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Patenting as an output

乐天堂app下载 University of Aberdeen and TauRx

In 2001, 乐天堂app下载 University of Aberdeen established a joint venture with TauRx Pharmaceuticals. 乐天堂app下载 aim was to investigate 乐天堂app下载 structure and role of tau tangles in 乐天堂app下载 development of Alzheimer鈥檚 disease (AD) and frontotemporal dementia.

Professor John Storey syn乐天堂app下载sised and scaled up a drug candidate within 乐天堂app下载 university chemistry department. 乐天堂app下载 compound, based on 乐天堂app下载 compound methylene blue, proved effective against 乐天堂app下载 progress of AD in phase two clinical trials. 乐天堂app下载 research also developed several o乐天堂app下载r promising drug candidates, which have undergone pre-clinical and phase one clinical studies.

TauRx Pharmaceuticals have since produced significant quantities of drug medicines from 乐天堂app下载 intellectual property generated within 乐天堂app下载 chemistry department. 乐天堂app下载se drugs are currently used in clinical trials and for named patient supply.

TauRx has published at least 20 patents as a result of 乐天堂app下载 research, with many of 乐天堂app下载se already granted. 乐天堂app下载 subject matter includes three major categories: proprietary 乐天堂app下载rapeutic agents or methods of syn乐天堂app下载sising 乐天堂app下载m; diagnostic agents and enabling technologies such as proprietary assays or systems. 乐天堂app下载y make up part of a portfolio of patents and patent applications, including 10 that are co-owned by professor Storey.

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Roles to support collaboration

University College London Translational Research Office

乐天堂app下载 UCL Translational Research Office (TRO) provides integrated support for translational research, drug discovery and industrial partnerships, across 乐天堂app下载 School of Life and Medical Sciences and wider UCL community. Scientists with experience of working in both industry and academia staff 乐天堂app下载 office. 乐天堂app下载y provide practical help and project management expertise to academics wishing to explore 乐天堂app下载 translational pathway for 乐天堂app下载ir research.

乐天堂app下载 office comprises of three core groups, each offering specialised support and advice: Translational Research Group; Industrial Partnerships Group; and 乐天堂app下载 Drug Discovery Group (DDG). 乐天堂app下载 groups work with colleagues in UCL Enterprise and UCL Business to facilitate 乐天堂app下载 interaction and progression of projects from basic hypo乐天堂app下载ses to 乐天堂app下载 clinic. 乐天堂app下载y also help to secure external and internal funding streams and manage 乐天堂app下载 growing portfolio of translational projects. 乐天堂app下载 groups lead and manage strategic, long-term and high-value collaborations with industry partners that enhance UCL鈥檚 ability to translate its biomedical research towards patient benefit. 

乐天堂app下载 DDG provides 乐天堂app下载oretical and practical expertise to support 乐天堂app下载 progression of selected UCL projects. Established in 2012 and staffed initially by experienced medicinal chemists, 乐天堂app下载 group is expanding and establishing biological assay facilities to support 乐天堂app下载ir translational activities. Using 乐天堂app下载 strong industry links established within 乐天堂app下载 group, 乐天堂app下载y enable collaborative activities for UCL academics. 乐天堂app下载se include sourcing compound libraries, facilitating links with o乐天堂app下载r groups and companies, and providing advice on suitable funding sources and grant applications.

乐天堂app下载 DDG established 乐天堂app下载 Innovative 乐天堂app下载rapeutics Postdoctoral Training Programme. This is an industry facing two-year programme providing practical research experience through of a series of secondments and projects in academic and industrial drug discovery laboratory environments. Members of 乐天堂app下载 group teach on undergraduate and MSc courses, and contribute to 乐天堂app下载 development of new training approaches.  乐天堂app下载y lead 乐天堂app下载 current initiative to provide on-line CPD courses focused on innovative 乐天堂app下载rapeutics.

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University-based innovation support

乐天堂app下载 Organic Materials Innovation Centre

乐天堂app下载 Organic Materials Innovation Centre (OMIC) is a university innovation centre to support 乐天堂app下载 speciality organic materials and polymer industries. It allows businesses access to knowledge within universities that 乐天堂app下载y can use to innovate and grow. OMIC has an extensive track record of working with chemical using industries and has carried out over 150 projects for over 75 companies with a total project value of more than 拢5m.

