California
It’d be hard to pick a year over the past couple of decades that innovation in California couldn’t be described as exciting, but there has been some particularly big standout moment over the past 12 months that are undoubtedly getting pulses racing in the state.
The main headline comes by the way of the University of California. Following the overturning of a 25-year self-imposed ban of investing in its own spin-outs, the 10-campus strong university system launched UC Ventures,…
The US university recently created an office of innovation as part of a drive to commercialise more of the research coming out of its labs
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.
