The Commercialisation and Knowledge Transfer effort within the School of Informatics has been reinforced through a partnership with Scottish Enterprise in the ProspeKT Programme. This programme includes an investment of £8.9M over 5 years to provide a dedicated commercialisation team and facilities.
Activities promoted through ProspeKT include:
Dedicated business development team, Industry collaborations, Technology licensing and Spin-outs and Start-ups.
Student fellowships, Informatics entrepreneurship courses, Entrepreneurs- in -residence and Community meetups.
Road shows & events, Alumni networking and public engagement.
Funding for ProspeKTs is not only received from the School of Informatics but also from:
For more information please contact us at:
commercial@inf.ed.ac.uk
This article was published on Aug 24, 2010