July - August issue editorial by Thierry Heles, editor
Futurology is an inherently tricky but fascinating field – get it right and you are hailed a visionary, get it wrong and people will either forget or turn it into a joke. One of the former is science fiction author HG Wells’ prediction of aerial city bombardment in his future-history novel The Shape of Things to Come. One of the latter is a prediction by the New York Times in 1936 that “a rocket will never be able to leave…
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.
