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Takeover at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Enterprise

1 June 2010

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  • This spring saw a significant changing of the guard at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê as Professor Stephen Caddick took over from retiring Vice-Provost (Enterprise) Professor Mike Spyer.

    Professor Spyer became the university's first Vice-Provost (Enterprise) in 2006, having held the post of Vice-Provost (Biomedicine) for the previous four years.

    During a distinguished 30-year career at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê he held a variety of senior posts, including Dean of the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine.

    In this podcast Professor Spyer explains how he laid the foundations for enterprise at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê and the successes and challenges of his tenure as Vice-Provost.

    Stephen Caddick joined Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê in 2003 as Vernon Professor of Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology.

    Professor Caddick is the founding director of the Centre for Chemical Biology, head of the Organic and Chemical Biology group and, most recently, Head of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Chemistry.

    He has served on a number of high-profile funding panels and is playing a key role in developing Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê's unique contribution to the UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation.

    In this podcast Professor Caddick explains why enterprise is so important to the university's future and how he hopes to build on his predecessor's work.

    For more information about enterprise at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê and how the university supports academics, entrepreneurs and businesses, follow the links above.

    Image: Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê is a place where innovation meets business


    Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê context

    Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê's enterprise structure enables the university to help organisations get involved with staff and students at any stage of business development, from initial networking to strategic collaboration.

    Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Advances stimulates the culture of entrepreneurship and business interaction and brings business and Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê together.

    Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Business maximises the commercial value of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê's intellectual property assets and carries out commercial transactions.

    Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Consultants help provide access to the wealth of expertise at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê and manage bespoke consultancy contracts.

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