Stories of Success

8th November 2010

“From bright sparks to brilliant businesses” is a newly published book by Sir Douglas Hague and Anthea Milnes profiling University of Oxford spin-outs.

The best industrial eco-systems have powerful university–business interactions as part of their chemistry. A new book, From Bright Sparks to Brilliant Businesses, profiling University of Oxford spin-outs, demonstrates the need for government to help foster an environment that rewards such collaboration, through tax, funding and strategic direction, and for universities to be rewarded for their part in the industrial eco-system.

Sir Douglas Hague and Anthea Milnes, the authors of the book, have profiled 25 individuals from within the Oxford innovation ecosystem – scientists, investors, entrepreneurs and executives – who have helped to build Oxford’s reputation as a leading centre for technology entrepreneurship. Their stories illustrate how the three different worlds of commerce, investment finance and academic research have come together to create technology companies that are commercialising pioneering research in areas ranging from drug discovery to green technology. This is technology transfer in practice, supported and facilitated by Oxford University Innovation.

BUY THE BOOK: From Bright Sparks to Brilliant Businesses: Oxford University Spin-offs and Start-ups

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