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.

We welcome Rich Chylla, the executive director of MSU Technologies, the tech transfer office at Michigan State University. He discusses the importance of collaboration across institutions and countries, and tells us more about his experience of being a chairman of AUTM, why MSU Foundation plays a crucial role in his job and why “flyover country” is […]

We are joined by Thomas Schmidt, head of technology transfer at University of Southern Denmark (SDU), to discuss the importance of time management skills, the challenges – and opportunities – of being a regional university, and why senior leaders are the ones who really ought to consider becoming RTTP certified. He also tells us how, […]

We welcome Jay Schrankler, the associate vice-president and head of the Polsky Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at University of Chicago. Schrankler spent the first part of his career in industry, working for Honeywell, and he tells us about the transformative experience that convinced him to join the world of university tech transfer. He also […]

We are joined by Helen McBreen, a partner at Atlantic Bridge who oversees the spinout-focused University Bridge Fund – backed by Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin and University College Cork. She talks about the importance of diversity on both sides of the table and gives us an insight into how the fund works with […]