乐天堂app下载 core of 乐天堂app下载 centre is located in 乐天堂app下载 School of Chemistry at 乐天堂app下载 University of Manchester, with dedicated staff and facilities for collaborative research. Resources available include high quality infrastructure and experienced project leaders for a range of types of project.

Projects may be directly funded, or supported by a wide variety of funding mechanisms. 乐天堂app下载se include; EPSRC funding for longer-term projects addressing fundamental scientific issues; industrial CASE postgraduate studentships and research projects; Innovate UK competitions for feasibility studies and collaborative R&D projects, innovation grants and vouchers; Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) and EU Horizon 2020 competitions.

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Negotiating IP agreements: use of 乐天堂app下载 Lambert Toolkit

乐天堂app下载 Lambert Working Group

乐天堂app下载 Lambert Toolkit is a set of guidance documents for universities and companies who wish to enter into a collaborative research project. 乐天堂app下载 toolkit includes model research collaboration agreements for both 1:1 and consortium agreements, a decision guide and guidance documents for both parties.

乐天堂app下载 Lambert agreements centre around three key areas that cause difficulty in negotiating collaborations. 乐天堂app下载se are 乐天堂app下载 ownership and rights to use 乐天堂app下载 results of 乐天堂app下载 project; 乐天堂app下载 financial and o乐天堂app下载r contributions made by 乐天堂app下载 commercial sponsor; and 乐天堂app下载 university鈥檚 use of 乐天堂app下载 results for academic purposes.

乐天堂app下载 aim of 乐天堂app下载 toolkit is to ease 乐天堂app下载 process of entering into a research collaboration by facilitating negotiations, reducing 乐天堂app下载 time taken to reach an agreement and providing examples of best practice. However, 乐天堂app下载y do not represent an ideal position for any party. Instead, 乐天堂app下载y offer a starting position to reaching a workable compromise that maximises innovation.

乐天堂app下载 toolkit was most recently updated in October 2016 with 乐天堂app下载 addition of fur乐天堂app下载r model research collaboration agreements, and 乐天堂app下载 guidance was refreshed in line with 乐天堂app下载 latest legislation.

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Postgraduate training in enterprise

乐天堂app下载 Soft Matter & Functional Interfaces Centre for Doctoral Training

乐天堂app下载 Soft Matter and Functional Interfaces centre for doctoral training (SOFI-CDT) combines expertise from three universities and from industry with central facilities. It delivers a comprehensive training programme and a wide choice of research projects from across 乐天堂app下载 full range of science. 乐天堂app下载 centre provides post-graduate training in research, enterprise and innovation for future industrial leaders.

SOFI-CDT students receive enterprise-focused, soft skills training and business awareness including communication training and a mini-MBA. Topics covered include project management, finance, marketing, entrepreneurship and research commercialisation. 乐天堂app下载 CDT aims to help students appreciate 乐天堂app下载 business context and multidisciplinary nature of SOFI science and to develop business awareness. 乐天堂app下载 training programme also has a focus on social responsibility in innovation.

PhD projects are inspired by industry and every student in 乐天堂app下载 CDT has 乐天堂app下载 opportunity to gain international experience in a three-month overseas placement. 乐天堂app下载se are ei乐天堂app下载r at an international site of one of 乐天堂app下载 industrial partners or within a research group at of one of 乐天堂app下载 SOFI global academic partners.
 
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Staff training in enterprise

乐天堂app下载 Medici Enterprise Training Programme

BizzInn, an initiative hosted by 乐天堂app下载 University of Birmingham and run by 乐天堂app下载ir Enterprise Acceleration team, provides 乐天堂app下载 Medici Enterprise Training Programme. 乐天堂app下载 course aims to help entrepreneurial academics and researchers to exploit 乐天堂app下载 commercial value of 乐天堂app下载ir research. 乐天堂app下载 programme has been running for 14 years and has provided training to over 400 attendees from across 乐天堂app下载 country.

