Research and Commercialization
From thesis and patent to spin-off.
From thesis and patent to spin-off
Universities and research institutions produce original work every year: final-year projects, theses, prototypes, patents and faculty research. Much of it never leaves the lab or the library. We help researchers and graduate inventors test whether their work can become a product, a service or a company, and then take it to market.
How we support researchers
Opportunity assessment
Is there a real customer for this result? We help you test the market need, the competition and the commercial potential.
Technology transfer and IP support
Guidance on protecting what you have created, agreeing ownership with your institution and licensing where it makes sense.
Prototyping and validation
Access to workspace and mentors to turn a research result into a working prototype that customers can try.
Business model and team
Shaping the venture, finding co-founders with business skills and preparing for funding.
Funding readiness
Preparing grant applications, pitch material and investor conversations.
Institutional partnerships
Working with universities and research centres so that commercialisation fits their policies.
Steps from lab result to company
- Share your researchTell us what you have built or discovered and who could use it.
- Test the marketSpeak to potential customers and check that the problem is real and worth solving.
- Build and protectDevelop a prototype and put sensible IP arrangements in place.
- Launch the ventureForm the business, then join the incubation programme to grow it.
Researchers and institutions
Researchers, faculty, graduate students and research offices are welcome to contact us to discuss a project or a partnership.