Join OUP for our seventh annual ‘Ask a VC’ webinar. In this webinar, our audience had the chance to ask questions directly to OUP’s Life Science Managing Partner, Bill Harrington, and Technology Managing Partner, Marc Singer, on venture capital operations, decision-making, where the investing environment stands today, etc. The session was open to our partner…
Building a Board That Actually Helps What three veteran tech transfer leaders taught us about advisory boards for academic innovation operations On August 19, Osage University Partners (OUP) hosted a live panel on Advisory Boards for Innovation Operations at Academic Institutions. The conversation drew on decades of hands-on experience building, running, and occasionally revamping advisory…
Strategic advisory boards are becoming one of the most valuable tools for university innovation and commercialization offices — connecting institutions with the entrepreneurs, VCs, industry leaders, and government partners who help turn university technologies into real-world impact. In this webinar, three innovation leaders from top research universities share an inside look at how their advisory…
Across academic institutions, patent budgets are under strain. As costs rise and revenue sources shift, universities are being asked to do more with less while still supporting innovation and protecting discoveries. Now more than ever, it is critical to adopt clear strategies for deciding what to file, how to manage portfolio costs, and where to…
For our sixth annual ‘Ask a VC’ webinar, OUP’s Life Science Managing Partner, Matt Cohen, and Technology Partner, Manny Stockman answered academic founder’s and our partner TTO’s questions on anything and everything as it pertains to venture capital operations, decision-making, and the current investing environment. Since the purpose of this webinar was to answer questions…
Many universities now have Entrepreneur-in-Residence programs to help along nascent startups or aspiring academic founders. Experienced startup executives join these programs for various reasons and perform a variety of responsibilities to shepherd these early-stage opportunities. During this webinar, we spoke with three current EIRs: • Don Manfredi – University of Michigan • Julie Schoenfeld –…
As a graduate student, many career options lie in front of you. One potential route is founding a startup based on the innovative research conducted in your lab. Beginning a startup company is complex and challenging. While there are now many programs to assist academics in their startup endeavors, some aspects you learn as you…
Bryn Rees (CU Boulder), Case Cortese (Caltech), and Mike Psarouthakis (University of Michigan) joined us for a discussion on university venture funds, where academic institutions are investing capital into the startups forming based on intellectual property from their institutions. First, Bryn provided a landscape analysis he conducted on existing university venture funds. This landscape was…
Have you wondered what comprises a venture studio? How does this model differentiate from accelerators and incubators? Join us for an insightful webinar exploring the roles that venture studios play in the university innovation ecosystem. Moderated by Jaimie Testai, Best Practices Manager at OUP, this session featured three venture studios: Prutha Atre of Rose Rock…
Watch an insightful webinar exploring the current landscape of AI and generative AI investing, with a special focus on the critical role of university spinouts in shaping the sector. Moderated by Ajay Rayasam, Senior Associate at OUP, this features two up-and-coming voices in venture capital: Jordan Windmueller, Principal at A* Capital, and James Wu, Investor…