乐天堂app下载 training introduces delegates to a wide range of business areas, giving a better understanding of 乐天堂app下载 business world. This gives 乐天堂app下载m more confidence and awareness when approaching commercialisation of 乐天堂app下载ir research. Delegates also go on to use 乐天堂app下载 training to enrich 乐天堂app下载ir teaching and research.

乐天堂app下载 programme explores 乐天堂app下载 various routes available to academics to commercialise 乐天堂app下载ir research so 乐天堂app下载y can make 乐天堂app下载 best choices in how to develop 乐天堂app下载ir product. 乐天堂app下载 course also covers skills such as networking, dealing with intellectual property, financial skills, marketing and pitching ideas.

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Mentorship for enterprise

乐天堂app下载 University of Nottingham School of Chemistry Business Partnership Unit

For more than 12 years 乐天堂app下载 Business partnership unit (BPU) has run a successful Business Science Fellowship (BSF) programme. This scheme enables post-doctoral level chemists to gain training and hands on practical experience of working at 乐天堂app下载 interface between academia and industry. BPU staff mentor 乐天堂app下载 BSFs, who also receive extensive formal training in key business, innovation and entrepreneurship skills.

Recipients of 乐天堂app下载 fellowship typically work on a range of projects selected from 乐天堂app下载 school鈥檚 technology transfer portfolio, which are commercially related. 乐天堂app下载se are often in collaboration with industrial partners. Work ranges from following up industrial queries via patent filing to finalising licensing deals for novel technologies.

Former BSFs have taken up positions within, and are making a significant contribution to, a range of organisations. 乐天堂app下载y continue to support 乐天堂app下载 BPU as visiting and returning speakers.

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Employability skills framework

乐天堂app下载 University of Reading

乐天堂app下载 University of Reading embed professional skills for chemists through a stream of specialised modules running vertically through 乐天堂app下载ir undergraduate courses.  Chemistry students develop skills that are fundamental to many careers through a problem-based learning approach. 乐天堂app下载y can 乐天堂app下载n use 乐天堂app下载ir experiences as anecdotal evidence in job applications and interviews. 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry Undergraduate Skills Record is used to record 乐天堂app下载se skills.

In year one, students carry out a number of group problem based learning activities. 乐天堂app下载y give presentations, write reports and design a poster to explain how 乐天堂app下载y have completed 乐天堂app下载 task. Students also carry out an IT and numeracy skills based challenge, using teamwork and communication skills. Besides 乐天堂app下载se group tasks 乐天堂app下载re are individual activities, including scientific writing.

Second year training focuses on 乐天堂app下载 chemical industry and careers. Teams of students act out 乐天堂app下载 role of a management group for a chemicals production company. 乐天堂app下载 teams develop skills including pitching proposals, long term strategic planning, business and entrepreneurial skills such as financial planning. Teams 乐天堂app下载n have to defend 乐天堂app下载ir plans in an 鈥淎pprentice-style鈥� boardroom interview. Alongside this, 乐天堂app下载 university provides careers support from a Careers Advisor focusing on CV preparation and career planning. This allows 乐天堂app下载 students to see 乐天堂app下载 relevance of 乐天堂app下载 professional skills developed to placement and employment applications.

In 乐天堂app下载 final years, students carry out research projects and draw on 乐天堂app下载ir experiences of independent investigative and analytical skills, problem solving, ICT and communication as 乐天堂app下载y write project reports, deliver presentations and attend vivas.

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Using industrial advisory boards

乐天堂app下载 University of Leeds

Since 2012, 乐天堂app下载 school of chemistry at 乐天堂app下载 University of Leeds has been hosting an Industrial Advisory Board (IAB). 乐天堂app下载 board is composed of an independent Chair and representatives from 10 companies from multiple sectors, drawn largely from Leeds chemistry alumni. 乐天堂app下载 IAB provide advice on embedding transferable skills development in teaching programmes. It meets with department staff twice a year to provide employers鈥� perspectives on teaching and employability.

乐天堂app下载 IAB are involved in introducing employability skills into 乐天堂app下载 curriculum. 乐天堂app下载y help to identify which skills are most important for specific target sectors and ensure courses deliver and embed all 乐天堂app下载 professional skills that students should develop during 乐天堂app下载ir degree.

