Committee to take evidence on university spin-out companies
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee will hold an evidence session with Prof. Chas Bountra, Pro-Vice Chancellor of Innovation at the University of Oxford, and Dr Andrew Williamson, Managing Partner at Cambridge Innovation Capital.
Meeting details
At 10:15am: Oral evidence
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University Spin-out Companies (Non-inquiry session)
The session will focus on the independent review of university spin-out companies; the challenges faced by companies wanting to scale up; and what the Government could do to encourage individuals to move across and between academia, industry and the public sector.
Possible question areas include:
- The independent review of university spin-out companies, co-authored by Dr Williamson
- The major factors preventing UK companies from scaling up their operations
- The actions proposed by the Government to address the independent review’s recommendations
- The longer-term challenges for university spin-outs
- Whether there is a need for specific support for startups from other disciplines aside from life-sciences