2025.01 — Beyond licensing and spin-outs: A New Agenda for University Engagement
This brief challenges the prevailing focus on commercialization and proposes a new paradigm for university engagement.
Authors: Todd Davey, Dominic Spada, Medisa Focic
Publication date: 2025
Are universities selling themselves short in the pursuit of income? The relentless pursuit of commercialization often overshadows other, potentially more impactful, avenues for collaboration. While spin-offs and licensing transactions grab headlines, more relational forms of collaboration such as joint R&D, consulting, student mobility, dual study programs, and shared resources offer a more accessible and often more effective way for universities to engage with industry and contribute to innovation. This brief challenges the prevailing focus on commercialization and proposes a new paradigm for university engagement.
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