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Institute for Animal Health
The Institute for Animal Health (IAH) is a world-leading centre of excellence for research into exotic and endemic infectious diseases of farm animals.
http://www.iah.bbsrc.ac.uk
Moredun Research Institute
The Moredun Research Institute (MRI) is internationally recognised for its work on infectious diseases of sheep and other ruminants.
http://www.mri.sari.ac.uk
Scottish Crop Research Institute
SCRI is Scotland's leading institute for research on plants and their interactions with the environment, particularly in managed ecosystems.
http://www.scri.ac.uk
Mylnefield Research Services Ltd
Mylnefield Research Services (MRS) Ltd is the wholly-owned subsidiary of the Scottish Crop Research Institute and is responsible for commercialising the intellectual property of the Institute.
http://www.mrsltd.com
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council - Business Unit
BBSRC works with industry, government and others to harness business opportunities and deliver economic impact from our research as quickly as possible.
This link provides an overview of opportunities for translational science funding available from BBSRC.
Collaborative R&D
BBSRC invests a total of around £15M a year in collaborative research and research training with industrial partners. This includes support for collaborative projects instigated jointly by researchers in academic and industrial laboratories, as well joint funding from BBSRC and industrial consortia to support research projects in the science base.
To find out more and how BBSRC Collaborative Research Funding can be used alongside the Genecom partners [click here]
Commercialisation
Genecom works closely with BBSRC to promote the commercialisation not just of the science base at IAH but, through our enterprise training programme, to promote business start-up and to promote an entrepreneurial culture across the UK University sector. To find out more about BBSRC support for commercialisation [click here]
People and Information Flows
BBSRC offers a number of programmes enabling academic and industrial researchers to exchange ideas and experience by moving between the two environments and cultures; and to enable access to specialist facilities and equipment.
To find out more [click here]
Collaborative Training
BBSRC supports tailored training for graduates working in – and with – industry to help provide the highly skilled workforce for the UK's knowledge economy. It also supports training for postgraduate research students and postdoctoral scientists in rapidly advancing areas such as proteomics, stem cell technologies and e-science, where these technical skills are needed in both industry and the academic science base.
To find out more [click here]
Impact Incentive Schemes
These schemes recognise the commitment by BBSRC-supported scientists to ensuring economic and/or social impact is captured from their research, and the efforts of university departments in supporting and encouraging this process. To find out more [click here]
http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/business/index.html
BBSRC Biotechnology YES
The Biotechnology YES (Young Entrepreneurs Scheme) is an innovative competition developed to raise awareness of the commercialisation of bioscience ideas among postgraduate students/postdoctoral scientists.
The competition is funded by sponsorship and aims to encourage an entrepreneurial culture in the UK bioscience postgraduate and postdoctoral base for the benefit of the UK economy.
The competition is run over three days (Wednesday - Friday). In the morning, of the first two days participants, grouped into teams of four to five members, attend presentations from leading figures in the biotechnology industry on all aspects of technology transfer and the commercialisation of bioscience ideas.
Topics covered include:
The Requirements of a Business Plan
Intellectual Property and Patenting Strategy
Raising and Managing Finance
Commercial and Marketing Strategies
Case Histories
This knowledge is then utilised by participants to prepare an oral business plan presentation for an "imaginary" biotech start-up company. The plan is prepared by the team, in the afternoon of the first two days, with each member assuming a different role within the company (e.g. Managing, Finance, Research and Development, Marketing or Operations Director).
On the final day the participants make a formal oral presentation of their business plan before a panel comprised of business, financial and academic representatives taking the role of venture capitalists. Two teams from each workshop are selected to progress through to the Final.
Winners of the competition receive £1000, with other prizes also available.
http://www.biotechnologyyes.co.uk/
Blueberry Training Consultancy Skills
Blueberry Training Limited helps organistations to capitalise on great ideas by training and coaching their key staff to become excellent creative leaders.
The Company runs a number of courses including:
Building Your Consultancy Portfolio (Consultancy Skills for Professionals series)
Negotiating Consultancy Contracts (Consultancy Skills for Professionals series)
Consultancy Problem Solving and Decision Making (Consultancy Skills for Professionals series)
Developing and Delivering a Consultancy Proposal (Consultancy Skills for Professionals series)
The High Value Consultant
http://www.blueberrytraining.com/
Decision Support Systems (UK) Ltd
Decision Support Systems (UK) are independent business support analysts offering "independent analysis of your business so that you can be comfortable in that you have more of the ongoing knowledge on which to base your decisions for the future".
