How to spin out your climate-tech research
How to Spin Out Your Climate-Tech Research

A full-day workshop for Oxford academics exploring climate-tech spinouts
📅 Date: 27 June 2025
🕙 Time: 09:30 AM – 5:00 PM
📍 Location: Linbury Room, Worcester College

🚀 Are you open to founding a spin-out business?

Join the Day ZERO Climate Spin-outs Workshop, a one-day immersive course designed specifically for Oxford University academics who are curious about turning their climate-related research into impactful ventures.

Whether you’re a DPhil student, Postdoc, or Professor, if you’ve never explored the spin-out path before, this is your chance to:

✔ Explore what’s possible and decide if spinning out is right for you
✔ Understand the spin-out pathway: from IP and team formation to fundraising
✔ Access expert guidance and support available within Oxford
✔ Build connections and learn from those who’ve done it

We’re bringing together the full support ecosystem—including seasoned founders, IP experts, and investors—so you can get the clarity, confidence, and contacts you need to take your next steps.

🗓 Agenda Highlights
Morning:

Is your idea viable? Market analysis & commercial sense-checking
IP, tech transfer, and legal foundations
Forming a team, equity splits, and cap table basics
Afternoon:

Getting buy-in from investors
Building your early network
Pitching to win

👥 Who should attend?
Oxford University academics at all levels who are:

Conducting research in climate or sustainability
Curious about the commercialisation route
Yet to found or co-found a spin-out company
No prior experience in business required—just ambition and an open mind.

👇 Register now — free to attend!

🧠 Organised by the ZERO Founders Network, with experts including:
Prof Paul Shearing (Director, ZERO Institute)
Chris Morton (Royal Society Entrepreneur-in-Residence)
Katy Tuncer (Entrepreneur-in-Residence, ZERO)
Motoaki Sumi (Co-Founder & CEO, Ascension)
Marcel Seger (DPhil Student & Venture Scout)
Date: 27 June 2025, 9:30
Venue: Worcester College, Walton Street OX1 2HB
Venue Details: Linbury Room
Speakers: Prof Paul Shearing (ZERO Institute), Dr Tom Heenan (CEO Gaussion), Rebecca Glenapp (Oxford University Innovation (OUI)), Katy Tuncer (ZERO Institute), James Homan (Taylor Wessing), Prof Pinar Ozcan (Said Business School, University of Oxford), Karandeep Bhogal (Oxford Science Enterprises), Dr Gyen Ming Angel (Prosemino)
Organisers: Katy Tuncer (ZERO Institute), Chris Morton (Engineering, EiR, University of Oxford), Prof Paul Shearing (ZERO Institute), Marcel Seger (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford), Motoaki Sumi (Oxford Science Enterprises)
Organiser contact email address: zero@eng.ox.ac.uk
Host: Prof Paul Shearing (ZERO Institute)
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-spin-out-your-climate-tech-research-tickets-1379215744419?aff=oddtdtcreator
Cost: FREE
Audience: Members of the University only
Editor: Marcel Seger