The Next Leap » Texas Tech recruits James Reecy as VP for research and innovation James Reecy has been the associate vice president for research at Iowa State University since 2017

Texas Tech recruits James Reecy as VP for research and innovation thenextleap.is/news/james-r...

The Next Leap » Taaleri buys majority stake in Nordic Science Investments % NSI's management is selling a 51% stake in the spinout investment firm, which has a €45 million first fund.NSI's management is selling a 51% stake in the spinout investment firm, which has a €45 mil...

Taaleri buys majority stake in Nordic Science Investments thenextleap.is/news/taaleri...

The Next Leap » Craig Gravitz joins Penn to lead PCI Ventures Craig Gravitz, who previously led commercialisation at ARPA-H, joins the University of Pennsylvania after the institution raised two venture funds.

Craig Gravitz joins Penn as executive director of PCI Ventures thenextleap.is/news/craig-g...

The Next Leap » University of Mississippi plans to raise a spinout investment fund As a growing number of R1 universities in the US add venture funds to their arsenal, Ole Miss is looking to do the same.

SCOOP: The University of Mississippi plans to raise a spinout investment fund thenextleap.is/news/univers...

The Next Leap » TIAP's Parimal Nathwani joins BDC's life sciences fund After nearly two decades with TIAP, Parimal Nathwani has joined the Development Bank of Canada to manage a new C$150 million life sciences fund.

TIAP’s Parimal Nathwani joins BDC to head C$150 million life sciences fund thenextleap.is/news/parimal...

UC Davis launches another fund in biotech push thenextleap.is/news/uc-davi...

The Next Leap » JIC launches CZK400 million fund to back startups across CEE JIC was founded by four universities in Czechia's South Moravian Region in 2003 and first began investing in 2015.

JIC, founded by four universities in Czechia's Brno, has launched a CZK400 million fund to back startups across Central and Eastern Europe thenextleap.is/news/jic-ven...

The Next Leap » Panel: AI is a recompilation engine Is AI stealing your creativity? We’re tackling the ethical dilemmas and creative challenges of generative AI across marketing, gaming, and consulting.

Is AI about to steal your job? Today on the podcast, we’re tackling the messy, complicated reality of generative AI, and asking a simple question: is it actually creating anything worthwhile? thenextleap.is/episode/013-...

The Next Leap » Constantin Coussios to lead innovation at Oxford, following historic spinout exit Constantin Coussios' spinout OrganOx became the University of Oxford's largest exit to date last year when it was bought for $1.5 billion.

Serial entrepreneur Constantin Coussios will lead innovation at Oxford, succeeding Diarmuid O'Brien, after his spinout OrganOx became the university's largest exit to date thenextleap.is/news/constan...

The Next Leap » Empirical pockets another £10m from British Business Bank The British Business Bank's commitment has now reached £15 million, and will allow Empirical Ventures to back more venture scientists.

Empirical Ventures pockets another £10 million from British Business Bank to back venture scientists in the UK thenextleap.is/news/empiric...

The Next Leap » Kobe University Capital launches ¥6 billion fund backed by UTokyo IPC UTokyo Innovation Platform's ASA Fund is now a limited partner in the KUC2 Fund, which will not just invest but also build spinouts from scratch.

Kobe University Capital launches ¥6 billion fund backed by UTokyo IPC thenextleap.is/news/kobe-un...

The Next Leap » IP Group launches A$50 million climate tech fund IP Group and CEFC have launched the A$50 million Climate Catalyst Fund to accelerate Australian cleantech innovation in hard-to-abate industries

IP Group launches A$50 million Climate Catalyst Fund to decarbonise hard-to-abate industries thenextleap.is/news/ip-grou...

The Next Leap » Ysios launches €100 million fund to fuel Spain’s biotech spinouts Ysios Capital’s InceptionBio fund will build and invest in biotech spinouts across Spain to establish the country as a life sciences hub.

Ysios Capital launches €100 million InceptionBio fund with government backing to fuel Spain’s biotech spinouts thenextleap.is/news/ysios-c...

The Next Leap » HIC Fund I bets ¥1.19 billion on Hiroshima spinouts Hiroshima’s university ecosystem receives a ¥1.19 billion boost from the HIC Fund I, managed by Hiroshima Incubation & Capital, to nurture local spinouts.

HIC Fund I bets ¥1.19 billion on Hiroshima spinouts with the support of UTokyo's ASA Fund thenextleap.is/news/hiroshi...

The Next Leap » Penn launches $200 million fund to drive engineering spinouts The University of Pennsylvania has established its third fund in just four months, this time targeting startups from the School of Engineering.

Penn launches $200 million fund to drive engineering spinouts thenextleap.is/news/penn-20...

The Next Leap » Darren Cooke to become permanent chief innovation and entrepreneurship officer at UC Berkeley Darren Cooke has been in the role in an interim capacity since July 2024, when his predecessor Rich Lyons became chancellor of UC Berkeley.

