University Venture

Leader: Prof. Yesha Sivan
Time-frame: 2016 →

The “university venture” research strand takes a close look at technology transfer companies inside universities across the world. We will study policies and practices and analyse success factors. Our goal is to promote the transition of university research achievements into commercialized venture in the long run.

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The Akko Convention on Urbanism
11-12-Dec-2017, Acre, Israel
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CIV2018 London - the Coller Institute of Venture Annual Conference
12-15-Nov-2018, London, UK
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Past Events

Xin Forum at the Tsinghua University
12-14-Sep-2017, Beijing, China
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Digital Economy and its Impact on the World of Labor
13-14-Sep-2017, Tel Aviv University
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Regional Economic Development Worldwide
31-Jul-2017, JDC, Jerusalem, Israel
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Apple’s DNA Socially Connected Inventors and Technologies
by André Vermeij

How much did Steve Jobs drive Apple’s innovations? Analyzing the dynamic networks producing Apple’s edge from 1978-2014.
Corporate Adventure in Venture Do Giants Create Giants? by Prof. Gary Dushnitsky
Google, Intel and Pfizer: the historic rise of corporate venture capital and its implications for the venture ecosystem.
Crafting a Silicon Savannah Univenture in an emerging context by Wilfred Mutua Mworia
How to build a “Silicon Savannah” in a challenging environment
De-Know-Polization Universities facing the de-monopolization of knowledge research, teaching and service by Prof. Yesha Sivan and Dr. Robyn Klingler-Vidra
STOP: wanting to be Harvard; CAUTION: you are not in Silicon Valley; GO: your own univenture path
Dealing With Political Change Assessing London’s post-Brexit competitiveness by Eze Vidra
Will the London venture ecosystem survive the turmoil of Brexit?
Deep Innovation a la TAU Nanotech Center An Institutional Case Study by Prof. Yael Hanein
Multi-disciplinary approach that strives for business leaps
Deep Innovation and Brain Ventures A Domain Case Study by Dr. Dana Bar-On
Advancing solutions for debilitating conditions
Deep Innovation and Pharmaceutical Ventures A Domain Case Study
by Ram Waisbourd

Crossing the Valley of Death
Deep Innovation in Food Ventures A Domain Case Study by Niccolo Manzoni
Feed humanity more, and healthier
Deep Innovation in the medical domain a la Boston’s cimit An Institutional Case Study by Prof. Steven C. Schachter et al.
Crossing the chasm from academia to industry
Deep Innovation in Water Ventures A Domain Case Study by Roy Wiesner
Big opportunities and challenges
Deep Innovation: Solving Humanity’s Big Problems Needs More Commitment An overview by Prof. Yesha Sivan and Dr. Robyn Klingler-Vidra
Deep Innovation with Graphene Technologies A Technology Case Study
by Prof. Daniela Baglieri et al.

Recombinant capabilities and patent portfolio strategies
Deep Innovation with Irrigation Technologies A Technology Case Study
by Dr. Yoav Zeif

Netafim – growing more with less
Design the Future by Using the Past Overview of the History Issue: Rationale and Content by Prof. Yesha Sivan and Dr. Robyn Klingler-Vidra
Employment Black Holes The key to the wealth of cities by Prof. Yesha Sivan and Nathan Zeldes
How are Black Holes critical for your city’s enduring prosperity?
Europe’s Bid for a Univenture Breakthrough The case of a newly designed Univenture ecosystem by Jean H. A. Gelissen
The EU’s gambit to close the innovation gap with the U.S.
Growing The Venture Dragon: China A Regional Case Study by Prof. Manhong Mannie Liu
Key developments in China’s venture capital market 1985-2015, and forecast for the future.
Hyper-Local Venture Development Implementation of a Health IT Cluster in Newark, NJ
by Prof. Michael Ehrlich

Here is an application of Cluster Theory to making one’s city a success.
Is the VC Model “Broken”? Observations on VC Success: Who Wins and Who Loses within the Asset Class?
by Allee Zhang

