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Age is just a number: 10 spinouts trying to cheat death

What if living to 100 was the norm rather than the exception for humans? Here are 10 companies using university research to make it happen.


Feb 4, 2024

Resistance is futile: seven superconductor companies that want to change the world

From healthcare to fusion to quantum computing to space, superconductors have the potential to revolutionise the world. And the technology is finally ready to commercialise.

Nov 6, 2023

Founders: here's how to get your product into the NHS

Startups often find the UK's National Health Service hard to sell into. These three tips can stop founders falling at the first hurdle.

Oct 16, 2023

Seven university spinouts with game-changing green grid technology

Sustainable energy means a more efficient grid and better storage. These breakthrough spinouts have ideas on how to do it.

Sep 12, 2023

Race to find (and fund) the new diabetes spinouts

From needleless wearables that monitor glucose to thermal imaging that prevents amputations, spinouts are improving care for a disease that affects 550m people.

Aug 17, 2023

Unearthing new innovations: 7 mining spinouts to watch

From carbon-negative lithium to quickly assessing the safety of mines, here are seven university spinouts that could transform the mining industry.

Jul 3, 2023

Spinout factories: why Ireland's universities punch above their weight

From a university-owned farm and a state agency that funds TTOs and invests in spinouts to a national IP protocol, Ireland has a lot to teach others.

Jun 14, 2023

AudioSourceRe pitches sound separation using AI

Munster Technological University spinout AudioSourceRe hopes its technology will be the facilitator for new audio and content creation capabilities.

Jun 14, 2023

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No more uncomfortable trips to the bathroom: how ProVerum tackles BPH

ProVerum, spun out of Trinity College Dublin, has developed a treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia, a common condition affecting men over 50.

Jun 14, 2023

How Equal1 is building a desktop quantum computer

University College Dublin spinout Equal1 has created a programmable quantum chip manufactured on a low-cost foundry CMOS process.

Jun 14, 2023

8 quantum spinouts breaking new ground

From a diamond-based, room temperature quantum computer to a unified programming language, here are eight quantum technologies of note.

May 24, 2023

10 spinouts to watch: April 2023

A treatment for all lung diseases, a rose petal-inspired coating to make solar cells more efficient and a device to resuscitate newborns are among this month's picks.

Apr 20, 2023

10 spinouts to watch: March 2023

Regrowing limbs, a cure for AML found at the bottom of the ocean and software for data centres to use 25% less energy are all more science than fiction thanks to these 10 spinouts.

Mar 20, 2023

MPC Therapeutics manipulates cell behaviour to fight cancer

Cancer survival rates have increased dramatically over the past century, but immunotherapies are not a holy grail — yet.

Mar 6, 2023

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Milltrust Ventures seeks corporates to back its $150m UK spinout fund

The VC firm is raising money from investors for its second UK spinout fund.

May 30, 2025

UK economic development bank to boost backing for spinout funds

The British Business Bank plans to invest in university spinout investment funds outside of the Golden Triangle.

May 13, 2025

US universities ramp up spinout fund creation as government cuts funding

The federal cuts to science and research funding mean US universities are leaning more on spinout funds and tech transfer offices to generate income.

Apr 29, 2025

IP licensing: universities pushed to ensure fair access to medicines

Funders are increasingly making global access to healthcare IP a condition of their grants.

Feb 25, 2025

Entrepreneur vs academic: Who makes the best leader of a spinout?

Professors have academic teaching obligations that can distract them from leading a spinout, but their technical expertise is also often invaluable to its commercial success.

Jan 30, 2025

Cash-strapped UK universities explore joint tech transfer to save money, increase output

Pooling tech transfer resources could help smaller universities commercialise technology that they can't push out on their own.

Jan 15, 2025
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