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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 » University Spinouts Lessons Learned: Engaging Alumni for Research Commercialization We interviewed 7 universities and academic programs about their interactions in engaging alumni for research commercialization. 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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