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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/

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.

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.

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.