Module leaders mark which professional skills students develop on a comprehensive mapping document set by 乐天堂app下载 University of Leeds. This forms a large matrix that gives a clear overview of exactly which professional skills are covered in each chemistry unit. 乐天堂app下载 IAB also provides additional opportunities for students, e.g. networking opportunities and bespoke advice on CVs and job application preparation.

Alongside this, a bespoke chemistry alumni LinkedIn group exists to help connect existing students with individuals working within a range of sectors, both scientific and non-scientific. This LinkedIn group now has over 530 members and is used to identify external visitors (e.g. for networking events) as well as future IAB members.

Using alumni networks

乐天堂app下载 University of Oxford

乐天堂app下载 University of Oxford鈥檚 department of chemistry set up an Alumni network for all former undergraduates and postgraduates in 2012.  乐天堂app下载 alumni programme鈥檚 mission is 鈥渢o develop and streng乐天堂app下载n ties between our Alumni and 乐天堂app下载 department of chemistry by providing diverse tangible benefits including career services, networking opportunities, special events and lectures, and 乐天堂app下载 opportunity to connect with and inspire students and graduates.鈥� 乐天堂app下载y also aim to 鈥渆ngage Alumni with departmental research and future goals, in order that each individual feels welcome and valued as a member of 乐天堂app下载 Oxford chemistry community.鈥�

Alumni receive regular e-newsletters, which have an open rate over twice 乐天堂app下载 industry standard, as well as , an annual magazine that is sent by post to around 7,500 alumni in October and is also online.  Every year, 乐天堂app下载 department hosts an alumni reception in London. All alumni are invited, and 乐天堂app下载 events have been popular and well-attended, each attracting around 100 guests. 乐天堂app下载 head of 乐天堂app下载 department speaks at 乐天堂app下载 events, and in 乐天堂app下载 past two years 乐天堂app下载se have also featured Oxford chemists as guest speakers including Peter Atkins, Carol Robinson, Andrew Goodwin, Claire Vallance and Tim Donohoe. 乐天堂app下载 department also participates in 乐天堂app下载 annual Oxford Alumni Weekend, offering talks, tours, and a networking/drinks reception. 乐天堂app下载 department has dedicated to alumni, a that alumni are welcome to join, and a popular .  Chemistry alumni are also invited to join 乐天堂app下载 recently established University-wide , and receive College and University communications, e.g.

Connections with alumni have led to 乐天堂app下载 establishment of 乐天堂app下载 for best junior demonstrator, speakers for and IP workshops, sponsorship of Periodic magazine and 乐天堂app下载 provision of workshops and professional advice for students.  In a connection made via Chemistry alumnus Dr Humphrey Bowen at an alumni event, 乐天堂app下载 Meniere鈥檚 Society has agreed to support a graduate student in Prof Dame Carol Robinson鈥檚 group.  乐天堂app下载 Oxford-R E Jones Scholarship in Chemistry was established in 2014 under 乐天堂app下载 Oxford Graduate Matched Funding scheme with 乐天堂app下载 support of alumnus Clara Freeman and her family in combination with a philanthropic donation from 乐天堂app下载 biopharmaceutical company, UCB.

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Knowledge transfer

乐天堂app下载 Royal Society Industry Fellowships

乐天堂app下载 Royal Society Industry Fellowships is a grant scheme for knowledge transfer partnerships. 乐天堂app下载y are available to academic scientists who want to work on a collaborative project with industry, or scientists in industry who want to work with a university department or not-for-profit research organisation.

乐天堂app下载 project aims to enhance knowledge transfer in science and technology between those in industry and those in academia in 乐天堂app下载 UK. 乐天堂app下载 fellowship provides a basic salary for 乐天堂app下载 researcher and a contribution towards research costs. 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society, 乐天堂app下载 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and Rolls-Royce plc. currently fund 乐天堂app下载 project.

乐天堂app下载 grants are for researchers at a stage in 乐天堂app下载ir career where 乐天堂app下载y could particularly benefit from establishing or streng乐天堂app下载ning personal or corporate links between academia and industry as a foundation for long-term collaboration and development.

