The Research Adventure Podcast

The Research
Adventure Podcast

The Research Adventure Podcast shares real stories and strategies from university researchers who’ve turned their work into commercial success. Learn from their journeys in spinouts, licensing, social enterprises, and more.

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EPISODE 22

Dermot Tierney: How FOMO became the driving force behind going all in on a university spinout

EPISODE 21

Connor Blair: Why working in a spinout is the best training for launching your own spinout

EPISODE 20

Gail McConnell: How to produce world-class research while building valuable industry partnerships

EPISODE 19

Francesco Colacino: Why the speed & scale of regional innovation is determined by the mix of ideas, capital & people

EPISODE 18

Josh Reiss: Four spinouts and counting…how to lead a commercially focused research group

EPISODE 17

Brian Quinn: Why co-creating with customers from day one has been a key to success

EPISODE 16

Zach & Rachel: Discussing their top ten takeaways & insights from Season 2

EPISODE 15

Affar Karimullah: How to build a company in the margins of academic life

EPISODE 14

Raj Thakur: How curiosity, focus and interdisciplinary problem-solving created a spinout success journey

EPISODE 13

Andy Herbert: How to use value inflection points to map out your commercialisation journey