Global University Venturing

Ian McClure is expanding his role from associate vice president for research, innovation and economic impact at the University of Kentucky to include vice president of innovation for UK Healthcare, the institution's health system.

After 12 years in the role, Andy Shenk is retiring from his position as CEO of the University of Auckland's technology transfer office.

The former startup founder and Silicon Valley investor will head the University of Cambridge’s commercialisation arm.

The University of Utah Ventures has been launched in partnership with Epic Ventures and will focus on early-stage companies in sectors including software and life sciences.

Australia has one of the world's most mature university investment ecosystems, thanks to large pensions funds, Uniseed and royalties from wifi.

The state-backed Luxembourg Future Fund has put $5.4m into VIVES Inter-University Fund, bringing the multi-university venture fund’s new total to $80.5m.

Kathryn Chapman has been made executive director of the association promoting Cambridge's innovation ecosystem.

VC firm Future Planet Capital and pension solutions provider Mobius Life will launch the fund in Q1 of 2025 to take advantage of UK pension reform.

Pack Ventures, an independent venture capital fund that invests in University of Washington spinouts, is raising more money to invest in the Seattle region.

The investor in university spinouts wants to take on external limited partners to raise more money for companies seeking scale-up capital.

Collet has spent most of her career at the University of Bristol where she was a director in its division of research and enterprise.