Copenhagen Spin-outs

Marianne Thellersen on Copenhagen Spin-outs

Thu, 23 Jan 2014 11:08:04 GMT

COLLABORATION BETWEEN RESEARCH, INDUSTRY AND INVESTORS

Prorector at University of Copenhagen is interviewed about Copenhagen Spin-outs. Copenhagen Spin-outs is a collaboration between the academic research environment and industry with a focus on innovation and commercialisation of biotech research in the capital region area. In the project we will focus on strenthening the collaboration between universities, research parks and investors to speed up the effort to promote the good ideas from the research institutions and turn them into sustainable biotech companies. The spin-outs will work within the areas of MedTech, Diagnostics, Pharmaceuticals as well as Industrial biotech and Food.

Copenhagen Spin-outs run from 2012-2014, and is funded with 20 million DKK from EU Regional Fund, 8 million DKK from the Captal Regions Growth Forum and 12 million DKK from the partners.

To read more, please visit http://copenhagenspin-outs.dk/

Director Kim Høgh on Copenhagen Spin-outs

Tue, 21 Jan 2014 10:54:03 GMT

COLLABORATION BETWEEN RESEARCH, INDUSTRY AND INVESTORS

Interview with Director Kim Høgh from Capital region of Denmark on Copenhagen Spin-outs. Copenhagen Spin-outs is a collaboration between the academic research environment and industry with a focus on innovation and commercialisation of biotech research in the capital region area. In the project we will focus on strenthening the collaboration between universities, research parks and investors to speed up the effort to promote the good ideas from the research institutions and turn them into sustainable biotech companies. The spin-outs will work within the areas of MedTech, Diagnostics, Pharmaceuticals as well as Industrial biotech and Food.

Copenhagen Spin-outs run from 2012-2014, and is funded with 20 million DKK from EU Regional Fund, 8 million DKK from the Captal Regions Growth Forum and 12 million DKK from the partners.

Prorector Thomas Bjørnholm and Copenhagen Spin-outs

Tue, 21 Jan 2014 10:48:53 GMT

COLLABORATION BETWEEN RESEARCH, INDUSTRY AND INVESTORS

Copenhagen Spin-outs run from 2012-2014, and is funded with 20 million DKK from EU Regional Fund, 8 million DKK from the Captal Regions Growth Forum and 12 million DKK from the partners.

To read more, please visit http://copenhagenspin-outs.dk/

Copenhagen Spin-outs by Gert Balling. Introduction. Short Version.

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:30:08 GMT

Copenhagen Spin-outs by Gert Balling. Introduction. Short Version.

Copenhagen Spin-outs - Gert Balling. Introduction. Long Version.

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:29:25 GMT

Copenhagen Spin-outs - Gert Balling. Introduction. Long Version.

Interview with Jeff Skinner, Executive director at London Business School

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:17:48 GMT

Jeff Skinner, Executive Director, Deloitte Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, London Business School, explains what it takes to make it and how value is build in the biotech industry. Jeff Skinner was in Copenhagen to lecture at the Copenhagen Spin-outs conference in October 2012 and we interviewed him after his lecture.

Jeff Skinner is the Executive Director of the Deloitte Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at London Business School. He also directs a variety of MBA entrepreneurship electives and co-curricula student activities at the School. He is visiting lecturer on Technology Transfer at University College London and at the Graduate School of Economics in Barcelona. Prior to this, as Commercial Director at University College London, he conceived, built and ran UCL’s Technology Transfer division - including the creation of two early-stage seed funds and separate units managing consultancy, collaborative research and new venture creation. Working alongside research students and academics he has co-founded over thirty technology-based spin-outs that have, in aggregate, raised over £30 million first round finance and returned over £20 million to UCL.

He is past President of and remains closely involved with the leading UK & European Tech Transfer Associations (PraxisUnico & ASTP). He teaches and consults widely throughout Europe in the field of technology commercialisation. He Chairs the Professional Recognition panel for the worldwide ‘Alliance of Technology Transfer Professionals’.

Before joining UCL he was Technical Marketing Manager at Hoechst Celanese Corporation in New Jersey and prior to that, Photonics Research Manager at General Electric. His first degree was in physics. He holds a PhD in thin-film photonics from University College London and an MBA from London Business School.

