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Loccisano heads University of Bologna’s incubator Almacube

The tech transfer expert has been appointed to lead the Italian university's accelerator.

Jul 19, 2024

Cardiff University sets out to be leader in social sciences spinouts

The UK university sees its focus on social sciences spinouts as a way to drive civic engagement.

Jul 18, 2024

Hunt takes on new innovation role at University of Bath

Hunt returns to the UK university where he first held a director of research and innovation services role between 2014 and 2018.

Jul 16, 2024

UK university group calls for fund to finance spinouts outside Golden Triangle

The Russell Group of the UK's top research universities is calling on the the country's new Labour government to boost investment in spinouts across all regions of the UK.

Jul 9, 2024

Laigaard leaves University of Copenhagen tech transfer office

The founder of the university's spinout commercialisation arm said in a LinkedIn post that she is taking a breather to "regroup".

Jul 1, 2024

Spinouts that don't spin out: How Birmingham de-risks early-stage ventures

The University of Birmingham has created a system for researchers to commercialise their technology and find clients before incorporating a company.

Jun 28, 2024

[Updated] Gibbs appointed to top job at Oxford University Innovation

Mairi Gibbs has been appointed CEO of Oxford University Innovation permanently, having led the tech transfer office in an interim capacity since April.

Jun 7, 2024

University of Cambridge seeks new CEO of commercialisation arm

The new hire will replace Diarmuid O'Brien, who has headed Cambridge Enterprise for three years.

May 22, 2024

Other News

UK VC firm EMV Capital takes over Cambridge seed investor Martlet Capital

EMV Capital will manage a portfolio of 53 deep tech and life sciences companies as part of the acquisition.

May 13, 2024

Imec.xpand closes Fund II at $320m

The deep tech venture firm has surpassed its original goal by $50m and more than doubled its assets under management to $455m.

May 2, 2024

Crumbling system, fragile lives: can spinouts help in the senior care crisis?

From a chest-worn device to help with Parkinson's symptoms to stress measuring socks — here are the spinouts providing support for senior citizens.

Mar 25, 2024

Taylor takes over from Baxter at Edinburgh Innovations

Andrea Taylor, director of Strategic Partnerships at Edinburgh Innovations, will become interim CEO when George Baxter leaves for UC Davis at the end of the month.

Mar 18, 2024

How Basel supercharged its spinout rate

Basel has quietly built a life sciences ecosystem that’s becoming hard to ignore.

Feb 27, 2024

University of Durham’s Hammond retires

Tim Hammond, who spent the past 24 years at the University of Durham and was programme lead at Northern Accelerator, retired at the end of January.

Feb 1, 2024

Editor'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, 2024

Maersk 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, 2024

Turkey: 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, 2023

Reality 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, 2023
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