The Company is:
Sandy Neish who claims a lifetime experience in Banking and was involved as Adviser, Non Executive Director and Chairman of a successful SME for six years.
and
John Hughes MBA who is a Business Consultant who has 20 years experience in industry where he held senior positions in private companies. He has advised companies since 1995 both privately and through Scottish Enterprise, dealing with all aspects of company plans and financials and assisting companies and individuals to successfully access both public sector grants and equity, and private sector loans and investment.
To contact the Company [click here]
http://www.decisionsupportuk.co.uk
Future Positive Consulting
Future Positive Consulting aims to "help build successful sustainable businesses which people love to work for, buy from, and invest in". It provides award-winning training and consultancy that helps leaders, managers, teams and individuals create a positive vision of what they can achieve, and gives them the ideas, information, tools and inspiration to succeed.
Future Positive Consulting Ltd is based in Scotland and operate throughout the UK
http://www.futurepositiveconsulting.com/
Genomia Seed Fund
Genomia is an investment fund that provides a programme of investment options aimed at technology and business development and tailored to address the different stages along the research to commercial realisation continuum.
The programme targets a consortium of Public Sector Research Establishments engaged in animal health and life sciences
Investment Strands
Genomia’s Investment Programme has three strands addressing
technology and business opportunity assessment,
development of the technology and business model
implementation of commercialisation strategy
Each is intended to target discrete stages in the processes of moving propositions through from the early point where a concept has still to be proven to having some validity to the stage where enough credibility has been generated to encourage third parties to invest, or to license the technology.
http://www.genomia.org.uk/fund.html
Graduate Recruitment - Talent Scotland
A Scotland-wide, online service launched by university Careers Services is making it easier for businesses to track down the graduates they are looking for.
The Shared Graduate Vacancy Service (SVS) introduced by Higher Education Careers Services across Scotland is helping address this issue by providing and easy and efficient means of promoting opportunities to students and recent graduates of Scottish universities.
The Service links prospective employers with graduates more efficiently, by enabling businesses to advertise vacancies across Scotland free of charge. Employers advertise on SVS through their choice of host university and then may choose to post it automatically to the other partner universities.
More than 5,000 vacancies have already been posted by around 3,450 recruiters.
Universities currently signed up to SVS are:
University of Abertay
University of Aberdeen
University of Dundee
University of Edinburgh
University of Glasgow
Heriot-Watt University
Glasgow Caledonian
Napier University
University of St Andrews
University of Stirling
University of Strathclyde
University of the West of Scotland
http://www.talentscotland.com/view_item.aspx?item_id=67087
Bonaccord
Bonaccord was established by Patricia Barclay to meet the interests of business in two areas: Mediation and Facilitation, and Life Sciences
Bonaccord's mediation service is specifically directed to disputes between and within businesses. The website suggests that the company has a particular interest in intellectual property and international cooperations and believes that disputes in those areas are especially suited to resolution by mediation by reducing the time to settlement, allowing the parties to reach a solution for all countries in a single process, avoiding unfamiliar and costly court proceedings in different jurisdictions and perhaps most importantly, avoiding the risk of an unexpected court ruling as the parties craft the solution themselves and do not have to go ahead unless each is satisfied with the proposal.
http://www.bonaccord.eu/
HeadSurfing.com
Headsurfing™ is a powerful new creativity programme of habits and behaviours, tools and techniques to get you thinking more effectively.
Kenny Harris has studied the habits of writers, designers, inventors and artists, and has created HEADSURFING™ to help individuals, teams and organisations improve their creativity. Headsurfing is based on the secret habits of highly creative people, and can be learned and used by anyone.
“Humour is the exact model for creativity.” Edward de Bono
YOU can truly think “outside the box”. YOU can run more productive meetings and brainstorms. YOU and your colleagues will think and communicate more effectively than ever before.
http://www.headsurfing.com/
Interface
Interface offers a central point of access for industry to Scotland’s research base including the Moredun Reserarch Institute, the Roslin Foundation, Scottish Crop Research Institute and through Genecom, the Institute for Animal Health. It's unique service is designed to address the growing demand from businesses wanting to engage with academia for knowledge and expertise.
