Europe
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Anna Grey leaves innovation role at Dundee
Anna Grey had been director of research and innovation services at the University of Dundee since February 2024.
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The heat is on: four spinouts fixing a burning planet
Peel-and-stick solar that costs 90% less; cement from demolition rubble; electrocaloric cooling without refrigerant; and carbon-neutral biofuel for shipping. Here are four spinouts reshaping climate solutions.
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University of Nottingham unveils EIS fund
Managed by SyndicateRoom, the University of Nottingham’s new fund makes use of the UK’s Enterprise Investment Scheme.
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Gaia Sciences Innovation raises $100 million, partners with Smithsonian
The Smithsonian Institution has joined forces with Gaia Sciences Innovation, which has now raised $100 million in funding.
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Innovation needs more than unicorns
Venture capital dominates the narrative. But innovation thrives in social enterprises and independent practices too—and they’re crucial to the ecosystem, writes Gavin Clark.
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University of Lincoln hires Michele Barbour to oversee commercialisation
Michele Barbour will become the pro vice chancellor for research and commercialisation at the University of Lincoln in the autumn.
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Spinout Inspire Fund formally launches with £22.5 million
The fund, which has been quietly investing for four months, has publicly launched with £22.5 million in capital.
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Midlands Mindforge secures £30 million, begins investing
The firm, created by eight universities in 2023, has made its first investments as it continues fundraising towards its £250 million goal.
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Editorial: I don’t believe Rachel Reeves on spinouts
Oxford accounts for 20% of the UK spinout value. Funding has collapsed. And the BBB’s £150m US strategy is making the problem worse, not better.
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Trinity College Dublin promotes Vincent Coole to director of innovation
Vincent Coole has been promoted to manage Trinity Innovation.
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Creator Fund closes $56 million fund
Eight months after launching its latest fund with an initial $41 million, Creator Fund has closed the vehicle thanks to support from KfW Capital.
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RGU promotes Chris Moule to director of research, innovation and enterprise
Chris Moule has worked at Robert Gordon University since 2010 and has been head of innovation and entrepreneurship for the last eight years.
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Patrick Speedie: AI can’t build trust in tech transfer
Tech transfer is automating fast. But Patrick Speedie of Inpart asks: if algorithms match partners, who actually closes the deal?
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The fragmentation tax: why Europe’s 124 university venture funds need each other
Europe has billions in university venture capital scattered across isolated vehicles, and the west-east divide is crushing opportunity for everyone.
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Vienna’s institutions launch Academic Spin-out Alliance
The alliance hopes to build on momentum in the Austrian innovation ecosystem where 23% of new startups are university spinouts.
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Asabys launches €74.7 million fund for Spanish spinouts
The fund is backed by the EIF and the Spanish government’s Innvierte, which already backed two other spinout investment vehicles this year.