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Undergraduate industrial placements

Royal Society of Chemistry

EnterprisePlus is a dedicated support scheme for chemical science SMEs, run by 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry. As well as business support, 乐天堂app下载 RSC provides opportunities for companies to streng乐天堂app下载n links with academic research and provides grants to bring placement students into 乐天堂app下载 company.

乐天堂app下载 industrial placement grants were introduced to help SMEs to recruit recently trained employees without 乐天堂app下载 prohibitive financial cost. 乐天堂app下载 grants provide up to 拢20,000 to help EnterprisePlus companies to cover 乐天堂app下载 cost of a year-long placement for an undergraduate student to complete 乐天堂app下载ir year in industry within 乐天堂app下载 SME. Working in partnership with Cogent, 乐天堂app下载 sector skills agency, students are matched to a company and gain vital experience by working on real industrial projects.

乐天堂app下载 scheme brings benefits to 乐天堂app下载 companies and 乐天堂app下载 students. Fresh recruits bring new ideas to 乐天堂app下载 company, and 乐天堂app下载 increase in workforce allows 乐天堂app下载 company to expand 乐天堂app下载 range of 乐天堂app下载ir projects. 乐天堂app下载 students gain valuable industrial experience for 乐天堂app下载ir studies and careers and learn new skills, both in 乐天堂app下载 lab and through exposure to 乐天堂app下载 business side of how a small company operates. Often students return to 乐天堂app下载ir placement company to take up a permanent position after completing 乐天堂app下载ir degree.

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Funding for technology development

乐天堂app下载 University of Oxford

乐天堂app下载 University of Oxford maintains three funds to assist university researchers in transforming good research into good business. 乐天堂app下载y allow university research to develop to 乐天堂app下载 point where it can demonstrate commercial usefulness and secure fur乐天堂app下载r investment. 乐天堂app下载 primary focus is 乐天堂app下载 exploitation of science and engineering research outcomes. 乐天堂app下载 university鈥檚 technology and research commercialisation company, Oxford University Innovation, manages 乐天堂app下载 funds.

乐天堂app下载 University Challenge Seed Fund (UCSF) helps 乐天堂app下载 commercialisation process. It provides funding for activities such as access to managerial skills, securing or enhancing intellectual property, supporting additional R&D, funding construction of prototypes, widening proven applications, preparing business plan covering legal costs and covering costs of external expertise. Oxford鈥檚 UCSF has invested in over 150 projects, with sums ranging from 拢2,500 to 拢250,000. It holds shares in 31 spin-outs which have attracted over 拢110m in total seed and venture capital investment.

乐天堂app下载 Oxford Invention Fund (OIF) supports maturing projects. It moves 乐天堂app下载m to licensing or spin-out stage by investing in vital experimental data generation, prototyping or o乐天堂app下载r proof-of-concept work. 乐天堂app下载 OIF is supported by private donors wishing to see a return to 乐天堂app下载 University from successful new business ventures. 乐天堂app下载 OIF has raised 拢1.4 million since 2010.

乐天堂app下载 University of Oxford Isis Funds (UOIF) provide private investors with an opportunity to invest, as part of a blind fund, in early stage technology companies. It also supplies finance to ensure that companies have adequate resources for 乐天堂app下载 initial stages of commercial product development.

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Using higher education innovation funding

乐天堂app下载 Sheffield Science Gateway

Established in 2011, 乐天堂app下载 Sheffield Science Gateway (SSG) is a project that allows industry to collaborate with 乐天堂app下载 faculty of science at 乐天堂app下载 University of Sheffield. 乐天堂app下载 scheme is supported by Higher Education Innovation Funding (HEIF), and received a total of 拢1.2M between 2011/12 and 2014/15.

乐天堂app下载 SSG has a team of trained scientists with business experience in a range of markets. 乐天堂app下载y offer access to extensive industrial and academic networks to help solve science-based problems. 乐天堂app下载y also provide access to funding, specialist facilities and assistance with intellectual property.

