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HEFCE reports Synergies and Trade-offs Between Research, Teaching

This HEFCE commissioned report draws on data from the recent evaluation of the effectiveness and role of HEFCE/Science Budget third-stream funding | to date, together with information from the recent Higher Education Innovation Fund round 4 overview.

16 March 2010

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Virtual characters and real environments merge at Oxford

Search for commercial partners

3 March 2010

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The Royal Society: The scientific century: securing our future prosperity

Two urgent messages from the The Royal Society report.

3 March 2010

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Department for Business Innovation and Skills Annual Innovation Report

This yearly innovation analysis identify trends in UK performance.

22 February 2010

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Enecsys secured £2.5m investment from Good Energies for groundbreaking solar micro-inverter

1 February 2010

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Pneumawatch casualty monitoring completes proof of concept trials

The PneumaWatch™ technology has been developed in a novel partnership with the Cambridge University Engineering Department and Plextek Ltd with initial funding from Cambridge Enterprise’s Discovery Fund.  ‘This collaboration between an SME, a university, and a defence contractor is exploiting the strengths of each in a collaborative endeavour model which allows us to deliver innovation effectively, efficiently and quickly’ said Gareth Roberts CEO

28 January 2010

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University start-up signs major Chinese deal

15 January 2010

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Discovery Fund's First Investment

Cambridge Enterprise completes the first investment from its Discovery Fund

 

15 October 2009

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New report from CaSE (Campaign for Science & Engineering)

15 September 2009

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RCUK signs MoU with Brazil

A pioneering MoU has been signed between Research Counicls UK (RCUK) and FAPESP, the Research Council for the State of São Paulo.

15 September 2009

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Electric motors spin-out secures funding

9 September 2009

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BIS takes next steps towards UK Innovation Investment Fund (UKIF)

3 August 2009

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The Fruits of Curiosity: science, innovation and future sources of wealth

The Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of science, has opened a major policy study that will review the landscape for UK science and innovation policy and explore its direction over the next 10-20 years.

24 July 2009

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Conduit delivers rapid breakthrough for scottish companies

‘Commercial Breakthrough Service’ Generates £900K in Additional Revenues; Conduit Achieves 178 Per Cent of Target and Extends Contract with Scottish Enterprise

23 July 2009

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Intellectual Property Office publishes results from patents research exception consultation

A summary of responses to the "The Patent Research Exception: A Consultation" is now available.

20 July 2009

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Government launches the lifesciences Blueprint

A new Blueprint to put innovation at the heart of healthcare delivery was launched by Lord Drayson and Lord Darzi at Imperial College London on 14 July 2009.

 

16 July 2009

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Database of research and academic facilities

Can you help external academics or industry access services and facilities?

The Research Instrumentation group of the Sensors & Instrumentation Knowledge Transfer Network (SIKTN) is building a database of research and academic facilities...

16 July 2009

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EPSRC & FSE - Collaboration Fund

EPSRC announces a £2 million fund for collaboration.

2 July 2009

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Research Councils UK launches impacts publication

Impacts: Success in Shaping Public Policy and Services, the third in Research Councils UK's (RCUK) series of publications celebrating the impact of research, was launched today, 1 July.

 

 

1 July 2009

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HEFCE updates strategic plan

This year, HEFCE adds a fifth core strategic aim – employer engagement and skills to emphasise further the importance of building strong relationships between higher education institutions and employers.

30 June 2009

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Government aims for £1 billion venture capital fund

The Prime Minister has announced the creation of the UK Innovation Investment Fund to invest in technology-based businesses with high growth potential. The new fund will focus on investing in growing small businesses, start-ups and spin-outs, in digital and life sciences, clean technology and advanced manufacturing.

29 June 2009

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Cambridge University portfolio companies raise more than £30 million since September

23 June 2009

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UK-to NZ Science Missions in 2009/10

The British High Commission is again planning a series of UK missions to New Zealand in the coming fiscal year in order to encourage research collaborations which show promise of leading through to commercial exploitation.

 

4 June 2009

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Discovery Fund raises first £1 million

4 June 2009

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TECHNIP EXPANDS ITS TECHNOLOGICAL LEADERSHIP IN ETHYLENE

4 June 2009

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Inotec AMD receives further funding

28 May 2009

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New spin-out from University of Cambridge

28 April 2009

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Imperial Innovations results

Imperial Innovations, a leading technology commercialisation and investment company, has published first half results this morning (6mnths to 31 Jan). Highlights in the period included a major trade sale of a portfolio company to a US pharma for up to £100m (Innovations stake was 23.7%).

27 April 2009

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Imperial Innovations invests £2.5m in portfolio company

2 April 2009

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Leading university research wins prestigious award

2 April 2009

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UltraSoC secures seed funding for debugging technology

24 March 2009

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Imperial Innovations Completes Seed Funding in Three New Companies

20 February 2009

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Imperial Innovations Forms New Portfolio Company MyAction Limited

29 January 2009

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Imperial Innovations portfolio company Novacem Wins Rushlight Award

23 January 2009

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Imperial Innovations announces senior appointments

17 September 2008

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Imperial Innovations investment in OSspray

23 June 2008

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Imperial Innovations Group announces Interim Results

Interim results for the six months ended 31 January 2008

30 April 2008

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University of Glasgow Nanotechnology paves way for super iPods

15 April 2008

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Thriving fortnight for the Imperial Innovations therapeutics portfolio

13 March 2008

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Imperial Innovations appoints third Entrepreneur-in-Residence

7 February 2008

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Imperial Innovations signs contract with NPL

1 February 2008

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Imperial Innovations - Circassia raises £11 million in oversubscribed second funding round

29 January 2008

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Imperial Innovations - i2india signs Statement of Intent with the Confederation of Indian Industry

21 January 2008

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Imperial Innovations Group plc (“Imperial Innovations”) commercialisation deals signed

14 January 2008

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