UniServices has come out top for the second year in a row in a survey that shows the most active start-up and spinout companies from New Zealand and Australian universities and other public research organisations.
SCOPR®, the , is conducted annually by , the peak body representing technology transfer professionals and their organisations in Australia and New Zealand.
Through its members, KCA has led best practice in industry engagement, technology transfer and entrepreneurship for research organisations since 1978.
This year’s survey results puts UniServices, the University of Auckland’s not-for-profit company that transforms research into global impact starting in Aotearoa New Zealand, at number one, with 47 active start-ups and spin-outs from 2021-2023 well ahead of the University of Queensland (UQ) and Australia’s highly respected Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) who both have 33.
It is the second year in a row that the University of ߣߣƵhas come out on top in this category in the SCOPR survey after coming out in front with 39 active spinout and start-up companies for 2022.
“This success is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our UniServices kaimahi and our academics’ entrepreneurial talents working together to create successful spin-outs here in Aotearoa,” says Dr Greg Murison, UniServices acting CEO.
“Congratulations to all our UniServices Whānau for these great results.”
UniServices Director – Investment Stephen Flint, says the latest SCOPR results show our consistency of providing excellent investment support and business acumen to the university’s academics and students on their entrepreneurial journeys. This is supported by the various programmes from the Centre of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) creating an entrepreneurial ecosystem across the university which provides education, advice, mentoring, networks and access to investment for new ventures.
“I know our success will continue to grow as we create more spin-outs for the benefit of the world but starting right here in Aotearoa.”