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Viraj Perera has joined University of South Australia's commercialisation arm as CEO after five years leading Platcom Ventures for National Innovation Agency of Malaysia.

University of Cambridge-allied accelerator Start Codon has appointed Daniel Rooke and Sakura Holloway to its team, as it prepares to select the first five projects for its initial cohort.

UC Berkeley has chosen professor of finance Richard Lyons for the newly-created position of chief innovation and entrepreneurship officer.

G. Don Taylor has been named interim vice-president for research and innovation following Theresa Mayer’s departure to Purdue University.

Susan Searle, chairwoman of Mercia Technologies and a GUV Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, has stepped down to be replaced by Ian Metcalfe.

Fredrik Järrsten has been named deputy chief executive in addition to his duties as chief financial officer, a position he has held since late 2017.

Koenraad Debackere, managing director, KU Leuven Research and Development, and chairman, Gemma Frisius Fund has received the GUV Lifetime Achievement Award 2019

Put in the driving seat of Oxford University Innovation’s new social enterprise campaign, Mark Mann – this year’s Personality of the Year – surely has one of the most fascinating jobs in academic tech transfer.

The top 25: Jim Wilkinson, CFO, Oxford Sciences Innovation

Introducing the Global University Venturing Powerlist 2018