Michelle Bolas has been appointed chief innovation officer, while also becoming executive director of Innovate Carolina.

Richard Chylla will start as executive director of University of Virginia’s Licensing and Ventures Group next week after more than a decade at Michigan State University.

Niclas Nilsson will become the new head of LU Innovation next week after more than 17 years with dermatology company Leo Pharma.

Marion Bernard has joined the executive team of Northern Gritstone as chief investment officer, further filling out the investment company’s C-suite.

Since its passage, the Bayh-Dole Act has bolstered US economic output by up to $1.7 trillion, supported 5.9 million jobs and helped lead to more than 14,000 spinouts.

The new German Agency for Transfer and Innovation (DATI) will help the academic research base to create spinouts.