Leading universities around the world are increasingly supporting the creation of social ventures, and funders are announcing new funding schemes to build the capacity of knowledge exchange professionals to identify and support these opportunities. TenU convened an international expert panel to find out why social innovation was a good bet, how best to support and leverage it, and how to measure the resulting impact.

This post reflects on the value and limitations of technology transfer metrics to measure social and economic impact. Considering that the core metrics are proxies for impact, the post offers recommendations on how to use them most fruitfully. Drawing on a series of positive US, UK and EU developments involving metrics, the post provides recommendations to be considered when collecting, analysing and interpreting metrics.

On our fourth event, TenU Hosts Regional Opportunities, a panel of experts debated emerging trends in regional entrepreneurial ecosystem development. In the light of growing interest by US and UK governments in investing in and growing regional innovation hubs, TenU convened this event to find out about the wealth of opportunities in the regions, the initiatives underway to develop regional ecosystems further and the incentives needed to increase their potential.

How much equity should a university receive from spin-outs? This quick start guide illustrates the complexity inherent in allocating equity in an easy and comprehensible way and offers up-to-date references for those wanting to delve a bit deeper into these questions.

The Programme will offer a diverse cohort of technology transfer professionals a unique opportunity for international exchange.

On our third event, TenU Hosts International Investment, a panel of experts debated emerging trends in international investment. In the context of the rapid digitisation of international communication brought about by the pandemic, TenU convened this event to find out about the pros and cons of global cooperation in early-stage technology investment.

If you would like to brush up on your IP skills or are new to IP and would like to hear about the latest developments in IP, look no further. A distinguished team at Columbia Technology Ventures (CTV), one of our members, has offered this course entirely for free.

On our second event, TenU Hosts Ecosystems, a panel of experts discussed targeted initiatives and policies for the development of entrepreneurial ecosystems. The event compared New York’s ecosystem development after the 2008 financial collapse and an emerging project approach in London, building on the inaugural TenU Hosts event discussing how technology transfer might aid in the economic recovery.

As we start preparing for the next iteration of the series, ‘TenU Hosts Ecosystems’, we reflect on the inaugural event ‘TenU Hosts Economic Recovery’ held on 18th September. The series offers opportunities for US and UK policymakers, thought leaders and leading practitioners in research commercialisation to hold conversations on topical issues.

Ten world-leading US, UK, and EU universities today debate with leaders in national governments and funding bodies on how to harness the enormous potential of research and commercialisation for the urgent economic recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

TenU is the minimalist name for an ambitious transatlantic effort that brings together ten leading university technology transfer offices (TTOs) to leverage their combined knowledge on how best to use cutting edge research outcomes to tackle global challenges.

TenU was formed to capture experiences and insight of leading technology transfer offices and share these with UK and US higher education communities and governments in order to increase the societal impact of research.