Universities Venture Into Venture Capitalism

Seeking to commercialize research, some institutions put up more of their own money

For two years, Lawrence J. Delucas has been trying to find financing to commercialize a technology he invented that could help pharmaceutical companies speed up the drug-development process. He's still looking.

"It's shocking how difficult it has been," says Mr. Delucas, who directs


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