Interface provides a matchmaking service to connect businesses quickly and easily to the world class expertise, skills and research facilities available in all Scottish Universities and Research Institutes.
To find out more call Interface on 0131 651 4791 to find out more about the expertise and facilities available.
Te read the latest news on Interface activity [click here]
updated 30 October 2008
http://www.interface-online.org.uk/
KKI Technology
KKI Technologies is Dr. Kevin Parker and provides consultancy and training in science and technology commercialisation for technologists, development organisations, potential investors and research organisations.
http://www.kkitech.com/
Marks and Clerk
Marks & Clerk is a leading group of patent and trade mark attorneys with an associated firm of intellectual property lawyers, Marks & Clerk Solicitors.
With an expanding network of offices, it provides a full range of integrated intellectual property services covering patents, trade marks, designs, copyright and domain names. Marks and Clerk is consistently ranked as market-leaders with award-winning services tailored to the needs and budgets of our clients, whatever their size, sector and location.
www.marks-clerk.com/
Midlothian and East Lothian Chamber of Commerce
The 'Chamber' claims to be Midlothians leading independent business support and networking organisation, and aims to to help its members save time and money, gain business knowledge and expertise and introduce them to potential customers and suppliers.
The Chamber Manager is Laura Socha. To contact Laura [click here]
Midlothian & East Lothian Chamber of Commerce runs a wide variety of different Networking Events throughout the year. To see the diary, [click here]
For new businesses, the Chamber can provide access to managed office space. For more information, [click here]
http://www.melcc.org.uk/
Neil Ryder Communications
Neil Ryder has over 30 years experience training on local newspapers in South Cheshire then on a regional – now national – farming newspaper. During this time he also learnt press style photography. His new business is based in Lancaster and offers a range of services based on freelance journalism and photography with a special emphasis on research and development.
To contact Neil [click here]
Partnerships UK
PUK has an established Commercialisation Team to provide a single point of focus and support for commercialisation issues across the public sector. We work with the full range of public sector bodies including central government departments, NDPBs, agencies and public sector research establishments.
PUK has a strong focus on science and technology, working closely with the PSRE (Public Sector Research Establishments) community across the UK, helping them to identify and commercialise opportunities.
Its work includes advice and transactional support, for example:
Asset audit (tangible or intangible).
Identification of protectable intellectual property.
Assessment of the commercial viability of projects.
Identifying optimal routes to market.
Helping to find/apply for development funds (e.g. proof of concept).
Obtaining Government approvals for projects.
Critical analysis of business plans and outline business cases.
Workshops and training sessions.
Best Practice & SOPs (Standard Operating Practices).
http://www.partnershipsuk.org.uk/PUK-Comemercial.aspx
Pentlands Science Park
Pentlands Science Park is home to 23 organisations including The Moredun Foundation and its subsidiary companies as well as a number of diagnostic and biotechnology companies.
The largest tenant within the International Research Centre is the Moredun Research Institute, respected internationally for its work on small ruminant dieases.
Site tenants take advantage of facilities and services available including security, IT support, engineering, stores, refectory, library, meeting rooms and conference facilities.
Property currently available is a 7,250 sq ft office laboratory unit in the Doherty multi-occupancy building.
A 710 sq ft office in the same building will become available in early summer 2008.
Property development at this site has been supported by Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh and Lothian and the European Regional Development Fund.
Support and Funding
Organisations wishing to relocate to the Pentlands Science Park may be eligible for support under the Genecom Orphans Project initiative. For details [contact Genecom] or [Pentlands Science Park Ltd]
http://www.pentlands.co.uk/psp.asp
Rainbow Seed Fund
The £10m Rainbow Seed Fund is an evergreen venture capital dedicated to investing in technologies from its publicly funded research base but independently managed.
The Fund was established in 2001 with funding from the Office of Science and Innovation to commercialise scientific research in a leading group of the UK publicly funded institutions, our partners.
The Fund made its first investment in 2002 and has increased its partner base twice, in 2004 with the addition of BBSRC and in 2006 when 6 other leading research institutes joined the Fund
http://www.rainbowseedfund.com/
Roslin BioCentre
Whilst able to meet the needs and demands of the largest occupiers, Roslin BioCentre is also focused on providing practical property solutions for energetic and vibrant new businesses that may experience rapid growth.
