Each year, academic institutions file tens of thousands of patent applications and sign thousands of out-licenses on innovations created at universities. What separates the failures from trailblazers such as Google, Genentech, and Akamai? How are universities and other players making strides in translating these opportunities out of their ivory towers and into startup companies? In this podcast, Kirsten Leute speaks with a rotating group of leaders who are advancing cutting edge academic science into real-life products and services. Whether you are a startup investor, budding entrepreneur, or generally fascinated with how university technologies become billion-dollar enterprises, you’ve come to the right podcast.

Hosted by Kirsten Leute, Senior VP of University Relations at Osage University Partners, a Philadelphia-based VC fund with an investment focus on university spinouts.