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Swedish universities outperform UK in startup creation rankings

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31 July 2023 12h12

This also chimes with our latest @spinoutfyi results – with Swedish unis receiving glowing write-ups from founders, while UK unis were consistently rated among the worst:

Spinout Policy Report and Recommendations from Think Tank

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31 July 2023 12h12

You can read the full report, which also contains a fascinating history of spinout policy and some serious, constructive recommendations from @TenThinkTank here:

Professor’s Privilege vs TTO Model: IP Policy Outcomes

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31 July 2023 12h12

In many countries, it was the norm for academics to own their own IP through Professor’s Privilege. European countries shifted to the TTO model out of a mistaken belief it would incentivise more commercialisation. Doing so led to significantly worse outcomes than before.

University Spinout Incentives Impact Investor Attraction Outcomes

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31 July 2023 12h12

If you create a system where unis are incentivised to grab as much as they can during the spinout process, it drives away investors and leads to lackluster outcomes: https://
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Sweden’s Professor’s Privilege stance yields strategic benefits

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31 July 2023 12h12

Sweden alone stood firm against international pressure to abandon Professor’s Privilege and has benefited as a result:

UK university spinouts failing to drive tech boom leadership

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31 July 2023 12h12

Firstly – the spinout product is broken. TTOs point to rising numbers of spinouts and growth in investment, but if our unis are the ‘crown jewels’ of UK science and tech, they should have been leading the UK tech boom, not lagging it:

UK university research commercialisation model needs IP ownership reform

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31 July 2023 12h08

Why is the UK’s model of commercialising university research broken? A great report by @eamonninves, @antonhowes
, @Sam_Dumitriu of @TenThinkTank shows how giving inventors ownership of their IP and breaking up the tech transfer office monopoly is the path that policymakers