Karen Laigaard - opening words at the Spin Out conference

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:14:02 GMT

Opening words at the Call for Spin-outs conference in Copenhagen October 2012
Karen Laigaard joined the University of Copenhagen in March 2003 to set up and manage Copenhagen University’s Technology Transfer Office. The University has six faculties 37,000 students and 8,500 employees (of which 5,500 researchers).
The Tech Transfer Office staff (12 people) are responsible for the identification, the protection and the commercialisation of Copenhagen University’s research results. The Office receives around 60 invention disclosures per year, it entered 21 licensing agreements in 2011 on behalf of the University and the office also assists academic staff with a considerable amount of research collaboration agreements. The Office’s newest initiative is the project, “Copenhagen Spin-outs”, a collaboration between three TTOs and central stake holders who will work together to create more biotech spin-outs from academia. The project has a total budget of 5.4 EUR.
Karen lived and worked in the United Kingdom from 1992 to 2001. She was employed for six years with the University of Glasgow’s commercialisation office, Research & Enterprise. As the office’s International Marketing Manager she was responsible for the international promotion of the University’s research expertise. Prior to joining Research & Enterprise, Karen worked at The British Council, Scotland, on an export promotion project funded by the UK Department of Trade & Industry and Scottish Trade International.
From 2007 to 2011 Karen was a member of the board of ASTP (Association of European Science & Technology Transfer Professionals) and was the President of ASTP from May 2009 till May 2011.

The value of Spin-outs by Martin Bonde, Chairman Dansk Biotek and Copenhagen...

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:18:54 GMT

What is the societal value of public biotech Spin-outs? Where is the link to industry and how should central administration support it? Martin Bonde explains what it takes to make it and what value it provides.

Wim Bens talks about his experience from the Netherlands in setting up...

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:47:32 GMT

Experience from the Netherlands in setting up University Spin-outs Wim Bens, Director, Bens & Partners Management en Advies, Eindhoven Business cases in setting up spin outs / high tech start ups in a regional open innovation eco system. Strategy and implementation from lab invention to successful enterprise through different stages, with different funding structures, with different teams and in different organizational settings.

Jeff Skinner, Director, London Business School, talks on his experience from...

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:43:27 GMT

Jeff Skinner is the Executive Director of the Deloitte Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at London Business School. He also directs a variety of MBA entrepreneurship electives and co-curricula student activities at the School. He is visiting lecturer on Technology Transfer at University College London and at the Graduate School of Economics in Barcelona. Prior to this, as Commercial Director at University College London, he conceived, built and ran UCL’s Technology Transfer division - including the creation of two early-stage seed funds and separate units managing consultancy, collaborative research and new venture creation. Working alongside research students and academics he has co-founded over thirty technology-based spin-outs that have, in aggregate, raised over £30 million first round finance and returned over £20 million to UCL.

Jens Kristian Damgaard; Challenges in creating companies in the field between...

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 20:13:22 GMT

Jens Kristian Damgaard, Director at Science Ventures Denmark, talks on the considerations that go behind the decision to spin out a project from the public to private marked.

Henric Rhedin talks on the swedish innovator system

Sat, 29 Dec 2012 16:06:01 GMT

Sweden’s so called innovation system; a spin out creation system.

Henric Rhedin. Director of Sales & Marketing, Commercial Research & Development. Chalmers Industriteknik, Gothenburg In Sweden there has been a focus on creating spin outs as commercialization strategy. What are the advan-tages/ disadvantages with a “spin out creation system” compared to more regular “innovation systems

Chalmers Industrial Technologies (CIT) is Sweden ́s oldest technology transfer organization and dates back to 1984. Henric works since nine years back for the largest unit at CIT, 35 people out of a total of 75 people employed by CIT. The unit, Commercial R&D, provides expertise in all kinds of areas of technology including technology management and related services.

Henric is board member for several start up companies as well as organizations. In addition to this Henric is active in innovation system networks on the national as well as on the international level including Association of Science and Technology Transfer Professional (ASTP), HEP TTN a CERN centered network for technology transfer activities for high energy physics, Swedish Network for Innovation and Tech Transfer Support (SNITTS) and Nordic Tech Transfer Network Health (NORTTH). Henric has also worked in the Swedish defense industry and has a PhD in Theoretical High Energy Physics.

There is a need to strengthen and stimulate the cooperation between...

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 09:24:04 GMT

Thomas Christiansen explains the Government perspective on bridging public research and industry