The Research Adventure Podcast
The Research Adventure Podcast
Podcast Description
If you’re involved in commercialising university research this podcast will provide you with wisdom, inspiration and practical advice to help you more effectively navigate your commercialisation journey. Each episode is a conversation with those who are actively working to transform academic discoveries into commercial opportunities. It’s through these conversations we aim to increase our collective understanding of how to realise the full potential of university research and researchers.
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The podcast focuses on topics surrounding research commercialisation, including the transition from academia to entrepreneurship, challenges in funding, and the role of leadership in startups. Notable episodes include interviews with leaders like Holly Reeve, who shares her experience transforming academic discoveries into sustainable business solutions, exploring the practical steps necessary for success in this field.
If you’re involved in commercialising university research this podcast will provide you with wisdom, inspiration and practical advice to help you more effectively navigate your commercialisation journey. Each episode is a conversation with those who are actively working to transform academic discoveries into commercial opportunities. It’s through these conversations we aim to increase our collective understanding of how to realise the full potential of university research and researchers.
In this reflective episode of the Research Adventure Podcast, host Zach Sorrells and producer Rachel Clark share the top insights from Season 1.
Rather than a checklist, they share the themes that kept surfacing across conversations with researchers and founders. They explore how researchers view commercialisation as a route to impact — shaping decisions, team-building, and the way relationships are nurtured over time. They reflect on how funding influences behaviour, why negotiation is such a vital skill, and how industry perspectives can sharpen research outcomes. They highlight a lesson that came up again and again: in commercialisation, time is often more valuable than money.
It’s a conversation about what really makes research commercialisation work — and what needs to change to make it easier, faster, and more rewarding.
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