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Science|Business report on steps to success in technology transfer

1 Dec 2015

PraxisUnico are mentioned in this interesting Science|Business report...

The Success of Imperial Innovations

1 Dec 2015

Read the article on Imperial's commercialisation success...

Read PraxisUnico's Response to the Comprehensive Spending Review

26 Nov 2015

Protect the UK’s global excellence in KEC

The Institute for Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering (AME) hosted the Chancellor and Business Secretary for Momentous Deal

26 Nov 2015

The Institute for Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering (AME), a result of the collaboration between University of Coventry and Unipart, was chosen as the venue for a momentous announcement.

Setsquared ranked top university incubator in the world

26 Nov 2015

It was announced an their annual investment evening in London by UBI Global

Engineering research Hubs to be built at Southampton and Brunel Universities

25 Nov 2015

These £20m research centres will ease the commercialisation of engineering technology

GSK and Cambridge Strategic Partnership collaboration to develop ‘game-changing’ medicines

25 Nov 2015

The collaboration will bring together a variety of unique and complementary expertise and capabilities to develop

Event Report: Innovate 2015

19 Nov 2015

PraxisUnico very much enjoyed meeting members and making new contracts at Innovate2015 last week.

University of Oxford Extends Strategic Alliance with Summit Therapeutics

19 Nov 2015

It has been announced that the collaboration working to develop a treatment for DMD has been extended.

Coventry University & Unipart: An integrated approach to knowledge exchange

17 Nov 2015

Coventry University has set up a brand new state-of-the-art building on the Unipart manufacturing site which was shortlisted in the “Contribution to Business” category in the Impact Awards for Knowledge Exchange and Commercialisation Professionals 2015

PraxisUnico and UUK Launch KEC Factsheet

13 Nov 2015

PraxisUnico and Universities UK have collaborated to produce a Knowledge Exchange and Commercialisation factsheet

Lasers, robotics and customisable walking aids lead the way in new competition to develop products for independent living

12 Nov 2015

Laser-emitting shoes which help people overcome ‘freezing-of-gait’ and a Meccano-style walking aid kit are just two of the inventions being developed by companies in London and the south-east which could help people stay independent for longer as they get older or develop debilitating illnesses, according to Design Council and MedCity, the Mayor of London’s life sciences promotional organisation.

University of Edinburgh Heralds Solar Energy as a Future Source of Wireless Communication

11 Nov 2015

A new form of wireless data communication using solar energy to create the power for Li-Fi technology will bring significant and profound commercial and social benefits to millions of people across the world.

Oxford spin-out to use phase change materials for smart glazing, displays

9 Nov 2015

The discovery by researchers at the University of Oxford that it is possible to use extremely thin, flexible, transparent layers of a new smart material to create low-energy high-resolution displays and glazing, is to be commercialised by spin-out company, Bodle Technologies.

'Working effectively with Universities' Workshop

3 Nov 2015

PraxisUnico and HEFCE are holding a one-day workshop to help SMEs establish further relationships with universities, to support growth and successful knowledge exchange.

Tell us your experience of working in knowledge exchange and commercialisation

23 Oct 2015

We need your opinions to shape sector-wide recommendations and campaigns on behalf of the KEC profession.

UK and China awarded Research-Council funded collaboration for 'low carbon cities' project

23 Oct 2015

It was announced that the UK and China will work to achieve 'low carbon cities', with top universities from both nations collaborating on research.

University of Edinburgh Secures UK's First Risk and Resilience Innovation' Showcase

20 Oct 2015

Edinburgh Research and Innovation has announced a new AIMday® (Academic Industry Meeting day) for companies looking to anticipate possible future risks to their operations and plan resilience strategies for today’s global marketplace.

Exclusive category at international health awards announced for Design Council’s MedTechSouthEast finalists

16 Oct 2015

AXA PPP healthcare has confirmed the ten winners of Design Council’s MedTechSouthEast competition will be automatically entered into the Health Tech and You Awards 2016. This year, AXA has designated a special, exclusive category for MedTechSouthEast finalists called The Independent Living Award.

Survey on Unlocking and Sustaining Value through Strategic University-Industry Partnerships

6 Oct 2015

CSTI is seeking insights from individuals within universities and companies either directly involved with, or having knowledge of, strategic university-industry partnership development.

