“I have never believed you have to accept things as they stand.”
This quote from Susan Searle, chief executive of Imperial Innovations Group from 2002 to July 2013, comes after her more than 20 years’ experience around the world of international university commercialisation. It points to the drive, energy and determination required to take the technology transfer office (TTO) of UK university Imperial College London (ICL) to listing on Aim, the alternative investment market, and becoming one of the…
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