Global Venture Lab Network
The Global Venture Lab is an alliance of academic institutions sharing common research and educational programs that are likely to lead to new industry and economic growth. The goal of the GVL network is to share best practices to foster innovation and entrepreneurship in a university environment, with the intent to help create new companies and new industries.
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Johns Hopkins University John N. Fini Director, Intellectual Property Whiting School of Engineering |
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Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Ricardo San Martín Professor Department of Chemical Engineering School of Engineering |
| Stanford University Tom Byers Professor and Academic Director Stanford Technology Ventures Program |
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University of California, Berkeley Ikhlaq Sidhu Professor, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research Director Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology |
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Andy Singer Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering Director Technology Entrepreneur Center |
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University of Michigan Thomas Zurbuchen Director Center for Entrepreneurship |
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University of Texas, Austin Gregory L. Fenves Dean Cockrell School of Engineering Steven P. Nichols Professor of Mechanical Engineering Director, Advanced Manufacturing Center Director Chair of Free Enterprise |
Asia |
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Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Philip Chan Dean of Engineering Entrepreneurship Program |
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India Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur Dhrubes Biswas Professor Electronics & Electrical Communication Engineering Managing Director Science & Technology Entrepreneurs' Park |
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King Saud University Naif Alajlan Director KSU Innovation Center |
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National University of Singapore |
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SRM University Jayshree Suresh Dean School of Management |
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Tsinghua University Gao Jian Professor & Chair Department of Innovation & Entrepreneurship |
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University of Hong Kong Francis Y.L. Chin Associate Dean of Engineering Professor and Chair, Computer Science Faculty of Engineering |
Australia |
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University of Melbourne Thas Nirmalathas Associate Dean of Engineering Director MERIT |
Europe |
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Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main Roberto Zicari Professor, Database and Information Systems Goethe Unibator |
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Politecnico di Torino Mario Calderini Professor of Innovation Management Cittadella Politecnica Program |
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Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Pius Baschera Chair for Entrepreneurship Department of Management, Technology and Economics Fredrik Hacklin Chair for Entrepreneurship Department of Management, Technology and Economics Chair for Entrepreneurship |
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University Alliance Finland Marko Seppa Professor, Growth Venturing University of Jyväskylä Global Venture Lab Finland |
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University College London Mike Spyer Vice-Provost, Enterprise UCL Advances |
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University of Bristol Nishan Canagarajah Head of Computer Science Faculty of Engineering |
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University of Cambridge Tim Minshall Center for Technology Management |
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University of Manchester Jeremy Howells Manchester Institute of Innovation Research IDEAS Partnership (Innovation Design Entrepreneurship and Science) |

























