Minnesota University looks back on its most successful tech transfer year to date.
Minnesota University has helped 15 new spin-outs get off the ground in the just-ended financial year. The number of new companies is the highest yet for the institution – the previous year saw 14.
The spin-outs range in sectors from medical technology to clean energy to mechanical engineering. A notable spin-out is Meso-Flow, based on research by Allison Hubel, which markets a disposable device that is able to clean and store blood cells in transplants.
The technologies were all commercialised by Venture Centre, part of the university’s Office for Technology Commercialisation. The centre was established in 2006 to work with faculty and students to identify marketable research. Since its inception, it has been responsible for 67 new businesses.
