United States
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CWRU promotes Michael Oakes to executive VP for research and economic development
Michael Oakes joined Case Western Reserve University as the senior vice president for research and technology management over three years ago.
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Fitz Gate closes Fund III anchored by Rice’s Office of Innovation
Rice University’s Office of Innovation is one of the anchor investors in Fitz Gate’s Fund III, which has brought the firm’s AuM to around $70 million.
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Alexander Khalessi promoted to chief innovation officer at UC San Diego Health
Alexander Khalessi is the current chair of neurological surgery and a professor of surgery, radiology and neurosciences at UC San Diego Health.
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Ball State University hires Bette Smith to run the Center for Innovation and Collaboration
Bette Smith will serve as director of Ball State University’s new Center for Innovation and Collaboration from January.
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Dedric Carter moves to UNC Health Care System
Dedric Carter will move into his new system-wide role next month, having served as chief innovation officer of UNC-Chapel Hill since 2023.
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Dan Geller is put in charge of Innovation Gateway’s Startup Program
The University of Georgia’s Dan Geller assumed his new role as director last month, having previously served as assistant director of the Startup Program.
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MSU Technologies promotes Brian Wright to executive director
Brian Wright has been chosen to succeed his former boss Anne DiSante, who retired earlier this year.
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Michelle Cote will lead UConn’s Werth Institute
Michelle Cote has been named interim director of the Peter J Werth Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Connecticut.
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William Kirkland picked to helm South Carolina Research Authority
The former executive of the University of South Carolina’s Office of Economic Engagement will run the South Carolina Research Authority.
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Cleveland Clinic and Khosla Ventures cooperate on venture creation
Cleveland Clinic and Khosla Ventures have inked a partnership that will see the two collaborate on spinout creation.
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Karen Deak made permanent executive director of IDEA Center
Karen Deak has been executive director of the University of Notre Dame’s IDEA Center in an interim capacity since September 2024.
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Allison Markova to head tech transfer at the URI Research Foundation
Allison Markova is the new director of technology transfer and innovation partnerships at the University of Rhode Island Research Foundation.
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University of Arkansas promotes tech transfer leader David Hinton
David Hinton, the executive director of Technology Ventures since 2023, is now associate vice chancellor for research and innovation.
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Mireya McKee to run Innovate Carolina’s New Ventures and Partnerships group
Mireya McKee has been appointed interim director of the New Ventures and Partnerships group within UNC at Chapel Hill’s innovation unit.
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University of the Virgin Islands promotes Nelson Pizarro
The University of the Virgin Islands has promoted Nelson Pizarro to assistant vice president for entrepreneurship and economic development.
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Wayne State University promotes two for innovation roles
Matthew Allen is the new assistant vice president for research and innovation, while Jessica Back also joins the Division of Research and Innovation.
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Sugar Free Capital secures $32m to back MIT founders
The firm was launched by Sheena Jindal, an alumna of MIT who was previously a partner at Comcast Ventures for three years.
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Rice Alliance hires John Reale as managing director
John Reale will report to associate vice president Brad Burke, and will oversee startup and investor engagement.
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Oliver Schmitz takes on entrepreneurship role at UW-Madison
Oliver Schmitz has been appointed the inaugural associate dean for corporate engagement and entrepreneurship at the College of Engineering.
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Marcus Burgess joins Florida A&M University to head innovation
Florida A&M University has brought in Marcus Burgess as senior vice president of enterprise partnerships and innovation.
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UH Ventures promotes Kipum Lee to president
UH Ventures has selected Kipum Lee as its new president, succeeding David Sylvan, who will focus on his role with University Hospitals itself.
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Empowering academic founders: policies, programmes, and pitfalls
How can universities instil the entrepreneurial mindset in faculty, staff and students? Is this even something you can teach? And if you can, what are some of the challenges and pitfalls? Figuring out the answers to these questions, and more, is a panel of experts from around the world: Kirsty Collinge, the head of research strategy at the University of Edinburgh; Linda Koschier, the head of entrepreneurship at the University of New South Wales’ Faculty of Engineering; Koenraad Debackere, the executive director of KU Leuven Research & Development; and Paul Cheek, a senior lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of…
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Missouri Innovation Center brings in Charlie Bolten as CEO
Charlie Bolten is the new president and chief executive officer of the Missouri Innovation Center, a startup hub affiliated with the University of Missouri.
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Ohio State University selects John Horack to lead innovation
John Horack, the university’s Neil Armstrong Chair in Aerospace Policy, will become vice president for research next week.
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Lindsay DiStefano assumes innovation role at UConn
The University of Connecticut has named Lindsay DiStefano interim vice president for research, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
