The Rise of Venture Formation Systems in Research Institutions
For decades, most university commercialization systems were built around a relatively straightforward objective: identify promising discoveries, protect intellectual property, and transfer innovations into the marketplace through licensing or startup formation. That model still exists. But the amount of development required between discovery and downstream engagement has expanded significantly. Across venture capital, angel investing, corporate innovation, […]
GAP Insights: Caltech / How Philanthropy Built a Lasting Commercialization Ecosystem
Philanthropic capital is often discussed as a source of research funding. At California Institute of Technology, philanthropy has played a much broader role by helping build the infrastructure, funding mechanisms, and culture that support technology commercialization. The latest example is an $11 million gift from the Gates Frontiers Fund, including $10 million to support equity […]
GAP Insights: Hong Kong / Government-Led Capital Formation for University Spinouts
Hong Kong is making a significant bet on university commercialization as a driver of economic development and innovation-led growth. Through the RAISe+ (Research, Academic and Industry Sectors One-plus) scheme, the government has committed more than HK$3 billion (US$383 million) across 73 university-led commercialization projects. The program provides up to HK$100 million per university team, with […]
University Hospitals launches innovation program for startups
University Hospitals in Cleveland is partnering with Creative Destruction Lab and Case Western Reserve University to launch a healthcare innovation program designed to help startups test and scale technologies within a real clinical environment. The initiative, called CDL-Cleveland, will host Creative Destruction Lab’s Healthcare Delivery stream and marks the first CDL site anchored to a health system, […]
NSF deploys $250 million to restart Small Business Innovation Research & Small Business Tech Transfer programs
The U.S. National Science Foundation today relaunched its Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer programs with $250 million for the nation’s startups and small businesses, including an announcement of a new $40 million pilot emphasis area targeting the next generation of scientific instrumentation. The instrumentation initiative will invest in technologies that open entirely new […]
The Future Advantage of Research Institutions Will Be Translation, Not Discovery and IP Alone
For decades, much of the competitive advantage of research institutions was tied to discovery and intellectual property. Who generated the breakthrough, who could protect it, and who could afford to patent and develop it often defined which institutions were best positioned to capture long-term scientific, economic, and commercialization value from emerging technologies. Those foundations remain […]
From the classroom to the marketplace: Arizona’s public universities fuel the next wave of startups
On stage at Arizona State University’s SkySong campus, student entrepreneurs presented their market-ready business ventures, showcasing how Arizona’s public universities are helping students turn innovation into enterprise. Some pitched new approaches to improving health care delivery, and others shared their ideas to improve sustainability or new ways to use artificial intelligence to streamline everyday processes. […]
$10 Million Fund Launched at Singapore Management University For Urban Solutions And Sustainability Startups
Singapore Management University (SMU) announced the launch of the Urban SustaInnovator (USI) Fund, a US$10 million investment program created to support startups focused on urban solutions and sustainability across Singapore and Asia. The fund is designed to back ventures emerging from SMU’s flagship Urban SustaInnovator accelerator program, which began incubating its inaugural cohort in February […]
UTokyo IPC Selects Five Projects for “Launch1000,” a Commercialization Program for Researchers’ Technology Seeding
UTokyo Innovation Platform Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Kosuke Ueda; hereinafter “UTokyo IPC”) is pleased to announce that it has selected five projects for “Launch1000,” a commercialization program for researchers’ technology seeds conducted as part of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)’s “Next-Generation Open Innovation Model Development Project.” […]
Ohio State engineering students demonstrate innovation at inaugural Design Showcase
Graduating seniors and first-year students at The Ohio State University put their knowledge into practice during the inaugural Buckeye Engineering Design Showcase. The College of Engineering recently hosted the event at Ohio Stadium and the Recreation and Physical Activity Center on the Columbus campus. More than 800 first-year students presented their year-long research and development […]