PraxisUnico respond to the Government's Productivity Plan

30 Sep 2015

Read responses to the Productiity Plan, including the PraxisUnico written response

Boost innovation spending to secure jobs and growth, says Academy

30 Sep 2015

Government support for innovation is critical if the government is to realise the ambitions in its productivity plan of making the UK the best place in Europe to innovate and the richest of all the major economies by 2030, according to a report published today by the Royal Academy of Engineering

Ben Davies, co-founder of RODD/, discusses design, independent living and the MedTechSouthEast programme

29 Sep 2015

At the launch of MedTechSouthEast, Design Council’s Communications Manager Chris Finnegan spoke to Ben Davies, Managing Director of RODD/, about how he developed an innovative device to help stimulate appetite in people with dementia with the help Design Council mentors.

Business with Birmingham 2015

29 Sep 2015

The University of Birmingham are hosting an event on the collaboration of universities and industry and the benefits of this on business growth.

Visit PraxisUnico at Innovate 2015

18 Sep 2015

PraxisUnico will be attending Innovate 2015, an event hosted by UKTI and InnovateUK to showcase UK innovation on 9th and 10th of November

Winners of Impact Awards 2015 announced

18 Sep 2015

The winners of the Impact Awards for knowledge exchange and commercialisation (KEC) professionals, run by Research Councils UK (RCUK) and PraxisUnico, were announced at a ceremony in Central Hall, Westminster, on 15th September, bringing together more than 200 invited guests from academia, industry and government.

Design Council and MedCity launch new ‘independent living’ medtech competition

2 Sep 2015

MedCity and Design Council have today launched a competition to win a ten-week accelerator coaching course for medtech entrepreneurs to develop effective, usable and commercially successful health technologies that can support older people or those with debilitating medical conditions to lead more independent lives.

Smart protein to ease production of food and care formulations

1 Sep 2015

A sustainable, natural surfactant that offers greater manufacturing stability compared with conventional materials could soon be available for use in food, home and personal care products.

Edinburgh sets new record for company creation on campus

26 Aug 2015

A record number of 44 spin-out and start-up companies have been established through the University of Edinburgh's enterprise support network in the past 12 months.

Calling all Pioneers! Cancer Research launch funding scheme

26 Aug 2015

The Pioneer Award will provide grants of £200,000 over two years for higher-risk, novel research ideas with the potential to be game-changing research projects.

Oxford spinout uses nanoparticles to target tough cancers

25 Aug 2015

A new Oxford spinout is planning to commercialise titania nanoparticles capable of generating cancer-killing free oxygen radicals in tandem with radiotherapy to treat patients with malignant tumours.

PraxisUnico responds to Dowling Review

2 Jul 2015

PraxisUnico welcomes today’s publication of the Dowling Review of Business-University Research collaborations and in particular the recognition it gives to the role of TTOs in the Review’s balanced and informed recommendations.

PraxisUnico Conference 2015: reports

19 Jun 2015

Presentations and reports are now available from the PraxisUnico Conference 2015.

New PraxisUnico Chair announced at AGM: Report

17 Jun 2015

The finalists for each of The Impact Awards categories - Contribution to Business, Contribution to Society and Outstanding KEC Initiative - were announced last night at the PraxisUnico Conference.

RCUK and PraxisUnico announce The Impact Awards 2015 Finalists

12 Jun 2015

The finalists for each of The Impact Awards categories - Contribution to Business, Contribution to Society and Outstanding KEC Initiative - were announced last night at the PraxisUnico Conference.

PraxisUnico publish Strategic Plan 2015-2020

12 Jun 2015

PraxisUnico announced its strategic plan 2015-2020 at the PraxisUnico Conference 2015.

PraxisUnico view on UK Patent Filing figures

27 May 2015

The fall in the number of UK patents is reported as a failure to commercialise research: PraxisUnico explores that interpretation.

The Impact Awards 2014

19 May 2015

The Impact Awards: for knowledge exchange, technology transfer and commercialisation professionals who have excelled in enabling and facilitating the achievement of impact from the outcomes of research.

