Research and equity in spinoffs becomes priority at UC
| May 1, 2008 |  View for printing |
School seeking stake in business
The University of Cincinnati is considering starting a research foundation to allow the school to have ownership stakes in private companies.
"The state wants us to create jobs, but we have a barrier in that we can't help out by taking any equity in the company," said Sandra Degen, UC's vice president of research, noting that some of the country's most iconic brands have come from research at universities.
"You never know when you've got a Gatorade or a Google or those other things that have emerged from universities," she said.
BY CLIFF PEALE | CPEALE@ENQUIRER.COM
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