What sets Orca Computing apart from other quantum technology developers is its use of fibre optics and photonics to overcome one of the key challenges facing the sector – the disruption that can be caused by outside forces such as magnetic fields and thermal energy on qubits, the building blocks of quantum computing. “What you […]

An innovation that could drastically reduce the volume of harmful plastic microbeads in products ranging from cosmetics to paint is helping a UK cleantech developer win plaudits and attract investment. Naturbeads, a spinout from University of Bath, has developed a process to manufacture biodegradable microparticles from cellulose. The firm, set up in 2019, is based […]

When Global University Venturing published its ground-breaking analysis of more than 60 years of spinouts at University of Oxford in April 2020, all the data we had collected was from a pre-pandemic world. By that point, the institution’s portfolio had collected more than £2.2bn and another $245m in equity financing overall. Guest after guest on […]

Perhaps the only way for university venturing to go after a truly astounding first half the year was always in the same direction. And with 273 investments worth a combined $10.6bn, the months of July, August and September did not disappoint. The total for the year now stands at 848 deals, not too far off […]

“Xi Jinping gambles on economic tumult to cement his legacy”, “The Undoing of China’s Economic Miracle” and “China’s Unstable Political Economy” are just some of the headlines that have graced the Financial Times, The Atlantic and the Wall Street Journal in recent months. Some of this anxiety among economists relates to property developer China Evergrande, […]

We welcome Alexis Dormandy, who has been the chief executive of Oxford Science Enterprises, the investment company set up by University of Oxford, since January this year. He talks about the changes he has already enacted (which included rebranding the organisation from its original name of Oxford Sciences Innovation), what he plans to do next […]

We welcome David Coleman, the chief executive of University of Birmingham Enterprise, who is a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion. He tells about the importance of Micra and its ambition to raise a fund, how the TTO has grown over the years and also manages a research park, life science incubator and engages with […]

We welcome Itzik Goldwaser, president and chief executive of Yissum, the technology transfer company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, to discuss how the country’s mandatory army service helps foster an entrepreneurial mindset. He also tells us about his journey from running a Hebrew University spinout to heading its TTO, how the Israel Innovation Authority […]