If a researcher at Stanford University wants to create a spinout, all he or she needs to do is print the licence, scrunch it into a ball and chuck it out of the window to the rabid pack of entrepreneurs and venture capitalists waiting below. In the UK, we do not have the same luxury.
If a UK university wants to develop an innovative ecosystem it has some heavy lifting to do. It has to build the infrastructure, construct well-resourced…
The University of Kentucky has formed an industry-university partnership to advance aspects such as sustainable agriculture in the whiskey distilling industry.
The £40m recently allocated by the UK government to proving university research is commercially viable shouldn't just benefit Oxford, Cambridge and London say sector pundits.
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.
