Training Course

Creating Successful Spin-Outs

The Creating Successful Spin-outs training course is designed to equip experienced knowledge transfer managers with the critical skills needed to develop and manage university spin-outs.

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25 Mar - 27 Mar 2026 Sitges , Spain

Members

€1,290.00

Non-members

€1,940.00

Participants will gain expertise in collaborating with founding academics to build well-financed, sustainable ventures that can effectively commercialise technology and provide a financial return to the university.

Delivered by experts from Europe’s most innovative institutions, this course covers essential topics such as managing conflicts of interest, assembling successful management teams, and navigating venture capital financing. Attendees will also explore what investors look for in spin-outs and how to position intellectual property for maximum impact.

Ideal for those aiming to enhance their ability to commercialise technologies, the programme leverages interactive case studies and role play to teach participants how to build sustainable ventures. It also examines which technologies are best suited for spin-outs and the pivotal role knowledge transfer managers play in shaping the initial business strategy.

The course connects to the broader knowledge transfer network and fosters accelerated knowledge transfer through knowledge transfer partnerships, driving innovation and entrepreneurial success.

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Why Join The course?

Join this course to gain essential competencies for developing and managing spin-out companies. You will learn through case studies and role play facilitated by experts who have been actively involved in building, financing and managing successful university spin-outs.

Course Objectives

The course objectives are to:

Learn how to spin-out a company from a research institution
Handle funding, especially venture capital (VC) financing
Manage the conflicts of interest for: scientists, founders, research institutions and KTOs
Deepen your knowledge of how to create a new venture

Key Topics

The key course topics are:

When and why to spin out
How to start a new venture
Understanding the entrepreneurial mindset
Building a management team and handling founder relationships
Managing conflicts of interest
Transferring Intellectual property as the primary asset
Legal frameworks for spin-outs
Analysing term sheets
Distributing equity pre-money
Strategic financing – from non-dilutive to venture capital funding
Investor term sheets - What investors look for
Roles and responsibilities of directors and shareholders
Supporting the venture to a successful exit

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