Adam Bock

Adam J. Bock, MBA, PhD, is the co-founder of four life science companies spun out of university research. Nerites Corporation was purchased by Kensey-Nash (Royal DSM) for $20 million in 2011. Stratatech Corporation was acquired by Mallinckrodt in 2016 for $187 million. Virtual Incision Corporation is actively commercializing miniaturized surgical robots. His most recent venture, Cellular Logistics, was spun out of the University of Wisconsin in 2016. Adam has managed multiple angel investing networks, facilitating more than $10 million of seed investments into early stage technology firms. He mentors technology and social entrepreneurs around the world.

As an academic, he studies technology entrepreneurship, business models, technology transfer, and sustainable entrepreneurship. Adam is the co-author (with Gerry George) of The Business Model Book (Pearson 2018), Models of Opportunity (Cambridge 2012), and Inventing Entrepreneurs (Pearson Prentice Hall 2009). He has published peer-reviewed research on numerous innovation and entrepreneurship topics in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Journal of Management Studies, Venture Capital: An International Journal of Finance, The European Business Review, and other journals.

Adam has taught entrepreneurship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Edinburgh, Imperial College London, Skolkovo Institute for Science and Technology, and Edgewood College. He holds Bachelors degrees in Economics and Aeronautical Engineering from Stanford University, an MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a PhD in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from Imperial College London. He is a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy and a Member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Young Academy.

Selected Published Journal Articles

• Bock, A. & Johnson, D. (2016). A Comparative Study of Ecosystem Development in Regenerative Medicine. Academic Entrepreneurship: Translating Discoveries to the Marketplace, 218-250.
• Frydrych, D. & Bock, A. & Kinder, T. (2016). Creating project legitimacy - the role of entrepreneurial narrative in reward-based crowdfunding. International Perspectives on Crowdfunding: Positive, Normative and Critical Theory, 101-128.
• Johnson, D. & Bock, A. (2016). Coping with Uncertainty: entrepreneurial sensemaking in regenerative medicine venturing. Journal of Technology Transfer, 1-26.
• Bock, A. & Eisengerich, A. & Sharapov, D. & George, G. (2015). Innovation and Leadership: When Does CMO Leadership Improve Performance From Innovation?. SAGE Open (5), 1-14.
• Bock, A. & Frydrych, D. & Kinder, T. & Koeck, B. (2014). Exploring entrepreneurial legitimacy in reward-based crowdfunding. Venture Capital: An International Journal of Finance (16), 1-23.
• George, G. & Bock, A. (2012). Models of Opportunity. Cambridge, 320.
• Bock, A. & George, G. & Opsahl, T. & Gann, D. (2012). The Effect of Culture and Structure on Strategic Flexibility During Business Model Innovation. Journal of Management Studies (49), 279-305.
• George, G. & Bock, A. (2011). The Business Model in Practice and its Implications for Entrepreneurship Research. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (35), 83-111.
• George, G. & Bock, A. (2010). The Role of Structured Intuition and Entrepreneurial opportunities. Research in the Sociology of Organizations (29), 277-285.

Practitioner-Oriented Publications

Frydrych, D. & Bock, A. (2016). The Secret Life of Crowdfunding. European Business Review, 27-33. Bock, A. & Johnson, D. (2016). The Uniqueness of Stem Cell Ecosystems: Lessons in matching local culture. Coller Venture Findings (1), 42-55. Bock, A. & George, G. (2014). Agile Business Model Innovation. The European Business Review, 8-11. Bock, A. (2012). Technology Transfer. The Encyclopedia of New Venture Management George, G. & Bock, A. (2009). Inventing Entrepreneurs: Technology Innovators and Their Entrepreneurial Journey. , 304. Bock, A. (2003). Business Angels.

Presentations

Economic Development Forum of Iowa ( 2006 ) Economic Development

( 2006 ) Professional Development

( 2005 ) Acquiring Angel and Venture Capital

( 2004 ) Acquiring Angel and Venture Capital

( 2003 ) Acquiring Angel and Venture Capital

Mississippi Valley Venture Finance Symposium ( 2003 ) Venture Finance

( 2002 ) Acquiring Angel and Venture Capital

Wisconsin Economic Summit III ( 2002 ) Venture Finance

Wisconsin Governor's Summit on Capital (Panelist) ( 2002 ) Venture Finance

Wisconsin Life Sciences Venture Conferences (Selection Committee Member) ( 2002 ) Wisconsin Economic Summit II (Panelist) ( 2001 ) Venture Finance

Wisconsin Venture Conference (Steering Committee Member) ( 2001 ) Wisconsin Venture and Growth Capital Association (Founding Director) ( 1 ) Wisconsin Venture Conference (Steering Committe Member) ( 1 )

Undergraduate Courses

Strategic Management (MHR 423 Section 1), Fall 2009.

Graduate Courses

Small Business Planning (MHR 727), Spring 2006.

Combined Undergraduate & Graduate Courses

Technology Entrepreneurship (MHR/MHR 441/741 Section 001), Spring 2015.

Technology Entrepreneurship (MHR/MHR 441/741 Section 001), Spring 2016.

Technology Entrepreneurship (MHR 441/741 Section 001), Spring 2017.

Learning/Teaching Oriented Publications

Bock, A. (2014). Innovation Marketplace. Experiential Entrepreneurship Exercises Journal (1), 11-16.