Students-led startups and academic spin-outs are enriching the entrepreneurs between universities and research institutes as they play an important role in the future formation of innovation. But how do we meet the interval between research and real-world influence? How can the academic founder navigate the complexities of making business while being true to their mission?
Join us at the EU-Startps Summit 2025 in Malta on April 24-25 to negotiate insight panel discussion “The importance of students/academic entrepreneurs and university spin-outs.” We will search the challenges and opportunities of research commercialization, securing funds and scaling innovations outside the lab.
In order to dive in this conversation, we are combining three expert leaders at the intersection of academia and entrepreneurs:
Donnie SC Lionis: Innovative strategist, KTH innovation
A serial entrepreneur, innovative strategist and 6X TEDX speaker, Donnie SC Lionis has spent more than 14 years on KTH Innovation, which has helped to convert researchers and students into a scaleable initiative. As an innovative strategist, he experts specialized in academic founders through the challenges of commercialization, funding and growth in the initial stage of the Startup Ecosystem at the University of Sweden. He has contributed to initiatives like the KTH Innovation Pre-Incubator Program and the founder of entrepreneurs who support sustainable entrepreneurs worldwide, without border.
Marcus Hestroh: Managing Director, Spinlab
As the Managing Director of the Spinlab, Marcus has a wide experience in accelerating Deep-Tech startups and supporting the university spin-outes. With more than 18 years of experience in business development, transformation and finance, he helped to navigate research-driven initiatives to navigate, secure funds and scale their innovations. His skills in accelerating organizational strategies and initiatives have established Spinlab as a leading center to make academic research an effective business.
Sai Shibedi: Founder and CEO, Niche
The SAI is the co-founder and CEO of Noblet, a Cambridge University spin-out revolutionary battery technology has a very quick charging solution. Under his leadership, Noblet has rapidly scales, secured large partners and its applications extended through AI-powered automation, heavy tariff industry and electric vehicles. With a background of advanced battery research and commercialization, he has played an important role in the bridging academia and industry, transformed into a real-world effect.
This session will provide the next generation for the student founders, academic inventors and investors to support the next generation of university-born startups to support the next generation of practical insights and real-world strategies.
Join us in Sunny Malta on April 20-21, 2021 to connect with startup leaders, investors and policy makers in Europe. Protect your tickets today And be part of the driving innovation of the movement across the continent. Further update, Speaker announces and contact our event highlights Event pageAnd!
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