#spinouts — Public Fediverse posts

Almost 80 European deep tech university spinouts reached $1B valuations or $100M in revenue in 2025

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/30/76-european-deep-tech-university-spinouts-reached-unicorn-or-centaur-status/

#Academia
“When I finished the talk, I thought all these older people would encourage me as a young researcher. But as I stepped off the podium, a bunch of them came up to me and said, ‘We don’t believe anything you just said’.”

Prof who went on to co-found Moderna (among 41 companies!!!) was told to ‘find another job’ after pitching drug delivery idea

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/moderna-co-founder-told-to-find-another-job-after-pitching-vaccine-delivery-idea

#Research #Spinouts #Commercialisation #Universities #BioTech #Innovation #Academics