North America
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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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ASU brings in Luna Lu as vice president of innovation
Luna Lu, who has spent the last 11 years at Purdue, will join Arizona State University to strengthen innovation and entrepreneurship activities.
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Cornell revamps innovation activities, appoints Matt Marx
Matt Marx will establish the Cornell Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and serve as vice provost.
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Innovate Calgary CEO John Wilson retires
John Wilson has left the University of Calgary’s innovation arm after a decade, with Shawn Baxter taking over as interim leader.
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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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Tim Dixon leaves Purdue for AgriNovus Indiana
Tim Dixon had been the managing director of Purdue Dial Ventures, which recently raised initial capital for Fund II, since October 2021.
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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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Ohio State puts Sanjay Krishna in charge of innovation
Sanjay Krishna has been named senior associate vice president for innovation and strategic ventures at the Ohio State University.
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Indiana University’s IU Inc. finds leader in David Rosenberg
Indiana University has created IU Inc. to engage with partners more effectively, and David Rosenberg will serve as the inaugural president and CEO.
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Meredith Meyer Grelli takes on new entrepreneurship role at Carnegie Mellon
Meredith Meyer Grelli has been named inaugural vice provost for entrepreneurship and associate vice president at Carnegie Mellon University.
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Berkeley gains Darkmatter Lab for frontier tech
Darkmatter Lab will serve as a cornerstone initiative for a venture fund set to be established by Hivemind Capital.
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Purdue’s agtech studio Dial Ventures achieves first close for Fund II
Purdue University’s agtech venture studio Dial Ventures has achieved a first close of Fund II, which it will use to build the next batch of startups.
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Samuel Kim becomes permanent CIO at Texas A&M University
Samuel Kim was named interim chief innovation officer in October last year and has now been appointed permanently.
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Caltech adds $10 million to newly rebranded Gates Investment Fund
The money for the vehicle formerly known as the Caltech Seed Fund was gifted to the institution by Diane Gates Wallach.
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Engine Ventures plots $500 million Scale Up Fund
Engine Ventures, the deep tech investor focused on university ecosystems including MIT and Harvard, is raising a $500 million fund.
