News
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1834 Ventures close to $20m target thanks to David Mussafer
1834 Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on the Tulane University ecosystem, is close to achieving its $20 million target size following an anchor commitment from David Mussafer.
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Hokkaido University formally launches ¥3bn Green Frontier Fund
Hokkaido University partnered with 15th Rock in March 2024 to create the Green Frontier Fund. LPs as of the first close include corporates and public investors.
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Utah puts Kevin Whitty in charge of innovation
Kevin Whitty succeeds Jamie Dwyer, who left his position as chief innovation officer after just half a year.
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Vincent Lamande brings his SATT expertise to UniLaSalle Rennes
Vincent Lamande, former president and chief executive officer of SATT Ouest Valorisation, will now strengthen UniLaSalle Rennes’ innovation activities.
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New South Wales dangles A$150m spinout fund in front of voters
The state’s Labor government says it will launch an A$150 million spinout investment fund by July next year – but first it has to win the election.
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Bath Spa appoints Martin Davies as head of knowledge exchange
Martin Davies worked as a knowledge exchange consultant for Bath Spa University from May, and is a former pro vice chancellor at Kingston University.
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British Business Bank launches £210m fund for southeast England
The region is home to 17% of the UK’s university spinouts, yet received only 5% of the country’s total equity investments last year.
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UKRI appoints Simon Hepworth as interim chief development officer
Simon Hepworth has taken on the additional responsibilities alongside his permanent position as director of knowledge exchange at UKRI.
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UVC Partners adds Amanda Birkenholz and Alexander Huber to partnership
Amanda Birkenholz and Alexander Huber have been appointed to the partnership, with Huber the first to join from outside the investment team.
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Bioshore Ventures closes A$27m Fund I, plots A$50m Fund II
Bioshore Ventures fully deployed Australia’s first medtech fund – backed by surgeons and clinicians who helped assess potential investments – within twelve months.
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Israeli institutions join forces for $500m INBI Core
More than a dozen Israeli universities, institutes, and academic medical centres are launching a $500 million venture fund called INBI Core.
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Spinouts in the north of England to benefit from £150m scale-up fund
The fund will make investments in university spinouts ranging from £5 million to £15 million.
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Marcel Kloosterman promoted to director of IXA UvA-HvA
Marcel Kloosterman has spent more than a decade with Amsterdam tech transfer alliance IAX, including as a deputy director since March 2022.
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Ronald Kriedel joins BRYCK Startup Alliance as managing director
Ronald Kriedel will continue in his roles with TU Capital and TU Dortmund in addition to his new responsibilities with the BRYCK Startup Alliance.
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George Mason University’s David Grossman announces retirement
David Grossman will step down at the end of the year after leading George Mason’s Office of Technology Transfer for five and a half years.
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Zinc launches £70m Science-for-Impact Fund
The British Business Bank will make a cornerstone investment of up to £46 million in the Science-for-Impact Fund.
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USCD promotes Sam Ward to senior associate vice chancellor
Sam Ward has been promoted from a vice dean for research to the senior associate vice chancellor for research and innovation.
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Simon Lovatt set to leave the University of Waikato
The University of Waikato is looking for Simon Lovatt’s successor as he prepares to step down after nearly a decade.
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VITO promotes Nils Wuytens to director of tech transfer and investments
Nils Wuytens joined VITO as a venture development manager in 2022.
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Colorado State University picks Amber Krummel to lead innovation
Amber Krummel quietly became the assistant vice president for research innovation last month.
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IU hires Jamie Hoberg as AVP for innovation and commercialisation
The news follows a report by The Next Leap three months ago that Indiana University was looking for a successor to Nick Hammond.
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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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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.
