BCM Technologies Inc.
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
BCM Technologies, the for-profit venture arm of the Baylor College of Medicine, has a hands-on approach to university technology transfer has served both the medical school and external investors well. First round investors in BCMT's first 14 spin-offs earned a 35% internal rate of return.
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