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As research institutions continue building more sophisticated gap fund and accelerator programs (GAP), attention is increasingly focused on a familiar set of partners: government agencies, corporate innovation groups, foundations, venture capital firms, accelerators, venture studios, and angel investors. Yet one

Healthcare practitioners often have the clearest view of unmet clinical needs, yet few receive formal training in commercialization, venture development, or technology translation. Increasingly, academic medical centers are responding by building dedicated commercialization programs designed specifically to help clinicians transform

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

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

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

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