Has the venture capital (VC) fund model been successful in rewarding investors with returns worth their high-risk illiquid investments?
Key Factors Of City Success How capital, institutions, and psycho-cultural behavior promote economic growth by Robert Huggins
Here is an article that tries to solve a key mystery that keeps city leaders awake at night: why do cities succeed?
Key Insights from a Century of Venture Lessons from the Coller History of Venture Database by Prof. Eli Talmor
What can we learn through a centurial (1914-2014) analysis of major events in venture?
Looking for a Second Miracle on the Han River The roots of Korea’s leading univenture ecosystems: KAIST and POSTECH
by David S. Lee

How universities can work with both public and private partners to engage with a rapidly changing venture ecosystem
Measuring Science Parks’ Performance TusPark, Imperial West and 15 Other Parks
by Prof. Abraham Carmeli

How parks are designed and managed to achieve optimal performance
Measuring University Venture: A Proposed Framework Holistic parameters for measuring impact
by Prof. Peter T. Gianiodis and Prof. William R. Meek

Why our univenture metrics are broken, and how we can achieve better success by replacing them
One Stroke, Many Colors – Univenture at IIT Madras Programs, stakeholders, and their relationships by Prof. Thillai Rajan A. and Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala
How wealth creation can be reconciled with universities’ traditional roles so everyone wins
Reno’s Venture Gamble Leveraging Tesla’s Gigafactory by Jack Wroldsen
Here is a little city that did exactly the right things to attain success. If the city you manage is not a Silicon Valley, there are lessons here that could be of great benefit to you.
Seeding A Venture Wolf: Baltics A Regional Case Study by Linas Sabaliauskas
Before Skype was Skype: how public investors fueled the growth of the Baltic venture capital market 1990-2014.
Stanford’s Univenture Secret Sauce Embracing risk, ambiguity and collaboration by Katharine Ku
What is the secret of Silicon Valley’s success? Hint: it’s all in the attitude
The Business Kibbutz The culture that leads the Jerusalem venture ecosystem by Hanan Brand, Helen Wexler and Wendy Singer
Meet an extraordinary story of urban transformation – and discover a “secret sauce” that could be used to transform your city as well.
The Challenges of Deep Innovation: from American Academia to the Marketplace A Policy Case Study
by Prof. Zeev Rosenzweig and Melissa Muth

How the U.S. enables small- and medium-sized enterprises
The National Science Foundation’s Lean Start-Up Push I-Corps as a Model for International Univenture
by Prof. Michael Ehrlich

Learn what the U.S. has been doing to direct academic innovation into commercial success
The Public Venture Policy Menu 44 Policies Public Authorities Can Take
by Dr. Robyn Klingler-Vidra

Public policymakers’ tools for fostering local venture ecosystems
The Role Of Ventures In Strengthening The Fabric Of The City The case of Chennai by Thillai Rajan A. and Vikram Kapur
A city can support ventures... and should, because ventures return the favor in ways you might not expect.
The “Tech” Of Two Cities Why Hong Kong failed where Shenzhen succeeded by Horace Yeung and Flora Huang
This is a fascinating comparative case study of two world systems that fate placed together. There is much to learn from both sides of the equation!
The Uniqueness of Stem Cell Ecosystems Lessons in matching local culture
by Prof. Adam Bock and David Johnson

Why carelessly copying “best practices” from Stanford or MIT can kill your univenture program
Messy, Fast, and Global The Venture Ecosystem Framework by Prof. Yesha Sivan
Six Trends Shaping the Venture Ecosystem
Tulips, Gold Rush, And Dotcom Riding the Next Bubble by Prof. Dave Valliere
Explaining why bubbles in the venture ecosystem happen again and again.
Utah’s Creation of a Univenture Oasis in the Desert 100+ university spin-outs in 5 years by Dr. Norris Krueger
A recipe for a successful univenture program – and some hurdles to beware of