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…
A new $35m fund will be managed by external venture studio High Alpha Innovation and will work with the university on creating new startups.
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.
