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November 21, 2023

UK spinout review “significant victory” for academic founders

The report outlines 11 recommendations geared towards bettering the process of commercialising the best research coming out of the UK’s universities

Tom Nugent

4 min read

A long-awaited review into the UK's university spinout ecosystem has been hailed as an important step forward for commercialising research-based innovation in the world’s sixth largest economy. 

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Tom Nugent

Tom Nugent is Sifted’s managing editor. He covers robotics, chips and university spinouts. Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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