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,…
A new $35m fund will be managed by external venture studio High Alpha Innovation and will work with the university on creating new startups.
Basel has quietly built a life sciences ecosystem that’s becoming hard to ignore.
From a chest-worn device to help with Parkinson's symptoms to stress measuring socks — here are the spinouts providing support for senior citizens.
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.
