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Working with Heriot-Watt

Working with Heriot-Watt. Dr Ian Brotherston. Research and Enterprise Services 9th September 2014. Heriot-Watt University mission. To create and exchange knowledge for the benefit of society. Research and Enterprise Services. Research & Enterprise Services (RES) Enterprise Services

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Working with Heriot-Watt

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  1. Working with Heriot-Watt Dr Ian Brotherston Research and Enterprise Services 9th September 2014

  2. Heriot-Watt University mission To create and exchange knowledge for the benefit of society

  3. Research and Enterprise Services • Research & Enterprise Services (RES) • Enterprise Services • Business Development, Commercialisation, Spin-out and Entrepreneurship • Research Development and Legal Services Teams

  4. Enterprise Services • Business Development • Identify and stimulate market demand for commissioned research, KTPs, consultancy, CPD, studentships, and access to facilities etc. • Help identify suitable industry partners for TSB (Innovate UK), EU Horizon 2020, ‘research’ bids etc. • Technology Transfer and Commercialisation • Licensing, spin-out or start-up company creation • Entrepreneurship

  5. The Heriot-Watt model • Large, medium, small, micro companies • Open for business; flexible and reliable • Industry astute academic staff • Realistic attitude towards IPR • Technology pull, not technology push • One point of contact through Business Development Executives • Professional business development staff with experience of working both in industry and academia

  6. General points • Win-win • a real need for the company • relevant to the University • Any size fits • Strategic alliance, research or development project, facilities, expertise, student placements, license • From a few thousand pounds to millions • Leveraged funding schemes

  7. Wrap Up • Contact points • Energy Academy – energy@hw.ac.uk • Lisa Farrell – l.farrell@hw.ac.uk • Patrick McCarthy – p.mccarthy@hw.ac.uk • Iain McEwan – i.mcewan@hw.ac.uk • Grant Sellar – g.sellar@hw.ac.uk • Gordon Winton – gordon.winton@pet.hw.ac.uk • Inga Burton – i.burton@hw.ac.uk • Ian Brotherston – i.d.brotherston@hw.ac.uk

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