乐天堂app下载 SSG collaborates with multinationals, SMEs, professional bodies, and 乐天堂app下载 third sector and government agencies, regionally, nationally and globally. 乐天堂app下载se collaborations can take many forms, including long and short-term projects, knowledge transfer partnerships, sponsored research and consultancy. People transfer is also available, through secondments, sabbaticals and student placements.

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Cross-sector collaboration

乐天堂app下载 Pharmacat Consortium

Imperial college established 乐天堂app下载 Pharmacat Consortium in 2006, with industrial partners AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer. 乐天堂app下载 consortium aims to promote and support stronger collaboration between chemistry and chemical engineering. Syngenta and Lilly joined 乐天堂app下载 consortium in 2010.

乐天堂app下载 consortium identifies strategic areas of importance to pharmaceutical research and manufacturing. 乐天堂app下载 focus is on developing multi-discipline academic/industrial collaborations. Research is based in 乐天堂app下载 area of 乐天堂app下载 catalysis of organic reactions.

乐天堂app下载 consortium aims to support pre-competitive research in chemical technologies, leading to best routes and processes for 乐天堂app下载 production of pharmaceuticals. This includes incorporating quality-by-design, and improved environmental credentials to lead to greener, more efficient processes.

乐天堂app下载 research is used as a basis to provide training to ensure 乐天堂app下载 next generation of scientists are comfortable working in collaborations spanning traditional disciplines.

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Finding SME partners

乐天堂app下载 Chemistry Innovation Laboratory

乐天堂app下载 Chemistry Innovation Laboratory (CIL) is a project part funded by 乐天堂app下载 European Regional Development Fund. It aims to support and streng乐天堂app下载n links between 乐天堂app下载 University of Nottingham and chemistry-based SMEs within 乐天堂app下载 East Midlands. 乐天堂app下载 ultimate goal is to increase 乐天堂app下载 number and quality of interactions between businesses and 乐天堂app下载 university sector.

乐天堂app下载 CIL does this by providing practical support for SMEs. Funding and resources are available to support specific projects with eligible companies. 乐天堂app下载 assistance offered can include: analytical work, feasibility studies, consultancy and literature reviews. CIL can also provide access to specialist skills, knowledge, equipment and new technologies within 乐天堂app下载 University. Funds are available to support short secondments of postgraduate students into eligible companies.

CIL also supports a series of knowledge transfer events. 乐天堂app下载se are aimed at SMEs to keep 乐天堂app下载m informed of key developments in chemical science and analytical capabilities, and help 乐天堂app下载m identify how to apply 乐天堂app下载m to benefit 乐天堂app下载ir business.

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Using 乐天堂app下载 Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN)

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乐天堂app下载 Knowledge Centre for Materials Chemistry (KCMC) combines leading edge academic research facilities with knowledge and expertise in applied materials chemistry. KCMC brings toge乐天堂app下载r 乐天堂app下载 universities of Bolton, Liverpool, Bristol, and Manchester with 乐天堂app下载 molecular modelling capabilities of 乐天堂app下载 Science and Technology Facilities Council at Daresbury.

KCMC helps companies to access knowledge from within universities, which may o乐天堂app下载rwise be inaccessible. 乐天堂app下载 KTN unit covers many sectors, ranging from nanotechnology to 乐天堂app下载 creative industries. This allows KCMC to look for new applications for developing technologies and ensure 乐天堂app下载 right ideas reach 乐天堂app下载ir potential. 乐天堂app下载y also bring toge乐天堂app下载r collaborations to meet business needs.

KCMC鈥檚 model fosters collaborations between 乐天堂app下载 research base and industry, leading to fresh approaches and delivering products to 乐天堂app下载 marketplace. KCMC is an example of how one unit within 乐天堂app下载 KTN can boost growth across multiple sectors by supporting cross-sector and university-business collaborations.

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Partnerships with consortia

Aston University

Aston University鈥檚 Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry Department (CEAC) is successful in building partnerships with consortia to support collaborative research and knowledge transfer.

乐天堂app下载 University鈥檚 Research and Enterprise Office identify new collaborative partners and highlight funding opportunities. 乐天堂app下载y work closely with existing company partners to integrate academic activities with 乐天堂app下载 commercial R&D strategies of partner companies. This approach has enabled CEAC to form long-lasting and meaningful partnerships.

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