Technology transfer Incubation, Science Parks and Entrepreneurship education

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Technology transferIncubation, Science Parks and
Entrepreneurship education

• Dr Shailendra Vyakarnam

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Supporting Infrastructure
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Cambridge Science Park
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St Johns Innovation Centre
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Technopole
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Social Infrastructure

• Colleges food and wine
• Cambridge Network
• Gala Dinner
• Law Firms, Accountants and other sponsors
• Rowing
• Great sense of giving back informal learning
  and the transfer of tacit knowledge

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So What?

• University teaching programmes
• Our Teachers 120 practitioners
• Networking events Balloons, canes and wooden
  spoons
• Our vision To spread the spirit of enterprise

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Experience Entrepreneurship
Master Classes
Enterprise Tuesday
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Summer School

• Business Plan outline
• 2 minute pitch
• Route map for early stages
• Networks of contacts
• Inspiration and confidence

Networking
Teaching
Mentoring
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Who is it for?

• Nascent and novice entrepreneurs
• Manager or researcher with an idea for an
  internal venture
• Graduates or members of research or academic
  staff at university

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Approach

• Learning vs teaching
• Open and relaxed
• Highly interactive
• Delegates work on development on own ideas

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Inspirers

• To name a few.
• Walter Herriot
• Jack Lang
• Rene Carayol
• Alan Barrell
• David Gough

Mentoring
Networking
Teaching
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Examples
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If you want to start a business

• There is no shortage of support from public
  sector and the private sector
• The culture is positive and helpful can be
  challenging to poor ideas and management teams
• There is more money around for investment
• Almost a miraculous transformation in 20 years..