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Business Development Team

Business Development Team. Speakers. Chris Mountford Business Development Executive Alexandra Cassidy Commercial Relations Executive. Overview. Working Collaboratively. Business Development staff across the UoE Development and Alumni International Offices Careers Service.

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Business Development Team

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  1. Business Development Team

  2. Speakers Chris Mountford Business Development Executive Alexandra Cassidy Commercial Relations Executive

  3. Overview

  4. Working Collaboratively • Business Development staff across the UoE • Development and Alumni • International Offices • Careers Service

  5. Why Engage With Industry?

  6. Collaboration Initiative What do we offer Industry?

  7. H2020 Collaborative research projects European Collaborative research projects KTPs University Innovate UK of Studentships Edinburgh Funding Catapults Streams Internships Catalyst Scottish Research Funding Councils Council Interface BBSRC Food and Drink Innovation EPSRC Centres Available Funding Mechanisms

  8. Invention Disclosures Structured interview Prelim. market / Pat. study Patentability report • PCT Decision • Evaluation of Idea • UK Patent Filing • Licensing Route • Protection Strategy • Exploitation Strategy • Create Company • Marketing Materials • National Phase On ‘Free’ Websites Target Companies On ERI Website Feedback Negotiate Licence Monitor

  9. How We Find Partners • Upcoming Events for 2015: • 9th Sep: AIMday Life Sciences • 7th Oct: AIMday Sensors • Nov:AIMday Risk and Resilience Academics and Industry Meeting day 23rd April 2015 Topic: 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 • Conference and Show Attendance • Innovate UK • Circular Economy • Research Specific Areas

  10. Project Development Cycle

  11. Relationship Example – Construction

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. Contact • Online: • http://www.research-innovation.ed.ac.uk/ • http://tinyurl.com/commercial-collaboration • Twitter: • @ExcelwithEdin • Email: • alex.cassidy@ed.ac.uk • chris.mountford@ed.ac.uk

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