Interview
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Randi Elisabeth Taxt: VIS
Randi Elisabeth Taxt is the senior adviser at VIS, the regional tech transfer office for Vestlandet (its owners include University of Bergen, Haukeland University Hospital,…
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Ole Kristian Hjelstuen: Inven2
Ole Kristian Hjelstuen is the chief executive of Inven2, the tech transfer organisation owned by University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, which doesn’t just…
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Simon Bond: Bristol Innovations
Today is Simon Bond’s first day as director of Bristol Innovations, an initiative launched by University of Bristol earlier this year to accelerate entrepreneurship among…
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Douglas Hansen-Luke: Future Planet Capital
Douglas 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
Mary 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
Yasser 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
Duncan 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
I 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
Maxine 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
Elicia Maine has thought and written a lot about innovation in her more than two decades as professor for innovation and entrepreneurship at Simon Fraser…