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Tech Entrepreneurship, Contract Framing, & Innovation Accounting: Winners of 2015 CIV Grants

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技术企业家精神、合同制订及创新会计——科勒风投研究院2015研究经费获奖方案 As part of our efforts  to encourage and support original academic research in the field of venture, CIV has awarded four academicians  with a 2015 Grant. We received over 60 proposals from leading  universities and research institutes from around the globe. The selection process was particularly challenging as we received a large number of outstanding proposals. After careful consideration, we selected four …

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Policy Case Study: How Deep Innovation in Graphene leads to Venture

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 政策制度案例学习:石墨烯技术深度创新如何孕育新企业 The Coller Institute of Venture is interested in unique forms of Deep Innovation that transform industries and contribute to the venture ecosystem. Unlike what we see in the ubiquitous Internet/Cyber startups, these Deep Innovations usually entail substantial resources ($5-100M), and may take years (5-20) to materialize. Notable examples can be found in the sectors of: Water venture, Nanotechnology, Brain tech, Pharma, etc. One such …

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Do Patents Stimulate or Hinder Inventions?

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专利之于创新,促进还是阻碍?Guest Post by: Dr. Shmuel Ur, Shmuel Ur Inovations Ltd. When we discuss the ethics of patents, and whether patents are justified, we need to realize that the goal of the patent system is to give inventors the incentive to publish their patents, to allow for patents that would otherwise stay a secret, to become widely known. and therefor bringing about  a faster advancement of technology. …

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Deep Innovation: Solving Humanity’s Big Problems Needs More Commitment

Deep Innovation solving humanity's big problems needs more commitment

深度创新:解决人类难 题需要更多付出 The introductory article to the issue introduces the class of heavy duty ventures we term “Deep Innovation”: those that are enabled by basic research or a scientific breakthrough, and that  usually require substantial resources and 5–20 years to materialize as a commercial success – if they do at all. These innovations often solve big problems that can transform our …

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