Darren Cooke will become permanent chief innovation and entrepreneurship officer at UC Berkeley next week, after nearly two years as interim thenextleap.is/news/darren-...

The Next Leap » Tommy Sowers joins UNC-Chapel Hill as chief innovation officer Tommy Sowers will serve as UNC-Chapel Hill's CIO and vice chancellor for innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic development from 20 April.

Tommy Sowers joins @uncchapelhill.bsky.social as chief innovation officer thenextleap.is/news/tommy-s...

The Next Leap » Michael Stucky becomes CEO of Swiss Startup Association Michael Stucky has founded two university spinouts and was founding managing partner of a planned pan-European university venture fund.

Michael Stucky, who has founded two spinouts out of ETH Zurich and was in charge of raising a pan-European university venture fund, becomes CEO of Swiss Startup Association thenextleap.is/news/michael...

The Next Leap » Hetti Barkworth-Nanton: Defence innovation is about protecting the vulnerable Hetti Barkworth-Nanton, CEO of Ploughshare Innovations and chair of Refuge, explores how security innovation and social impact can coexist.

This is the nuanced debate about defence that we need to be having right now. Hetti Barkworth-Nanton, CEO of the Ministry of Defence's Ploughshare Innovations and chair of Refuge, joins the podcast to discuss why defence innovation is about protecting the vulnerable thenextleap.is/episode/012-...

The Next Leap » Andrea Huggins joins Monash as VP for innovation and commercialisation Andrea Huggins has worked for CSL Behring in increasingly senior leadership roles for more than two decades.

Andrea Huggins joins @monashuniversity.bsky.social as VP for innovation and commercialisation thenextleap.is/news/andrea-...

The Next Leap » University of British Columbia kicks off UBC Catalyst Ventures Fund The University of British Columbia and InBC Investment Corp have created the UBC Catalyst Ventures Fund with an initial C$20 million.

University of British Columbia kicks off UBC Catalyst Ventures Fund with C$20 million, targets C$40 million size thenextleap.is/news/univers...

The Next Leap » HKU launches second spinout fund this month, Gobi–HKU Fund I The University of Hong Kong has launched the Gobi-HKU Fund I, just a week after reaching a first close for the FutureTech Stars-HKU Venture LP Fund.

University of Hong Kong launches spinout investment fund Gobi–HKU Fund I just one week after a first close for another venture fund thenextleap.is/news/hku-gob...

The Next Leap » Poli360 pushes Fund II to €85 million first close Managed by 360 Capital, the spinout investment fund has a target size of €100 million and will invest in early-stage deeptech spinouts.

Poli360 pushes Fund II to €85 million first close thenextleap.is/news/poli360...

The Next Leap » Katie Houston joins ETSU as director of commercialisation ETSU Research Corporation has hired Katie Houston, who brings a decade of experience in corporate R&D and innovation to the job.

Katie Houston joins East Tennessee State University as director of commercialisation thenextleap.is/news/katie-h...

The Next Leap » Illinois Ventures launches student venture fund Orange & Blue Ventures The University of Illinois' spinout investment arm, one of the oldest in the United States, has taken the unusual step to create a student venture fund.

In what is an incredibly rare move, university venture fund Illinois Ventures has launched a student venture fund, Orange & Blue Ventures thenextleap.is/news/illinoi...

The Next Leap » Fund That Tiger roars towards first close Fund That Tiger will invest in early-stage spinouts from Clemson University and startups founded by the institution's alumni.

Fund That Tiger roars towards first close, starts evaluating a pipeline of Clemson University spinouts and alumni-led startups thenextleap.is/news/fund-th...

The Next Leap » Michael Rondelli retires after more than two decades in tech transfer Michael Rondelli had been the associate vice president of innovation and commercialisation at the University of North Texas since 2015.

Michael Rondelli retires after more than two decades in tech transfer thenextleap.is/news/michael...

The Next Leap » Kyoto iCap launches ¥20 billion Fund III Kyoto University Innovation Capital's third fund has already attracted a host of LPs, including corporates Astellas Pharma, Tokyu Land, and Shimadzu.

Kyoto University Innovation Capital launches ¥20 billion Fund III, attracts a series of corporate backers thenextleap.is/news/kyoto-i...

The Next Leap » Rachel Simpson starts as director of ShaKEs Rachel Simpson will be based at Abertay University and support knowledge exchange activities across Scotland's smaller institutions.

Rachel Simpson starts as director of pan-Scottish commercialisation office ShaKEs thenextleap.is/news/rachel-...

The Next Leap » Zane Gernhart returns to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Zane Gernhart is rejoining his former employer to lead the Office of Industry Relations, just under three years after he left the institution.

Zane Gernhart returns to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln thenextleap.is/news/zane-ge...