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Business Development Team
Speakers
Chris MountfordBusiness Development Executive
Alexandra CassidyCommercial Relations Executive
OverviewBu
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Commercial Relations Executives
Our remit is to develop strategic relationships with our industry partners and stakeholders
We help companies build a relationship with the University through collaborative partnerships
Promote the CSE and highlight academic expertise
Identify suitable industry partners for Academics
Business Development Executives
First point of contact for Knowledge Exchange and Commercialisation
We can provide advice on protection and exploitation of IP, new inventions and technologies
Commercial or contractual support for translational and industrial contracts
Help to identify and support translational or industry funding applications
Working Collaboratively
• Business Development staff across the UoE
• Development and Alumni
• International Offices
• Careers Service
Why Engage With Industry?Mechanism
for
Funding
Studentships Consultancy
Impact
Research Projects Secondments
Collaboration InitiativeStrategic alliances
Consultancy
Access to facilities and
services
Studentships
Joint industry projects
Collaborative research
Licensing
Secondments
Workshops
Training
What do we offer Industry?
Available Funding Mechanisms
Funding Streams
European
Innovate UK
Research Councils
Scottish Funding Council
University of
Edinburgh
Collaborative research projects
Catapults
KTPs
BBSRC
EPSRC
H2020
Internships
Studentships
Collaborative research projects
Innovation Centres
Interface Food and
Drink
Catalyst
Invention DisclosuresStructured interviewPrelim. market / Pat. studyPatentability report
Evaluation of Idea
Protection Strategy
UK Patent Filing
PCT Decision
National Phase
Exploitation Strategy
Licensing Route Create Company
Marketing Materials
Target Companies
On ERI Website
On ‘Free’ Websites
Feedback
Negotiate Licence
Monitor
How We Find Partners
Academics and Industry Meeting day
23rd April 2015Topic: Fluid Flows
One company, one question, one hour and a team of multi-
disciplinary academics
Exciting new event which focuses upon companies’ challenges and needs for new knowledge in fluid
flows
Upcoming Events for 2015:
9th Sep: AIMday Life Sciences
7th Oct: AIMday Sensors
Nov: AIMday Risk and Resilience
Conference and Show Attendance
• Innovate UK
• Circular Economy
• Research Specific Areas
Project Development CycleInitial Enquiry
Identify Expertise
Liaise with BDE & Academics
Facilitate discussions
Manage client expectations CRE and BDE
CRE support BDE with project facilitation
Relationship Example – Construction
Initial discussions, exploration visits and Aimday Materials attendance
Research
StudentshipInformatics
EPSRC Industrial
Case
Collaborative Research ProjectsBusiness School
Innovate UK
ConsultancyGeosciencesSelf Funded
Talent Pool
InternsEngineering
Graduate recruitment
Careers Service
Relationship
Centre for Doctoral Training Support
Geosciences
Academic access to
their sites for research purposes
Access to UoE Health and Safety
team
CRE• Highlight you and your Research Activities to
Industry• Identify suitable industrial partners for you to
engage with• Identify suitable funding for industrial research
activities• Highlight multi-sectorial opportunities to you
BDE• Conduct diligence on inventions• Market inventions to industry• Develop commercialisation plan• Seek translational funding• Develop appropriate agreements for
collaborative research with industry
How you can help us?• Inform us of your research interests
– Translate it so it is industry ready and provide examples of possible applications
• Complete academic profiles– We can share these with companies who have an
interest in you areas of expertise
• Come along and explore the opportunities presented at our events
• Come and speak to us
• Online: – http://www.research-innovation.ed.ac.uk/– http://tinyurl.com/commercial-collaboration
• Twitter:– @ExcelwithEdin
• Email: – [email protected] – [email protected]
Contact