biotechnologies converts carbon dioxide into carbon-negative food ingredients.

Microorganisms are increasingly being harnessed to create everything from cleaner fuels to flavourings, dyes and chemicals, part of a growing interest in reengineering existing biological processes for new purposes.

Using microbes to produce chemicals and fuels has long been a dream, but now a third wave of technological developments is making it economically viable.

From a university-owned farm and a state agency that funds TTOs and invests in spinouts to a national IP protocol, Ireland has a lot to teach others.

Munster Technological University spinout AudioSourceRe hopes its technology will be the facilitator for new audio and content creation capabilities.