Western Europe
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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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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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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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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 $100m, 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 £22.5m
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 £30m, 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 $56m 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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Asabys launches €74.7m 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.
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Lansdowne Partners unveils $150m spinout fund
The fund is targeting a $200 million close by December, and already counts the British Business Bank, Aviva Investors, and Lloyds as LPs.
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Graduate Ventures launches €80m fund, expands to more universities
Three Amsterdam institutions are among the new partners for Graduate Ventures, which is also expanding to Eindhoven.
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University of Stirling recruits Teesside’s Steph Bales
Steph Bales has run knowledge exchange at Teesside University since 2017, and is a past chair of ARMA and INORMS.
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LIST picks Jennifer Dos Santos to oversee IP and licensing
Jennifer Dos Santos was previously a technology transfer officer at the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology for more than a decade.
