University spinouts need more cohesive support, says lawyer

Irish spinouts look to success of new global tech transfer union of universities in London, Cambridge, Oxford, Columbia, Stanford

Adam Griffiths, partner and head of the Irish office of global law firm Taylor Wessing, who says Ireland can sharpen its approach to supporting third level spinout entrepreneurs.

Irish technology and life science spinouts can benefit significantly from national efforts to foster links between universities, state agencies and the global investment community, says a leading corporate lawyer.

Adam Griffiths leads the Irish office of global law firm Taylor Wessing, which is partnering with UCC’s Tyndall Institute in hosting the ‘Launching Future Disruptive Technologies’ (LFDT) Summit on Wednesday and Thursday, September, 7 and 8, in UCC’s Western Gate Building.