Virginia universities create standard fast-track startup licence

Representatives of Virginia’s six research universities joined state officials including governor Glenn Youngkin at a ceremonial signing of the memorandum of understanding.

Photo: Kaitlyn DeHarde (Office of governor Youngkin)

George Mason University, Old Dominion University, the University of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Tech, and William & Mary have joined forces to launch a standardised fast-track licensing agreement.

The six universities represent all of the US state Virginia’s most research-intensive institutions (a classification known as R1).

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