A range of flexible property opportunities and favourable lease terms – including short- term 12 months leases and units from 150sq ft (14sqm) – ensure that companies can enjoy the ability to increase their floor space in line with their growing business demands.
As well as office accommodation, Roslin BioCentre is able to offer ready set up laboratory space, fully equipped with access to shared facilities ensuring minimal capital cost for our new tenants.
Support and Funding
Scottish SME's aiming to relocate at the Roslin BioCentre may be eligible for support under the Genecom Orphan's Project initiative. For details contact Genecom or contact the BioCentre
For details of additional support, [click here]
See also Genecom Orphans Project
http://www.roslin-biocentre.com/pages/home.html
Targeting Innovation
Scottish Enterprise has recently awrded a contract to Targeting Innovation for the delivery of a comprehensive,
central support service to grow the life sciences community across Scotland
TI ainms to support organisations and identify opportunities for growth, company development and
collaboration in the sector.
TI will deliver the service under the Life Sciences Scotland banner on behalf of Scottish Enterprise,
and work with all areas of the industry including the medtech, biotech, pharmaceutical and specialist service
sub-sectors.
The service will act as a single point of access for support for the sector and provide SE and the community with sector specific data necessary to inform
and drive growth, connecting companies with a range of expert contacts including specialist product designers,
prototype manufacturers and regulatory advisors.
Targeting Innovation has also won a contract to support knowledge transfer between public and private
organisations in the south of Scotland. TI will help to identify and stimulate demand for research and development
and knowledge exchange amongst businesses, broker links between the private and public sectors, stimulate
and increase the ability of businesses to undertake in-house R&D through sharing expertise, and host a series of
events to promote the benefits of R&D and showcase best practice, amongst other activities.
To contact Targeting Innovation, contact George Boag; tel:
0141 572 1600.
www.targetinginnovation.com
What do we mean by Intellectual Property Rights
What do we mean by intellectual property rights?
Linked to a presentation by Mark Pearce, Partner and Head of Intellectual Property,Dickinson Dees LLP [contact Mark]Tel: 0191 279 9541
This presentation published at Building Commercial Success - 19th June 2008 - Partnerships UK Ltd [click here for further Partnerships UK Commercialisation Advice]
http://www.partnershipsuk.org.uk/uploads/documents/Mark%20Pearce%20presentation.pdf
Optimising the Commercial Proposition
What is the idea really worth?
Link to a presentation by Rowan Gardner, BioLauncher Ltd
Posted by Partnerships UK and presented at 'Building Commercial Success - London, 19th June 2008
http://www.partnershipsuk.org.uk/uploads/documents/Rowan%20Gardner%20-%20Optimising%20the%20Commercial%20Proposition.pdf
Creating Effective Power-Point Presentations
Presentations with Point but no Power
"PowerPoint and similar programs have become increasingly popular with in-house trainers. The ability to prepare material directly on a computer to project onto a suitable screen has freed us from the acetate nightmare of poor quality overhead projectors, upside down slides, and scruffy flipcharts. So why then do we cringe when faced with yet another PowerPoint presentation? This article will begin to unravel the reasons, whilst helping suggest remedies to that hackneyed but true phrase of ‘death by PowerPoint.’"
http://www.businesstrainingdirect.co.uk/articles_powerpoint.php
Ellis IP Ltd
Ellis IP Limited is an intellectual property consultancy providing advice in all aspects of intellectual property to clients across a wide range of disciplines. The web-site says that it can offer advice that can be specifically tailored for small and medium sized growth businesses that can be integrated into a business model.
Ellis IP offers advise on matters relating to Patents, Trade Marks, Designs and their management within the appropriate business model with a particular specialization in Renewable/Sustainable Energy, Materials and Medical Devices.
www.ellis-ip.co.uk
UK Bioscience Consultants Ltd
Dr. Vivienne Cox is the founder and director of UK Bioscience Consultants Ltd. She has over 25-years industry experience at Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham and in 1997, co-founded Adprotech Ltd a spin-out acquired by Inflazyme Inc. Dr. Cox's CV suggests that she has worked with some of the leading academic and medical institutes in the UK such as KCL, UCL, Queen Mary, University of London, Imperial Cancer Research, the Institute of Child Health, the Institute of Neurology and the universities of Newcastle and Keele.
