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PSV recruits Ove Feddersen as chief investment officer
Ove Feddersen has joined the TU Denmark-affiliated venture firm PSV as chief investment officer.
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Chris Fender joins NDSU Research Foundation
Chris Fender will serve as executive director of the NDSU Research Foundation, marking his return to university tech transfer.
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When lateness is a critical advantage
South Korea’s science and technology institutes are reshaping the local ecosystem.
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Fraunhofer FKIE promotes Christoph Igel to bolster tech transfer
The Fraunhofer Institute for Communication, Information Processing and Ergonomics is looking to get more innovation into the defence sector.
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Carnegie Mellon’s Swartz Center recruits Damion Shelton
Damion Shelton succeeds Meredith Meyer Grelli, promoted to inaugural vice provost for entrepreneurship and associate vice president in June.
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Wadi Jeddah readies $10m fund launch
King Abdulaziz University’s commercialisation arm plans to launch a venture fund by early 2027 to invest in local spinouts and startups.
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Julio Rios de la Rosa leaves INiBICA
He had served as managing director of INiBICA, a translational research institute attached to the University of Cádiz, since 2021.
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AUC appoints Ayman Ismail as associate provost for innovation and entrepreneurship
Existing staff member Ayman Ismail was picked by the American University in Cairo after an extensive international search.
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DGIST launches first fund with ₩2bn
The fund launch comes just four months after DGIST changed its leadership structure to co-CEOs and announced plans for a fund.
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UTRF promotes James Parrett to oversee Memphis office
James Parrett has been with the University of Tennessee since 2021 and will now serve as vice president of the Memphis office.
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Warwick Dawson leaves the University of Newcastle
Warwick Dawson has revealed his departure from the Australian university, where he had been pro vice chancellor, industry and engagement.
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André McDonald will join Memorial University as VP for research and innovation
André McDonald is currently a professor at the University of Alberta and will join Memorial University in October.
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Sintija Meissner takes on tech transfer role at the Czech Technical University
After a short stint in venture capital, Sintija Meissner has joined the Czech Technical University as head of tech transfer and entrepreneurship.
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University of Montana recruits Harmen Steele as director of tech transfer
After three and a half years with Innovate Carolina, Harmen Steele is now the director of tech transfer at the University of Montana.
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Michelle Perugini leaves tech transfer profession
Michelle Perugini, whose roles have included CEO of AU Ventures at Adelaide University, is transitioning into a new career.
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Graz’s universities band together for tech transfer centre
The Medical University of Graz, the University of Graz, and TU Graz are establishing iHub Graz to advance particularly promising spinouts.
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Ananay Aguilar departs TenU for Singapore
TenU’s inaugural director has left the transatlantic organisation to help build a national tech transfer alliance in Singapore.
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National Tsing Hua University launches NT$1bn NTHU Future Fund
National Tsing Hua University has partnered with Top Taiwan Venture Capital to launch the spinout investment fund.
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Jacques Pinget joins Institut Polytechnique de Paris
Jacques Pinget, a former CEO of SATT Lutech, has joined the Institut Polytechnique de Paris as VP for corporate relations.
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Simon Braham takes over from Marion Bernard at Northern Gritstone
Simon Braham has been promoted to chief investment officer at Northern Gritstone following the departure of Marion Bernard after four years.
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WIPO brings in UNC Charlotte’s Laura Peter
Laura Peter has been appointed to a six-year term as WIPO’s deputy director general for the Patents and Technology Sector, starting 1 October.
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Quebec injects C$38 million into Axelys
The total comprises a C$20 million commitment made this week and another C$18 million allocated in the budget published in March.
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Toronto and McMaster form the Genesys University Seed Fund
Managed by Genesys Capital, the fund will invest in early-stage university spinouts and is the latest vehicle to be launched by Canadian institutions.
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Mississippi recruits Dominique Halaby to oversee innovation
Dominique Halaby will join the University of Mississippi as the assistant vice chancellor for innovation and economic engagement.
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NC State’s LINC enters bankruptcy
Leaders in Innovation and Nonwovens Commercialization (LINC) is the commercialisation arm of NC State’s Nonwovens Institute.
