“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 […]

We welcome Christy Wyskiel, the executive director of Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures (JHTV), the tech transfer office of Johns Hopkins University, and the senior adviser to Johns Hopkins’ president for innovation and entrepreneurship. She reveals why she is so passionate about the Baltimore ecosystem that she goes above and beyond her day job and she […]

We welcome Tim Boyle, director of innovation and commercialisation at nuclear research institute ANSTO and the chair of ATTP, the global body responsible for RTTP accreditation. He reveals what makes ANSTO different and how a chance encounter on Imperial College London’s campus pushed him into a career in tech transfer. He also talks about why […]

We are joined by Christina Takke, managing partner at V-Bio Ventures, a venture capital firm she co-founded to invest in spinouts from research institute VIB and other promising companies across Europe. She tells us why she helped set up V-Bio Ventures, why it is qualitative money that is missing in continental Europe and what can […]

Global University Venturing will reveal the winners of this year's awards at the gala dinner as part of the GCV Symposium on November 3.