Dr. Cox offers specialist consultancy in the biotechnology, healthcare and medical sector.
http://www.ukbioscienceconsultants.com
Braveheart Investment Group
Braveheart Investment Group plc is an investment company that makes and manages investments in British businesses. Braveheart was formed in 1997 by four Scottish businessmen as a co-investment vehicle so that they could pool their money and knowledge to reduce risk.
Investments are made in young emerging companies, most of which are not listed on the London Stock Exchange at the time of investment. These types of investments are often referred to as venture capital or private equity. Investments are predominantly technology-focused and range from start-up companies to businesses in pre-listing situations. Braveheart works closely with universities to identify emerging technologies with global potential. Typically ten investments will be made each year out of several hundred business plans received.
Braveheart invests
http://www.braveheart-ventures.co.uk/
UK Patent Office
The UK Patent Office is the official government body responsible for granting Intellectual Property (IP) rights in the United Kingdom (UK). These rights include:
Patents
Designs
Trade marks
Copyright
They are an Executive Agency of the Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS). As part of the DIUS, they are responsible for the role of IP rights in supporting innovation.
http://www.ipo.gov.uk/
US Patent Office
The US Patent Office is a good source of information and a place to search for IPR's
http://www.uspto.gov/
GB Esp@cenet
GB Esp@cenet is part of the UK Intellectual Property Office and a good place to start your own search for IPR's.
http://gb.espacenet.com/search97cgi/s97_cgi.exe?Action=FormGen&Template=gb/EN/home.hts
Patent Seekers
Patent Seekers is the trading name of Patent Seekers Ltd. It provides search services for Patent Attorneys and anyone wishing to protect, manufacture, import or export an invention or product.
Searches are often needed to corroborate business planning and investments to determine the novelty of innovations and the likelihood of infringement action in EU and US markets
http://www.patentseekers.com/
Energy Technology Centre
The Energy Technology Centre provides a wide range of equipment and resources for developing, testing and demonstrating small-scale renewable and sustainable energy systems.
You can use the centre to help realise the commercial potential of new energy-related products and technologies
http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/sedotcom_home/your-sector/sector-energy/energy-support/energy-innovation/energy-technology-centre.htm
Eden Scott
Eden Scott is a leading recruitment agency providing candidates for a range of positions across the UK
http://www.edenscott.com
The BBC TV 'Dragons Den' web-site
Apparently if you search for 'Dragons Den' on YouTube, you can find >1460 clips including a spoof pitch from the UK comdeian Ricky Gervais.
Here is the real 'Dragons Den' web-site
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dragonsden
The James Caan web-site
Find out what James thinks about his fellow BBC 'Dragons' and his free audio tips on setting up in business
http://www.james-caan.com
The Deborah Meaden website
Among other things Deborah Meadon is a marketing expert and one of the BBC 'dragons' on the succesful 'Dragons Den' tv show and apparently always on the lookout for good investment opportunities as her web-site provides a 'pitch your business' to Deborah page.
http://www.deborahmeaden.com
The Theo Paphitis website
Theo Paphitis is one of the five BBC 'Dragons' on the BBC series 'Dragons Den'
His website contains advice on what every start-up should know - 5 golden rules for start-up success
http://www.theopaphitis.com
The Duncan Bannatyne web-site
I found an agreement for use of material on the site, and there is an RSS feed which I didn't review (yet). His book 'Anyone Can Do It' is great and certainly inspired me.
http://www.duncanbannatyne.co.uk
The Peter Jones Web-site
The Peter Jones web-site is an excellent blog with links to getting it right in business.
If any one borrowed my copy of his book, can I have it back please!
http://www.peterjones.tv
Library House
Library House provides a range of resources for entrepreneurs and links to the investment, corporate communitie and investment partners
The site suggests it offers "unique in-depth coverage and exclusive networking opportunities" and that "Library House will help to improve your investment readiness and raise your profile amongst investors".
http://www.libraryhouse.net/
i2eye design studio
The "i2eye design studio was started by Stuart Docherty who is a freelance designer providing print and web design to those working in the technological and medical sectors.
Stuart claims that his usp is the ability to understand scientists, understand scientific goals and to work with scientific information directly having himself a scientific background and having "crossed over into graphic and web design2.
www.i2eye-design.com
Arpexas Ltd
Arpexas Ltd. is a consultancy company specialising in veterinary vaccine and medicine development.
The company advises and support industry in developing new products and transferring their technology to industry.
Arpexas Ltd.
Helping develop vaccines and medicines
info@arpexas.com