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Di: Thierry Heles
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Ever wondered how a discovery in a university lab becomes a game-changing product that impacts millions of lives? Join Thierry Heles as he explores the fascinating world of research commercialisation, where science meets innovation. Through in-depth conversations with experts – including tech transfer practitioners, venture fund managers, startup founders, and lawyers – you’ll gain a deeper understanding of the strategies and best practices that turn groundbreaking research into real-world solutions. From the anticoagulant warfarin to the sports drink Gatorade, and even the Covid vaccine, you’ll hear the fascinating stories behind some of the world’s most influential innovations, uncovering the secrets of turning research into life-changing products and services.© The Next Leap Economia Finanza personale Gestione e leadership Leadership Scienza
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  • Kevin Walters: Vitamin D-fortified food changed universities forever

    Kevin Walters: Vitamin D-fortified food changed universities forever
    Mar 18 2025
    The story of technology transfer begins with Harry Steenbock's discovery of how to create vitamin D- fortified food. Steenbock, a professor of biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, established the first-ever university tech transfer office not only to license his own invention to industry but also to support his colleagues present and future to do the same. This year, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) celebrates its 100th anniversary: https://www.warf.org/centennial/ But while WARF has forever changed how universities go about creating real-world applications for their research, it wasn't all smooth sailing: because WARF was created decades before the Bayh-Dole Act (which gives US universities the right to exploit their IP), there were several run-ins with the government, regulators and industry both at home and internationally. Kevin Walters wrote his PhD on the history of WARF and now serves as the organisation's public affairs associate. He explains why all of this could only have happened in a state known for its dairy industry and how Steenbock's childhood days on a farm meant he managed to do something that paediatricians did not.
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    46 min
  • Erik Iverson, Mike Partsch: Industry doesn’t want newly hatched ideas

    Erik Iverson, Mike Partsch: Industry doesn’t want newly hatched ideas
    Mar 25 2025
    The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) has been around for 100 years and its leadership has novel ideas about how to keep its edge.
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    47 min
  • Stuart Wilkinson: What does a sweet shop have to do with spinouts?

    Stuart Wilkinson: What does a sweet shop have to do with spinouts?
    Apr 1 2025
    The impact of university research commercialisation can go far beyond the initial spinout, says Knowledge Exchange UK's chief executive Stuart Wilkinson.
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    35 min
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