Let's draw blue skies research out of our universities and into the economy | Ruth McKernan

The government ’s new knowledge exchange framework can help universities commercialise their research – but we need to get the measures rightRuth McKernan is chief executive of Innovate UKA great idea often starts with a lightbulb moment, a flash of inspiration that feels like it could be something big – but for many ideas that’s as far as it gets. For successful innovators, getting to the point where things really take off is a long and often winding road of hope, promise, disappointment and renewal.Entrepreneurs who grow a good idea into a business are critical to our economic success, but entrepreneurs are not only born and raised in the business community. There are about 1,000 businesses in the UK that are run by university academics who have taken the plunge and are commercialising the research that they have invested years of their lives in.Continue reading...
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