Academic over-involvement can stifle the growth of innovative companies, Dutch report says
Universities should refrain from acquiring voting shares in the startups they support and must make clear agreements with them on intellectual property, according to an advisory report.
On 15 October, the AWTI, a government advisory body on science and technology, issued guidance on developing startup companies into scale-ups, or independent, innovative businesses. The council defined a scale-up as a startup that grows by at least 20 per cent in jobs or turnover in three consecutive years and employs at least 10 employees in the first of those years.
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