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WORLD LEADING BUSINESS SUPPORT
Cohort 26 – NOW CLOSED
For university research teams with commercially-promising ideas.
Programme launch date: 6 January 2020
Application deadline: 11 November 2019
Validate the market for products or services that utilise your research
Apply for funding of up to £35k for market validation
Meet with at least 100 prospective customers and competitors
Receive expert feedback and guidance at the end of the funded period
The Innovation to Commercialisation of University Research (ICURe) Programme is a collaboration between SETsquared, NorthbyNorthwest Partnership, Midlands Partnership, Innovate UK, UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) and Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and is designed to move ideas and innovation out of universities and into the marketplace where they will have the greatest impact.
It supports Early Career Researchers to undertake three months of full-time, intense market assessment and to have meaningful conversations with at least 100 prospective customers, regulators, suppliers, partners and competitors to validate the commercial potential of their research.
The options for commercialisation pathways can include carrying out further public or private sponsored research, exploring licensing opportunities, seeking public or private funding for spin-out, for those projects that have demonstrated strong market potential by the end of the market validation.
• Early Career Researcher/Entrepreneurial Lead with hands-on knowledge of the technology and research results
• Senior researcher (Principal Investigator) who is leading the research activity
• Technology Transfer Officer with university responsibility for commercialising the research activity
• Business Adviser who is familiar with the research activity and experience in the commercial marketplace
For the full team descriptions and requirements, as well as eligible expenditures and expectations, please read the Guidance for Applicants
The ICURe Programme was definitely key to establishing Biosystems Technology. It fast-tracked the commercial translation of our academic research into a viable business proposition. I learnt a huge amount of commercial knowledge and expertise in a short period of time.
Dr Olivia Champion, Biosystems Technology
For more details on completing the form before submission, including key dates and expectations, read more here.
For more information, contact ICURE@soton.ac.uk or call:
Thea Glasspool on 07557 179144
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