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Shariv 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, 2024

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

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

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, 2024

University 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, 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

Boston 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, 2024

UC 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

Other News

[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

Hosseini leads investments for New York University's spinout fund

Azade Hosseini will lead the NYU Innovation Venture Fund investing in life sciences and healthcare spinouts.

May 28, 2024

Pesqueira departs Spanish research institute IMDEA Materials

After serving three years as the head of the technology transfer and innovation office, Pesqueira has accepted a new position as an intellectual property strategy and protection specialist at Boeing.

May 10, 2024

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to form $10m investment unit

The university’s new unit, which includes incubator, startup fund and brain trust, will be led by assistant vice president Joshua Espinosa.

Apr 23, 2024

University of California's Bow Capital appoints Chan as CFO

James Chan, who holds a similar position at other funds, has joined the investment firm affiliated with the University of California.

Apr 23, 2024

Editor'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, 2023

Yasumoto 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, 2023

New 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, 2023

JLR'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, 2023
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