Interview
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Douglas Hansen-Luke: Future Planet Capital
Listen nowDouglas Hansen-Luke launched Future Planet Capital in 2015 after 18 months researching the then-nascent university venturing scene and over the past seven years has built…
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Mary Albertson: Georgia Tech
Listen nowMary Albertson became director of the Office of Technology Licensing (OTL) at Georgia Tech in July 2022, having previously worked for University of Utah’s PIVOT…
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Yasser Biaz: UM6P Ventures
Listen nowYasser Biaz is the chief executive of UM6P Ventures, the venture fund of University Mohammed VI Polytechnic in Morocco, and he joins us today to…
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Duncan Johnson: Northern Gritstone
Listen nowDuncan Johnson, chief executive of Northern Gritstone, is on a mission to turn the north of England into an ecosystem that rivals Silicon Valley. He’s…
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Glen Gardner, David Winwood: Gardner Innovation Search Partners
Listen nowI have a two-for-one this week: Glen Gardner and David Winwood of Gardner Innovation Search Partners, a recruitment firm specialised in tech transfer, are joining…
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Maxine Ficarra: PraxisAuril
Listen nowMaxine Ficarra was the chief executive of PraxisAuril for nearly 20 years, stepping down today as this episode is released.
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Elicia Maine: Simon Fraser University
Listen nowElicia Maine has thought and written a lot about innovation in her more than two decades as professor for innovation and entrepreneurship at Simon Fraser…
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Kimberly Gramm: Tulane University
Listen nowIn June this year, Kimberly Gramm became the inaugural chief innovation and entrepreneurship officer at Tulane University, which she joined after more than six years…
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Rich Lyons: UC Berkeley
Listen nowRich Lyons became UC Berkeley’s inaugural chief innovation and entrepreneurship officer in January 2020, having previously been dean of the Haas Business School for a…
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Anthony Francis: University of California, San Francisco
Listen nowHailing from Australia, Anthony Francis started out as an accountant before establishing the Technology Commercialisation Group in 1999, selling it to Deloitte in 2005 and…