Spin-Outs: Creating Businesses from University Intellectual Property
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (779 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1905641982 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 184 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. Professor Richards has recently retired from Oxford University, where he was Head of the Chemistry Department. Professor Richards founded his own spin-out company, Oxford Molecular Ltd, in 1989 and was heavily involved with running this company for 11 years, until it was sold in 2000. He has also been a director of Catalyst Biomedica Ltd and a chairman of IP2IPO Group Plc, which later became the publicly quoted IP Group Plc. He is now a senior non-executive director of that company. About the Author Professor Graham Richards has worked with spin-out companies since 1988, when he was involved in founding the University of Oxford's technology transfer company, Isis Innovation Ltd, which he went on to be a director of for 20 years
'Spin-Outs' provides an insight into how this has been achieved, and carefully signposts the route for taking an academic's intellectual property from the lab, to a start-up company and then on to flotation on the stock market.As a former head of Chemistry at Oxford, Professor Graham Richards is uniquely placed to describe this process. Universities increasingly encourage spin-out companies from their own departments, and interest from entrepreneurs and the commercial sphere is only set to develop further in coming years. The author gives a real-life focus to his account by using illustrative examples of the businesses in which he was personally involved, drawing extensively on the case study of Oxford Molecular Ltd to show how this company was spun-out in practice.The book provides invaluable information for universities about what can be achieved and how. It also provides guidance to the entrepreneur with thoughts of creating a high-tech company: the pitfalls, the problems and what is needed, as well as an indication of the potential benefits to all concerned.. The University of Oxford has an outstanding record in forming spin-out companies, and has become one of the leading UK universities in this activity. With this in mind, Professor Graham Richards - an academic and businessman who h
Professor Richards has recently retired from Oxford University, where he was Head of the Chemistry Department. He has also been a director of Catalyst Biomedica Ltd and a chairman of IP2IPO Group Plc, which later became the publicly quoted IP Group Plc. Professor Richards founded his own spin-out company, Oxford Molecular Ltd, in 1989 and was heavily involved with running this company for 11 years, until it was sold in 2000.
Dr. A. M. Wells said Great practical advice on creating spin-outs. This is by far the best book I've ever read on the complex subject of technology spin-outs, and I've read a lot of them. As I live in Oxford and work in the area of technology transfer, I had been hearing about this upcoming book for quite some time. Honestly, I was expecting another letdown, thinking that if it was written by an "academic," it was probably not very useful. I'm pleased to report that my experience with this book was exactly the opposite.The first half could almost be called a handbook on how to create successful spin-outs. Dr. Richard's extensive real world experience with this subject matter instantly shines . "just okay" according to Old Prof 71+. Not particularly relevant to issues faced today in spinning out businesses from universities. There are better books on the market and there is a big literature to look at.