News
PraxisUnico joins forces with partners to support emerging healthcare businesses
18 January 2012
Cambridge, UK, 18 January 2012 – PraxisUnico, the leading research commercialisation body, has joined forces with Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst (SBC) - the UK’s first open innovation bioscience campus – and the Technology Strategy Board to deliver a seminar and networking forum to give aspiring entrepreneurs and young healthcare businesses an insight into how to start-up, fund and grow innovative new companies.
PraxisUnico responds to Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth
9 December 2011
PraxisUnico responds to Department of Business Innovation and Skills, Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth
PraxisUnico: Congratulations on new roles for committee members
18 November 2011
PraxisUnico congratulates committee members.
PraxisUnico: Welcomes new committee members
4 November 2011
PraxisUnico warmly welcome new committee members to its Conference and Member Service Committees.
PraxisUnico: Spinouts UK Survey second Quarterly Journal
1 November 2011
The PraxisUnico Spinouts UK Survey second Quarterly Journal contains a mix of news, facts, figures, and analysis of interest.
PraxisUnico and Young Company Finance join forces
21 October 2011
PraxisUnico became the lead partner in Young Company Finance's Spinouts UK project.
PraxisUnico: Comments on Hermann Hauser's criticism of Cambridge University
21 October 2011
As reported in the Cambridge News this week, Hermann Hauser has criticised Cambridge University for putting off would-be entrepreneurs because it wants to charge too much for the intellectual property rights on research. PraxisUnico comments.
PraxisUnico: A round-up of PraxisUnico activities (September 2011)
23 September 2011
Here’s a round-up of activities from PraxisUnico Board members over recent weeks.
PraxisUnico: BIS Select Committee publishes PraxisUnico's submission to Hargreaves Review of IP
21 September 2011
PraxisUnico submission to the Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property has been published by the Dept of Business Innovation and Skills Select Committee
PraxisUnico: Comments on the Patent Box consultation
17 August 2011
The Government is committed to introducing a preferential regime for profits arising from patents, known as a Patent Box. This consultation builds on that initial review and provides a detailed explanation of how the Government proposes to implement the Patent Box, and seeks views on the proposed design of the regime.
PraxisUnico: Responds to publications relating to the IP landscape
16 August 2011
PraxisUnico responds to the Government's response to the Hargreaves review of Intellectual property (“Digital Opportunity: A review of intellectual property and growth”, May 2011) and the related publications from the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) on “the UK’s International Strategy for Intellectual property” and “UK IP Crime Strategy 2011”.
PraxisUnico: CIPA annual debate 'IP Giveaway'
1 July 2011
An energetic debate took place last night at NESTA on the motion "This house believes that, in order to speed economic growth, universities should give away their intellectual property (IP) to private enterprise.”
PraxisUnico: Maggie Philbin announces winners in The Impact Awards
10 June 2011
Maggie Philbin revealed the winners at a glittering award ceremony in Glasgow on 10 June which recognises the impact of intellectual assets from research
PraxisUnico publishes The Review
9 June 2011
PraxisUnico publishes The Review - a testament to the impact achieved by the knowledge and technology transfer community
PraxisUnico welcomes HEFCE announcement of £600 million funding for innovation
26 May 2011
PraxisUnico responds to HEFCE announcement of HEIF allocations.
New guide for Universities to manage Intellectual Property
19 May 2011
Universities can now access a new tool to help develop and manage their intellectual assets. The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has launched a strategy guide called Intellectual Asset Management for Universities
PraxisUnico welcomes Government initiative to support clinical research collaboration
1 March 2011
PraxisUnico welcomes the Government’s initiative to extend the existing range of model research agreements to include agreements between companies, universities and the NHS.
Brunswick Material Transfer Agreement
28 February 2011
Material Transfer Agreement for use between two universities to facilitate routine transfer of materials between academic institutions.
The Impact Awards 11 opens for entries
15 February 2011
Nominations are invited for The Impact Awards, an award scheme designed to recognise and celebrate the success of knowledge transfer
PraxisUnico becomes SRA authorised provider
4 February 2011
PraxisUnico is authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) as a provider of continuing professional development courses (CPD) for solicitors.
PraxisUnico meets with Under-Secretary of State for BIS
19 January 2011
Phil Clare and Douglas Robertson met recently with Baroness Wilcox, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State with responsibility for BIS matters in the House of Lords.
PraxisUnico: PraxisUnico welcomes coalition Government investment in innovation funding
20 December 2010
Today (20 December 2010), the Government has announced that the Higher Education Innovation Funding (HEIF) will be maintained at current levels of £150 million per year from 2011 to 2015.
PraxisUnico:Leading research commercialisation body comments on Technology Innovation Centre inquiry
2 December 2010
PraxisUnico submits its response, on behalf of its members, to the inquiry by the Science and Technology Commons Select Committee on Technology Innovation Centres (TICs)
Forthcoming events
PraxisUnico Annual Conference 2012
This year’s PraxisUnico Conference will be taking place in Southampton on 14-15 June...
