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11 July 2018
– Dekel and Cohen begin HUStart jobAmnon Dekel and Ayelet Cohen will lead the Hebrew University Entrepreneurship Centre and drive more collaboration…
10 July 2018
– Lundmark to lead UU HoldingGunilla Lundmark has been hired as managing director of Uppsala University Holding, succeeding founding…
3 July 2018
– Walshe finds his place with MapCampbell Walshe has returned to Melbourne Accelerator Program as director, having co-founded a participant…
26 June 2018
– Chacowicz charges over to Mars InnovationSteven Chackowicz will be responsible for identifying and commercialising research in the medical device…
15 June 2018
– D’Agostino calls time at LSULouisiana State alumnus Charles D'Agostino has led Louisiana Business & Technology Center since it was…
14 June 2018
– Bridgeport picks Plourde for tech transferGary Plourde has left his role at private intellectual property office Janus Patents to become University…
14 June 2018
– O’Neill becomes Facit presidentDavid O'Neill has become president of commercialisation unit Facit on a permanent basis after taking…
12 June 2018
– Hickson to join Cancer Research UKTony Hickson, currently the managing director of Imperial Innovations, will become chief business officer…
11 June 2018
– McCarry to lead UNT Murphy CenterJon McCarry has taken a role at UNT's Murphy Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation as the hub looks…
5 June 2018
– Allied Minds makes Foley non-executive directorFritz Foley is a senior associate dean and professor for financial planning at Harvard Business School.
4 June 2018
– Gibbons becomes TLA licensing directorRakhi Gibbons has become director of licensing at TLA after 12 years in the tech transfer business at…
1 June 2018
– Ku retires from Stanford OTLKatharine Ku, head of Stanford University’s tech transfer office, is retiring today after having led…
31 May 2018
– Affolter-Caine heads for Michigan’s URCBritany Affolter-Caine has been with URC as program manager since 2012 and completed her PhD in higher…
30 May 2018
– Berbee to chair WarfJim Berbee first joined Warf's board in 2012 after completing a medical residency at University of Wisconsin-Madison…
22 May 2018
– Lifetime Achievement Award: Alison CampbellAlison Campbell, director of Knowledge Transfer Ireland, has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award…
22 May 2018
– Personality of the Year: Alan AubreyAlan Aubrey, IP Group, has been awarded Personality of the Year by Global University Venturing
9 May 2018
– Humphrey and Gladden to leave IP GroupMike Humphrey, chairman of IP Group, will step down from his position once a replacement has been found,…
2 May 2018
– Estrada to direct NMotionCarlos Estrada has been named managing director of accelerator NMotion and will continue to be entrepreneur-in-residence…
26 April 2018
– Aaltonen ends StartAD jobErkki Aaltonen spent two years as executive director of StartAD, New York University Abu Dhabi’s seed…
23 April 2018
– La Terza to lead tech transfer at GSUVincent La Terza has been promoted to associate vice-president of research and director of technology…
19 April 2018
– Mead moves away from MerciaMatthew Mead is stepping down from his position as chief investment officer at Mercia Technologies to…
13 April 2018
– Flavin heads back to private sectorJohn Flavin joined University of Chicago in 2013 to head its commercialisation arm and innovation hub…
6 April 2018
– Clifton tilts over to DraysonDavid Clifton will deploy his healthcare expertise in big data and machine learning as Drayson solidifies…
6 April 2018
– Richards rises through UW Madison’s ranksThe University of Wisconsin System stalwart has become director of UW-Madison's Discovery to Product…
23 March 2018
– UniQuest appoints Grant and MooreJohn Grant will add to UniQuest’s IT expertise pool, while Moore brings knowledge of mathematics, corporate…
13 March 2018
– Ozdemir joins UCL Technology FundTanel Ozdemir, an alumnus of UCL, has joined Albion Capital as an analyst of the UCL Technology Fund.
9 March 2018
– Hockstad to lead TLATLA will be led by assistant vice-president, Douglas Hockstad, once the unit’s current vice-president…
2 March 2018
– Kuemmerle moves into RFU’s neighbourhoodSteven Kuemmerle will act as a special advisor and will work on the delivery of RFU’s new $50m innovation…
28 February 2018
– Khaled leaves UniQuestMaher Khaled, who managed intellectual property arising from medical research at University of Queensland,…
27 February 2018
– IU establishes $15m philanthropic fundThe fund will be managed by Teri Willey for Indiana University Research and Technology Corp and will…
27 February 2018
– Santerre takes on commercialisation role at TorontoPaul Santerre, professor at the Faculty of Dentistry, has been named Baxter chair of health technology…
22 February 2018
– Campbell to chair AutmAlison Campbell, director at Knowledge Transfer Ireland, has become the first representative from outside…
15 February 2018
– Tomlinson departs Wake ForestTomlinson oversaw growing momentum at the Wake Forest Innovation Quarter and was instrumental in establishing…
9 February 2018
– Krynicki to lead Innovation Co-LabOregon State University – Cascades has appointed Adam Krynicki for its Innovation Co-Lab, which will…
8 February 2018
– Blackwood and Flint join OUIOxford University Innovation has expanded its team further with the addition of Nicola Blackwood and…
5 February 2018
– PSU trusts Tolbert on researchTolbert has been appointed assistant vice-president for research and director of the Office of Technology…
1 February 2018
– The Engine appoints DeWitt as COOAnn DeWitt has been named chief operating officer of the Engine, the MIT-created program to drive commercialisation…
31 January 2018
– Workman takes the helm at OUIINVAdam Workman will head up Oxford University Innovation's newly formed OUI Investments & New Ventures,…
23 January 2018
– OUP mixes it up with four promotionsOsage University Partners has promoted four across its finance and investment teams, including that of…
23 January 2018
– Texas A&M names Barteau VP of researchBarteau will join Texas A&M University next month from his current position as director of University…
18 January 2018
– Virginia’s seed fund stocks trioThe university’s seed fund disclosed investments in three companies – Type TearSolutions and Mission…
17 January 2018
– Red Cedar Ventures brings in WesleyMichigan State University Foundation has named Jeff Wesley as executive director for its investment subsidiary,…
15 December 2017
– Liversidge stands down from IP Group board Liversidge has been on the board of commercialisation firm IP Group since it bought its peer Fusion IP…
1 December 2017
– Bhaman moves on to SofinnovaMaina Bhaman has joined Sofinnova Partners after serving as director of healthcare investment at Touchstone…
30 November 2017
– IP Group builds Australian teamThe commercialisation firm, which launched operations down under earlier this year, has appointed several…
29 November 2017
– Vančura leaves RBVC to join ImecImec had a first close at €60m for the fund, Imec.xpand, earlier this year, Vančura said, and was…
23 November 2017
– Coticchia to leave Pitt’s Blast FurnaceGreg Coticchia, director of University of Pittsburgh’s accelerator Blast Furnace, has decided to step…
22 November 2017
– Shoichet becomes Ontario’s chief scientistUniversity of Toronto’s Molly Shoichet will advocate science research in the provincial government…
21 November 2017
– Toker to leave Washington UniversityWashington University is seeking a new director for its Skandalaris Center, following Emre Toker's decision…
1 November 2017
– Olsson steps down from Karolinska DevelopmentHans-Olov Olsson has resigned from Karolinska Development’s board of directors just over half a year…
