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- Inputs - who does what?
As Entrepreneur you work out, with IPSO's help, which departments are most relevant to your own experience and then we arrange for you to go in to those departments. You meet the Professors and other Researchers, assisted by an IPSO contact. Your IPSO assistant will generate the documentation and work with you to clarify your assessment of the different technologies that you discuss, based on our standard metrics. The IPSO assistant will also make sure that the work integrates appropriately with the Tech Transfer team as we are enhancing not replacing existing Tech Transfer initiatives.
- Inputs - what resources do I have at my disposal?
We will cover your costs and expenses, as we have discussed, but the main resource you need is your own personal experience. The real asset that you bring is your knowledge of what industry needs, and your willingness to engage with academics on their level. We will also support you with the input of one of the IPSO team to assist you and to make relevant introductions, maintain the link with the Tech Transfer team, to sort out the documentation and generally to make the program run smoothly.
- Inputs - who will be working with me?
An IPSO team member will work with you, providing the essential link with Tech Transfer plus help with documentation. The IPSO Directors will add their input on demand, as will Tech Transfer, and the university will ensure that you have access to relevant contacts in the departments of interest. IPSO will work with you to coordinate this. Typically we will focus on those professors and researchers whom we understand to be most receptive to discussions on commercialisation and, inevitably, the target list will change as your input develops. IPSO runs Workshops for academics and attendees are typically enthusiastic about an Entrepreneur's visit ... so you may well connect first via a Workshop session.
- Outputs - who learns what?
The university learns what current research the outside world sees as valuable and the university can thus choose to exploit this through industry grants, commercialisation activities (spinouts or licensing) or other cooperation as it sees fit. If you get lucky you might just learn where your next technology startup is coming from.
- Outputs - what does the university expect from me?
The university expects Entrepreneurs to come to the university with an understanding of demand and to take a highly personal view of the technology in the university pipeline specifically with respect to its short and medium term value with regard to industry needs.
- Outputs - what happens next?
That depends on what you conclude: individual research projects that have some demand value may require further development or addition of IP from else where. They may be ready for some form of commercialisation immediately, or (more likely) will need further assessment before a clear conclusion can be reached. We will present findings to the university (with your input as appropriate and available) and may at this time include a proposal for development involving IPSO Ventures.
- Outputs - will IPSO invest in further research, licensing projects or spinouts?
Possibly. We seldom invest in research projects but may well assist with licensing, or work with the university to create a viable spinout if appropriate. This is a case-by-case opportunity and there is no obligation on the part of the university to work with IPSO to provide follow-on services. |
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