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Start-ups: from campus to commerce

2025/4/13
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Virginia Corliss
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Sam Fenwick: 美国大学衍生企业为美国经济做出了巨大贡献,创造了大量就业机会,促进了创新,并吸引了投资。英国政府计划大力发展经济,目标是打造欧洲的“硅谷”,效仿麻省理工学院(MIT)和斯坦福大学的模式,发展大学衍生企业。 牛津大学是英国产生衍生公司的领先学术机构,牛津科学企业(OSE)通过提供资金和经验丰富的CEO来支持牛津大学的衍生公司,在过去八年中投资了约20亿英镑。过去十年,英国91所大学的1300家衍生公司获得了超过250亿美元的投资,创造了近3万个就业岗位。 麻省理工学院(MIT)衍生出了许多成功的公司,例如Dropbox、iRobot和波士顿动力。MIT长期以来一直致力于大学衍生企业,并为此建立了支持体系,围绕其自身建立了一个创新生态系统,支持其衍生企业的成长。 Ed Bussey: 牛津科学企业(OSE)及其合作投资者在过去八年中投资了约20亿英镑,投资者的构成非常国际化,并且他们相信OSE的使命,即建立能够解决世界重大挑战的公司。 Rachel Reeves: 英国政府计划将牛津和剑桥地区打造成为欧洲的“硅谷”。 Fiona Murray: 全球范围内,大学衍生企业的竞争将会加剧,但这是一个不断增长的领域,多个地区可以同时发展壮大。我们需要确保人才和资金能够跨大西洋流动,避免陷入竞争的恶性循环。 Donato Iacobusi: 大多数意大利大学衍生企业并没有取得成功,大部分已经不再活跃,缺乏快速增长的大型公司(独角兽公司)。意大利大学衍生企业的主要弱点是缺乏商业管理经验,需要当地生态系统的支持才能克服其弱点。 Virginia Corliss: MOA公司(一家大学衍生企业)的成功很大程度上依赖于牛津大学的支持和其衍生公司支持网络。需要加强投资生态系统,特别是对处于发展中阶段的公司的投资,以帮助创新企业将创新成果推向市场。

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This chapter explores the phenomenon of university spin-outs, focusing on their economic impact in the US and the UK government's plans to replicate this success. It questions the transferability of this model to other countries and raises concerns about competition for talent and investment.
  • US university spin-outs contribute billions to the economy.
  • UK government plans investment in Oxford and Cambridge spin-outs.
  • Questions raised about replicability in other countries and competition for resources.

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Thousands of businesses have 'spun-out' from universities - so is this an opportunity for further growth?

The model has seen great success in the US, leading to booming commercial ventures such as Dropbox, iRobot, and Boston Dynamics.

And now the UK government has plans for further investment in spin-outs from Oxford and Cambridge.

But what evidence exists that this approach can be as effective in other parts of the world? And as global economies strive for growth, will there be competition for talent and investment?

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(Image: Oxford University in the UK)