Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Fellowship Call
10 June 2013
The Academy is currently seeking proposals to the Enterprise Fellowship scheme to support researchers who wish to commercialise their research.
CRACK IT Solutions: connecting technology developers with new partners, users and markets
21 May 2013
Partners sought for the development of non-invasive approach to measure pharmacokinetics (PK)
Cell Therapy Catapult to work with GlaxoSmithKline on Cell Therapies
21 May 2013
First partnership announced with large pharma company for Cell Therapy Catapult.
The Design Council - Call to Universities
21 May 2013
The Design Leadership Programme’s call to universities is going live on 23 May, and if you have a portfolio of strong research projects we would encourage you to contact the Design Council to register your interest and discuss the next steps.
Kyoto University: Ten Hot Innovations
8 May 2013
Ten Hot Innovations in Materials and Devices from Kyoto University in May 2013
Reckitt Benckiser: Seeking universities for University Challenge
3 May 2013
Reckitt Benckiser would like to collaborate with universities on science/technical based projects with their Undergraduate students.
Innovative Detector Technologies in Healthcare (27 June)
24 April 2013
Call for presentations from universities with novel detector technology.
UUK and UKIF: To build Innovation Forum Database of Scientists for Business
23 April 2013
UUK has joined forces with the UK Innovation Forum (UKIF) to help it build a national resource for the business community to enable access to university expertise. The UKIF is a membership organisation which counts more than 30 academic institutions as members along with about 2,700 business members; UUK is itself also a member of the Forum.
Isis Innovation: Non-invasive scan to detect early liver disease
11 April 2013
Oxford scientists have developed a new technique that can spot early liver disease. At present, liver disease can only be accurately determined by an invasive biopsy, as there are no tell-tale symptoms. The new scan uses standard MRI technology and costs half as much as a biopsy.
Cell Therapy Catapult & the UK Stem Cell Foundation Agree to Collaborate
10 April 2013
Collaboration aimed a working together on next-generation medicines for patient benefit.
ReNeuron and Cell Therapy Catapult in landmark collaboration on new cell manufacturing technologies
28 March 2013
First UK corporate deal for CT Catapult to focus on ReNeuron’s lead cell therapy candidate
Edinburgh Research & Innovation wins prestigious funding to pilot new knowledge exchange initiative
21 March 2013
Edinburgh Research and Innovation (ERI), the commercial arm of the University of Edinburgh, has been awarded £50,000 of funding by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to pilot a new knowledge exchange initiative that will increase the commercial impact of bioscience research at the University.
University of Edinburgh-New crowdsourcing site for scientific community opens up opportunities
19 March 2013
University of Edinburgh joins quest to forge global alliances to broaden the reach of its intellectual property portfolio.
Funding opportunities with the Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) Programme
19 March 2013
The EME Programme is accepting applications to its commissioned workstream.
Cambridge Enterprise - Generous tax incentives for investors in Cambridge University spin-outs
11 March 2013
After the success of last year’s University of Cambridge Enterprise Fund, the University is launching a second fund for the 2013-14 tax year, in order to support new companies based on Cambridge research.
Progenitor Labs secures £4 million financing
11 March 2013
Investment from SR One, GlaxoSmithKline's Corporate Venture Fund, will fund company's programme to discover small molecule drugs that regenerate specific tissues of the body
ISIS Innovation - Automated stroke test from Oxford to save lives and costs
1 March 2013
The latest Oxford spin-out puts the expertise of a stroke assessment team into the hands of any doctor in an emergency department.
University of Hertfordshire - Crowdfunding: Deep Impact
8 February 2013
On Tuesday 26 February, the UK's first National Crowdfunding Conference will take place at the University of Hertfordshire’s Business School, in conjunction with the Social Foundation.
Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst celebrates first birthday
8 February 2013
Stevenage, UK, February 1 2013 – A year has passed since Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst (SBC), the UK’s first open innovation (OI) bioscience campus, opened for business.
University of Hertfordshire: Take advantage of our Innovation Voucher scheme
24 January 2013
Through the University of Hertfordshire's innovation vouchers, you could be eligible to receive up to £3,000 of matched funding when working with the University on a development which will drive your organisation forward.
University of Cambridge: Cambridge Enterprise announces 2012 results
23 January 2013
More than £1 billion in funding has been raised by companies with roots in Cambridge research, according to year-end results from Cambridge Enterprise, the University’s commercialisation arm.
SBC supports SR One business plan competition
22 January 2013
Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst is delighted to support the £100,000 SR One 'One Start' business plan competition, worth £100,000.
Open University/NIHR: NHS adoption of NHS-developed technologies
21 January 2013
This recently published report looks at the adoption of technologies into the NHS and investigated how the origin of a technology impacted on the adoption process.
MRC Technology Forms Alliance with World Leading Translational Research Centres
21 January 2013
MRC Technology, a technology transfer charity and company, announced it is one of six of the world’s top translational health research centres that have come together to form a new Global Alliance of Leading Drug Discovery and Development Centres to Accelerate Global Drug Development.
CRACK IT Solutions - New partnering opportunities
19 December 2012
3 new Solutions are on the CRACK IT website
Forthcoming events
PraxisUnico Annual Conference 2013
This year’s PraxisUnico Conference will be taking place in Nottingham on 13-14 June...
