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Crumbling system, fragile lives: can spinouts help in the senior care crisis?
From a chest-worn device to help with Parkinson's symptoms to stress measuring socks — here are the spinouts providing support for senior citizens.
Taylor takes over from Baxter at Edinburgh Innovations
Andrea Taylor, director of Strategic Partnerships at Edinburgh Innovations, will become interim CEO when George Baxter leaves for UC Davis at the end of the month.
How Basel supercharged its spinout rate
Basel has quietly built a life sciences ecosystem that’s becoming hard to ignore.
University of Durham’s Hammond retires
Tim Hammond, who spent the past 24 years at the University of Durham and was programme lead at Northern Accelerator, retired at the end of January.
Rampuri bids farewell to the University of Bristol
After nearly two decades with the University of Bristol, director of enterprise services Mustafa Rampuri has joined startup Duality Quantum Photonics.
Cambridge promotes O’Brien to pro-vice-chancellor
Diarmuid O’Brien will continue to act as CEO of Cambridge Enterprise for one day a week.
German AI spinout centre hires Möller
Laura Möller is the new director of K.I.E.Z, a multi-university-backed entrepreneurship centre for artificial intelligence startups.
Other News
Helsinki hires Hakovirta to helm commercialisation
Marko Hakovirta, currently a faculty member at North Carolina State University, will become CEO at Helsinki Innovation Services by April.
Quantinuum's $300m round shows growing corporate bets on quantum
Backed by JPMorgan Chase, Honeywell, Amgen, Mitsui & Co, Quantinuum is working both on quantum hardware and software — and is now one of the biggest players in the field.
Russell bids farewell to PraxisAuril
David Russell will move back into the education sector, joining Pearson after having led PraxisAuril as chief executive for the past year.
Chalmers promotes Ottosson to CEO
Pontus Ottosson is taking over from Sara Wallin as chief executive of Chalmers Ventures, promoting him from his position as head of investments.
Baxter brings his expertise to UC Davis
George Baxter will leave Edinburgh Innovations this spring to become UC Davis’ inaugural chief innovation and economic development officer.
UK universities urged to lower spinout stakes
A new report recommends stakes of less than 25% but fails to address the issue of access to early-stage capital.
Editor's Picks
Sony and Intel back company making key part for next wave of…
UK smartphone camera component developer Cambridge Mechatronics’ latest round featured strategic investors Sony Ventures and Intel Capital.
Maersk shifts to venture client approach to move faster on new tech
Maersk revamped its Maersk Growth innovation unit in June with a new team and a change in how it invests in tech and sustainability.
Turkey: Can CVC remove the funding roadblocks for startups?
Turkey has the ingredients to be a top tech market, but it needs investors to take more risk if its startups are to get past early stage.
Reality check: Has the IRA made the US a magnet for cleantech…
The US's $369bn climate legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), promises to put the US at the forefront of the clean energy transition, but the act has its limitations.
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