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UniTartu’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, 2024Tom Flanagan retires from University College Dublin’s innovation unit
Flanagan doubled the Irish university's spinout rate during his time there.
Oct 8, 2024Ian McClure to oversee innovation at University of Kentucky's hospitals and clinics
Ian McClure is expanding his role from associate vice president for research, innovation and economic impact at the University of Kentucky to include vice president of innovation for UK Healthcare, the institution's health system.
Sep 23, 2024Andy Shenk retires as CEO of University of Auckland’s commercialisation arm
After 12 years in the role, Andy Shenk is retiring from his position as CEO of the University of Auckland's technology transfer office.
Sep 17, 2024Shariv heads University Medical Center Göttingen’s new tech transfer office
The technology transfer veteran has been made head of the German teaching hospital's new technology transfer office.
Jul 24, 2024Loccisano heads University of Bologna’s incubator Almacube
The tech transfer expert has been appointed to lead the Italian university's accelerator.
Jul 19, 2024Hunt 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, 2024Other News
Weldon joins Cambridge Enterprise as head of tech development
Weldon spent 20 years at US industrial gas supplier Air Products before moving into university technology transfer.
Jul 15, 2024University of Arkansas’s Goforth moves to US's National Science Foundation
Sarah Goforth, the former executive director of the University of Arkansas’s Office of Entrepreneurship, is now on assignment to the National Science Foundation.
Jul 12, 2024Laigaard 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, 2024Boston University hires Olliff and Patel to new innovation office
Former St Louis University executives Kenneth Olliff and Jasmin Patel will lead Boston University’s office of strategy and innovation.
Jun 20, 2024UC Berkeley chooses Cooke to lead innovation
Darren Cooke has been selected as interim chief innovation and entrepreneurship officer at UC Berkeley, taking over from Rich Lyons.
Jun 12, 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, 2024Editor's Picks
[UPDATED] Women to watch in the LatAm CVC world
Latin America not only has a rapidly growing corporate venturing ecosystem but very active cohort of female practitioners.
Oct 23, 2023Yasumoto to lead NTT Docomo Ventures
After GCV Powerlist member Yuko Sasahara Watanabe’s move to NTT Docomo’s lifestyle unit, the CVC arm named Jun Yasumoto president and CEO.
Jul 10, 2023New Zealand dairy company Fonterra targets microbiome investments
Fonterra launched an investment arm last month and its first deal, a $10m funding round US startup Pendulum, targets gut health.
Jun 28, 2023JLR's InMotion moves Fearn up to principal
Louis Fearn has been promoted to principal at JLR's corporate venture arm after three years as a venture investor.
Jun 26, 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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