The university, which hopes to open a campus in California in 2018, will set up a business development centre at the site modelled on its existing commercialisation arm Warwick Ventures.
Warwick University is set to open a business development centre at its graduate campus in Roseville, California when it opens in 2018, the Sacramento Business Journal has reported.
The unit, dubbed Center for Innovation, will be modelled on the university’s existing England-based tech transfer office Warwick Ventures, which has spun out 90 businesses and filed 240 patents since 2000.
The centre will provide access to mentorship and financial education from Warwick’s faculty.
Warwick University first envisaged the Roseville campus as a temporary solution until construction on its main campus completes in 2021, but the institution changed its mind this past July to also keep the Roseville location.
The university is currently awaiting accreditation for its first two graduate degrees at the Roseville site, which it hopes will each attract up to 30 students. The accreditation process is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
Seán Hand, dean of the Roseville graduate school, said: “The opportunity for people in startups is close proximity, not just to (Roseville) faculty, but faculty in the whole Warwick University through virtual connections.”
