Global University Venturing

Did you know 43% of Fortune 500 companies were founded by #immigrants? Their drive and risk-taking are essential for economic growth. Yet, complex #visa processes create roadblocks for both immigrant #founders and #startups seeking global talent. This episode of Beyond the Breakthrough, the final instalment in our mini-series with TenU on building #spinouts, tackles these challenges. We explore: • How #immigration policies can be reformed to support #entrepreneurs. • The unique challenges faced by startups in attracting foreign talent. • Strategies for navigating the current visa landscape. Our expert guests with first-hand experience of many of these challenges include: • John Dearie, president of the Center for American Entrepreneurship • Alice Li, who leads the Center for Technology Licensing at Cornell University (CTL) • Desmond Cheung, an investor with Foresight Group • Dorian Haci, PhD, founder and CEO of startup MintNeuro Simon Hepworth returns to guest host the episode, which you can find on our website or wherever you listen to podcasts, including on: Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/enJw_M9d Spotify: https://lnkd.in/ewmmbPcK Audible: https://lnkd.in/ekRcrUZX Amazon Music: https://lnkd.in/eKivcvYp

Shiva Loccisano, Tech Transfer Expert, has been appointed CEO of , the incubator and innovation hub of the University of Bologna (Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna). https://lnkd.in/eXC_73Hf

The focus of much venture capital is in deep tech and life sciences. But social sciences also have a place in #spinout technology. Paul Devlin, head of research commercialisation and impact at Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd, explains why the university wants to be a leader in social sciences spinouts. https://lnkd.in/e4Bd8zvh

Jon Hunt, RTTP is set to return to the University of Bath in September after five years as the University of Bristol's executive director of #research, enterprise and innovation. He will take on the newly-created role of director of #strategicpartnerships and #innovation. https://lnkd.in/gygAWBRh

NUtech Ventures, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL)’s tech transfer arm, has promoted CHERYL HORST to interim executive director to take over from Brad Roth. https://lnkd.in/eM2YuvJE #techtransfer #spinouts

🚨 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐰𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐘𝐎𝐔. Have you ever wondered how your fund compares to your peers? We're going to answer the question! GUV is researching university venture funds worldwide for a major report to be published later this year — and your input is crucial. Join some of the world's leading university venture funds who've already submitted their data by filling in our survey linked below. In return, you'll get a report you can use for your benchmarking purposes (and help your peers at institutions who are trying to convince their executive to launch a fund).

Declan Weldon has joined the University of Cambridge’s technology transfer office, Cambridge Enterprise, as head of technology development and licensing. https://lnkd.in/etEH298V #techtransfer #spinouts

Sarah Goforth, the former executive director of the University of Arkansas’s Office of Entrepreneurship, is now on assignment to the National Science Foundation (NSF) Foundation. https://lnkd.in/eV3R6Agh

This week on the Beyond the Breakthrough podcast, we delve into the exciting, yet uncharted territory of commercialising #socialsciences research. Did you know that Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd has a dedicated social sciences innovation hub called sbarc|spark? It's also the home of the #techtransfer team. After just 18 months in the job, Paul Devlin, head of research commercialisation and impact at Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd, already has early successes to celebrate, like nisien.ai, which has built a platform to detect online hate speech and crime. He also talks about why Cardiff co-founded the Aspect Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Network and joined the SETsquared Partnership. But it's not all social sciences at Cardiff University, of course, and he also tells us about groundbreaking work in areas like astronomy and neurosciences, the importance of civic engagement… and how the Welsh language prompted the creation of another spinout. Listen now on our website, or wherever you find podcasts, including on: Apple Podcasts https://lnkd.in/eVy88M3D Spotify https://lnkd.in/ewmmbPcK Audible https://lnkd.in/eTCvqhEc Amazon Music https://lnkd.in/eF7khrKA

Red Bear Ventures, a new US-based venture capital firm, is raising its inaugural fund that will focus on #spinouts and #startups emerging out of Cornell University. https://lnkd.in/dH89K-H6