2020 is on track to be record-breaking for the ecosystem despite covid causing global upheaval

Something intriguing is afoot in the world of tech transfer: despite the pandemic, the third quarter of the year has seen the highest dealflow since June 2018 (when GUV tracked 119 investments). Notable, too, is the fact that June has tended to be a month of heightened activity, but the 108 deals actually occurred in July – a delay caused, most likely, by the challenges that working remotely caused for a few weeks before researchers and tech transfer staff had…

Thierry Heles

Thierry Heles is editor-at-large of Global University Venturing and Global Corporate Venturing, and host of the Beyond the Breakthrough podcast.