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UK universities ready to pick up the pace of commercialisation in 2025
The UK stands to benefit from the work of the past 12 months to push more university research-led innovation into the marketplace.
Dec 13, 2024Podcast: How best to allocate limited proof-of-concept funds
Setting up investment committees made up of industry, venture capital and academics is a way to ensure limited proof-of-concept funds are allocated fairly to UK universities.
Nov 29, 2024Make sure UK proof-of-concept funds go beyond Golden Triangle, say experts
The £40m recently allocated by the UK government to proving university research is commercially viable shouldn't just benefit Oxford, Cambridge and London, say sector pundits.
Nov 28, 2024Most top UK universities adopt lower spinout equity
Many of the UK's universities have adopted recommendations to lower equity stakes in the companies they commercialise to at or below 25%.
Nov 21, 2024UniTartu’s Maasik joins Nordic Science Investments
Mart Maasik has stepped down as chief executive of UniTartu Ventures at the University of Tartu to join a $63 spinout investment fund.
Nov 14, 2024Trinity College Dublin hires Coole to manage knowledge exchange
Vincent Coole, who built a programme University of Birmingham programme to commercialise technology before creating a spinout, has joined Trinity College Dublin.
Nov 12, 2024Podcast: Incubators are a distraction, acquire customers early instead
Pearse Coyle worked with Innovate UK to upgrade their pre-accelerator programme ICURe and teach would-be founders to raise cash early.
Nov 1, 2024Universities in northeast England form $30m spinout fund
The universities of Durham, Newcastle, Northumbria, Sunderland and Teesside are the latest group of academic institutions in the UK to launch a fund to invest in their spinouts.
Oct 25, 2024Other News
UK universities launch $390m spinout investment company
SETsquared's investment vehicle will fund companies that are spun out of the universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey.
Oct 11, 2024Technical University of Denmark's VC unit launches $56.5m deep tech fund
The Danish university's VC subsidiary, PSV Foundry, set up the fund to investment in environmental sustainability companies.
Oct 11, 2024Tom Flanagan retires from University College Dublin’s innovation unit
Flanagan doubled the Irish university's spinout rate during his time there.
Oct 8, 2024Spinout investor Kurma Partners raises $154m for biotech fund
The European venture capital firm aims to raise a total €250m for its fourth fund by next year.
Oct 4, 2024University of the Arts London pitches joint tech transfer office for social…
The UK institution has secured financing to launch a shared tech transfer office that will help develop more spinouts from the arts, humanities and social sciences.
Oct 2, 2024Oxford University Innovation appoints Jaci Barnett as COO
Barnett led consulting services at the University of Oxford's commercialisation arm where she increased revenue and service performance.
Sep 24, 2024Editor's Picks
Sony and Intel back company making key part for next wave of…
UK smartphone camera component developer Cambridge Mechatronics’ latest round featured strategic investors Sony Ventures and Intel Capital.
Feb 13, 2024Maersk shifts to venture client approach to move faster on new tech
Maersk revamped its Maersk Growth innovation unit in June with a new team and a change in how it invests in tech and sustainability.
Jan 5, 2024Turkey: Can CVC remove the funding roadblocks for startups?
Turkey has the ingredients to be a top tech market, but it needs investors to take more risk if its startups are to get past early stage.
Oct 11, 2023Reality check: Has the IRA made the US a magnet for cleantech…
The US's $369bn climate legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), promises to put the US at the forefront of the clean energy transition, but the act has its limitations.
Oct 5, 2023About us
Global University Venturing (GUV) is where tech transfer, academic and investment experts meet to explore the latest ideas and technologies driving innovation forward. We drive the discussions and share best practices that are critical to the success of spinouts, scaleouts and innovation programmes. Our aim is to help improve the processes of bringing innovations from academia to global markets and facilitate their integration into the broader business ecosystem.
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