Research spin-off

A research spin-off is a company that falls into at least one of the four following categories:

1. Companies that have an Equity investment from a national library or university
2. Companies that license technology from a public research institute or university
3. Companies that consider a university or public sector employee to have been a founder
4. Companies that have been established directly by a public research institution

The two main research spin-off models in Russia are those developed from the Institutes of the Academy of Science and Svetlana. QinetiQ is an example of a research spin-off in the United Kingdom.

See also

• Government spin-off, civilian goods which are the result of military or governmental research
  • NASA spin-off, a spin-off of technology that has been commercialized through NASA funding, research, licensing, facilities, or assistance
• University spin-off, a company founded on the findings of a member or by members of a research group at a university