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Universities Push Harder Into Realm of Startups

December 18, 2014 /

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Universities are stepping up efforts to create "spinouts," or business startups born from some of the cutting-edge research of their students or faculty.

Some schools are creating funds that help cover startup costs. Others are pairing scientists with entrepreneurs, launching incubators, or programs to foster business development, and even including entrepreneurial activity in their reviews of faculty.

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Ruth Simon

Full Story: http://www.wsj.com/articles/universities-push-harder-into-realm-of-startups-1418842795?mod=WSJ_hp_EditorsPicks

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Missoula’s Rivertop http://www.rivertop.com/ ramps up

"What’s really cool about this is that it’s technology that was developed by Dr. Don Kiely at the University of Montana," says CEO Mike Knauf. "We’re so proud of that. Finding commercial success with technology that comes out of the university is a pretty rare occurrence."

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