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University Startups Solving the Equity Equation   Startup compensation is often an opaque and awkward topic for first-time academic founders. How much equity do I receive? My CEO? The PI(s)? Other co-founders? How will my choices affect future compensation? Read More »
University Startups, Tech Transfer Diving into Academic EIR/MIR Programs: Caltech and Johns Hopkins In early 2022, OUP hosted a webinar on EIR/MIR Programs at Universities. Due to the overwhelming interest in the topic, we wanted to highlight two additional programs to offer perspectives from other universities. We spoke with Case Cortese, Director for Innovation, New Ventures & Entrepreneurship, to discuss Caltech’s entrepreneur-in-residence (EIR) program, and Mark VanderZyl, Associate… Read More » Startup Funding Proof of Concept Funds: Boosting The Potential of University Technology POC funds are typically grants that help “de-risk” a technology — helping a technology meet milestones that will increase its potential to be licensed to an existing company or enable the formation of a startup. Read More » Academic Founders Women’s Stories: Stephanie Carlson, Co-founder of Reflection Sciences & Reflective Performance Professor Carlson is a developmental psychologist in the Institute of Child Development at the University of Minnesota. Professor Carlson co-founded Reflection Sciences in 2014 and Reflective Performance in 2021. Read More »

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Female Founders

Inspiring interviews with women academics who have started companies based on their research at some of the world’s leading research institutions.
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