Busting myths of university-business relations

15 May 2015

We are pleased to see PraxisUnico and AURIL are referenced in HEFCE's blog, "Can we bust the myths of university-business relations?"

Notice of PraxisUnico AGM 2015

13 May 2015

The PraxisUnico Annual General Meeting will take place on Friday 12 June 2015 at 0845-0900, at Croke Park, Dublin, during the PraxisUnico Conference.

Higher Education Guide And Toolkit On Export Controls and the ATAS Student Vetting Scheme

28 Apr 2015

The Higher Education Guide And Toolkit On Export Controls and the ATAS Student Vetting Scheme assists with issues around export control and technology transfer activity.

PraxisUnico & UKSPA Networking Lunch at PraxisUnico Conference

25 Mar 2015

Delegates to the PraxisUnico Annual Conference and the UK Science Park Association Conference (also at Croke Park) will be joining together for a networking lunch on Thursday 11 June, and also are sharing the morning refreshment break.

Easy Access IP Report from NCUB and PraxisUnico

25 Mar 2015

PraxisUnico welcomes the report on the EasyAccess IP initiative released today by NCUB, carried out in partnership with PraxisUnico and commissioned from IP Pragmatics.

Delegates to the Praxis Unico Annual Conference and the UK Science Park Association Conference (also

25 Mar 2015

Delegates to the Praxis Unico Annual Conference and the UK Science Park Association Conference (also at Croke Park) will be joining together for a networking lunch on Thursday 11 June and also are sharing the morning refreshment break.

PraxisUnico responds to the Dowling Review

12 Mar 2015

PraxisUnico's response to the Dowling Review of business university collaborations sets out our views on how business university collaborations can be supported successfully and for the long-term.

PraxisUnico Conference Sponsors announced

25 Feb 2015

PraxisUnico is pleased to announce that Knowledge Transfer Ireland, RCUK, Haseltine Lake LLP and Ximbio are sponsoring the 2015 Conference, "Expanding Horizons".

PraxisUnico Helps Coventry University's Technology Transfer Intern Programme Fly

16 Feb 2015

Coventry University's Intellectual Property Commercialisation Office has developed a Technology Transfer Internship Programme, which includes training courses from PraxisUnico - a case study of how the programme has been delivered to international interns is now available.

PraxisUnico & RCUK Impact Awards open for entries!

16 Feb 2015

RCUK and PraxisUnico are working together to deliver a joint competition to reward and recognize knowledge exchange, technology transfer and commercialisation professionals who have excelled in enabling and facilitating the achievement of impact from the outcomes of research.

PraxisUnico Conference 2015 Programme

6 Feb 2015

The provisional programme for PraxisUnico's 2015 Conference, Expanding Horizons is now available.

PraxisUnico response to HEFCE's business plan 2015-2020

6 Feb 2015

PraxisUnico welcomes HEFCE’s commitment to sector leadership at a time of financial and regulatory uncertainty.

In Memoriam: Dr Allyson Reed

4 Feb 2015

The PraxisUnico community was saddened to hear the news of the sudden death of Dr Allyson Reed, who passed away on Monday 19 January.

New Practical Guide: Confidentiality Agreements - out now

14 Jan 2015

The new Practical Guide is out now and free for members of PraxisUnico.

Brazilian universities and research organisations meet with PraxisUnico

14 Jan 2015

Nessa Carey, International Director at PraxisUnico recently met a number of delegations from Brazil at the request of the FCO and IPO.

PraxisUnico response to the Government’s Science and Innovation Strategy

19 Dec 2014

PraxisUnico examines the Government's "Plan for growth: science and innovation strategy" and its implications for knowledge exchange.

The REF impact agenda builds the right incentives into the system - a view from the REF Panel

18 Dec 2014

PraxisUnico board member and Director of Academic Liaison at GSK, Malcolm Skingle, describes his involvement in the REF assessment from his perspective as a user of university research outputs.

PraxisUnico response to Select Committee on business-university collaboration

1 Dec 2014

PraxisUnico welcomes the report of the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee and the recognition that the review gives to the UK R&D system. We reiterate the importance of protecting the underpinning research in universities that is such a strength of the UK and strongly endorse the recommendation that funding should not be diverted from the science budget in order to protect the UK’s reputation for basic research, and innovation consequent from it.