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A few thoughts on how policymakers should approach tech transfer, from an ecosystem perspective.

A fascinating insight from my startup research this week: Innovation thrives when complexity isn’t forced into rigid systems. Oxford Nanopore’s success shows the power of balancing competing priorities. By creating distinct spaces for academic, commercial, and investment strategies, they didn’t just avoid conflict – they multiplied their impact. This approach isn’t just for billion-pound companies. It’s a framework any research institute can adopt to create lasting breakthroughs. Want to learn how to move beyond rigid pathways and unlock strategic depth? Sign up for our newsletter to explore this pattern and more, See link on the comment section to know how #Innovation #ResearchCommercialisation #StrategicThinking #BrightArena

A fascinating insight from my startup research this week: Innovation thrives when complexity isn’t forced into rigid systems. Oxford Nanopore’s success shows the power of balancing competing priorities. By creating distinct spaces for academic, commercial, and investment strategies, they didn’t just avoid conflict – they multiplied their impact. This approach isn’t just for billion-pound companies. It’s a framework any research institute can adopt to create lasting breakthroughs. Want to learn how to move beyond rigid pathways and unlock strategic depth? Sign up for our newsletter to explore this pattern and more, See link on the comment section to know how #Innovation #ResearchCommercialisation #StrategicThinking #BrightArena

Top colleges are the cornerstone of innovation and invention...

What will it take for Pennsylvania to become an innovation leader? That was the question at the heart of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s “Powering PA’s Future” Symposium, held at Lehigh University last Friday. Leaders from academia, industry, and government came together to explore how cutting-edge research, entrepreneurs, venture developers, and university tech transfer activity transform into real-world applications, creating opportunities and driving economic growth across the Commonwealth. The event highlighted the critical role universities play in the entrepreneurial ecosystem - not just in generating groundbreaking ideas, but in facilitating commercialization through technology transfer. By bridging the gap between researchers and industry, universities catalyze venture creation and societal impact. Lehigh’s new Accelerating Research Translation program, made possible by a $6 million award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology Innovation and Partnerships (TIP) Directorate, will work to accelerate tech transfer activity in coming years. Thank you to the many people who contributed to these forward-thinking discussions, and who made this event possible, including Governor Josh Shapiro, Chief Transformation Officer Ben Kirshner and the Office of Transformation and Opportunity, DCED Deputy Secretary of Technology and Entrepreneurship Jennifer Gilburg, Provost Nathan Urban, Associate Vice Provost for Research Translation John Coulter, and President and CEO Angelo J. Valletta and the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania. And special thanks to our Lehigh planning team: Geoffrey Mock, Rick Smith, Dominic Packer, Michael Lehman, Chayah Wilbers, and Crystal Rivera. #innovation #techtransfer #entrepreneurship #researchtoreality #PoweringPAsFuture https://lnkd.in/eTvHaqzK

Last week's discussion "How Research is Sparking Innovation in Incubators, Accelerators and the Entrepreneurs They Serve" is available in full. Our Panelists discussed approaches that unlock innovation for accelerators and incubators such as evidence-based, stage-gated grantmaking and the use of experimental, quasi-experimental and exploratory research methods. https://bit.ly/4bVuHPK

Why we have to worry about 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🤔 Every time science advances, new fields of research emerge, leading to more specialized subjects. For example, philosophy gave birth to math, physics, and chemistry, and biology spawned molecular biology, biochemistry, and biotechnology. Today's world is highly specialized, with countless fields of expertise that only a few people understand. However, national innovation agencies often focus on tackling big research questions. 🎯 This isn't their fault. Centralized planning simply can't reach everything, no matter how liberal the approach. Similarly, the creation of innovative #startups is often limited. Only a fraction of the hundreds of thousands of scientific papers published each year eventually become startups. ➡️ This doesn't mean that the unselected papers are worthless or basic research. It's just that starting a startup is so expensive that only the top technologies can make it through. So, the question of whether reforming our innovation agencies is enough to close the innovation gap has a clear answer: 𝗡𝗢. We need to provide tools for partially unsupervised diversification to flourish. 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, not just the biggest hits. Even small steps forward can be invaluable. 📢 #innovation #democratization #science #startups #research #technology #business #future

Exploring Collaborative Potential with Open Innovation I'm taking part today in a Research Programme!", this is in conjunction with University of Portsmouth, so excited..... It is about Open Innovation, such a fascinating subject and if done correctly, this is where the magic happens.. Open Innovation is a concept where organisations look beyond their internal resources and collaborate with external partners, such as other companies, start-ups, or individuals, to drive innovation. It's about opening up the innovation process to a broader community, encouraging the exchange of ideas, and leveraging external expertise and technologies. By doing this, companies can accelerate their innovation efforts, reduce costs, and bring new products or solutions to market far more quickly. It's a shift from the traditional "closed" approach to a much more inclusive and dynamic way of innovating. So now you can see why I am excited, this is going to be amazing #Collaboration #Innovation #InnovationStrategy #DigitalTransformation #ThoughtLeadership #Culture #Values #Technology #AI #Partnerships #Entrepreneur #University #ContactCentres #BPO

Some universities go beyond simply leveraging their networks to support entrepreneurs on their innovation journeys and enriching the local communities — they create and orchestrate complete innovation ecosystems. To do so, they develop connections with multiple partners that they carefully select (across different sectors), then nurture meaningful long-term relationships that they can leverage to support projects in the long run.