December 2024
Business and partnerships with Newcastle University
Let’s work together – discover how your business can benefit from working with Newcastle University.
Welcome to the third issue of The Reading List.
Each month we share examples of how universities are driving innovation, forging business partnerships, and advancing knowledge exchange (KE).
We'll be sharing things we see from other universities that we think you might find interesting. We'll also highlight news, opinion and resources that relate to KE.
Knowledge Exchange UK
From: Knowledge Exchange UK
PraxisAuril has made the move to being called Knowledge Exchange UK.
Announced earlier this year at the annual conference, we think this is a helpful shift in positioning the organisation.
Simple. More recognisable. Reflective of the evolution of technology transfer to knowledge exchange.
Why life science companies and investors are looking north
From: Susan Bodie , Edinburgh Innovations
This article outlines some of the reasons why Edinburgh is a great place for inward investment and deal flow outside the Golden Triangle of London, Oxford and Cambridge.
The University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh BioQuarter have a key role alongside spin-outs and even super-computing.
We enjoyed the article as a neat description of how research and colocation can be key to innovation success and growth.
Spin-outs review implementation
UKRI has published a list of the 49 universities that have adopted the best practice policies for spin-out deal terms as highlighted by the Government's independent review of spin-out companies.
You can find out how we've adopted the recommendations in our new blog, From campus to company: how and why we create new businesses.
We're looking forward to seeing what impact the changes will have. Developed to be more founder-friendly and more investor friendly, will we see more success in fund raising through 2025?
State of the Relationship 2024
NCUB have published their eleventh State of the Relationship Report.
Offering insights on the scale and nature of university and business interactions, this year's report highlights "headwinds" that are make collaboration challenging.
Business confidence is affected by global conflict, diplomatic tensions and economic pressure. And financial pressure is building in higher education.
There is, however, clear intent from the research and business communities to grow interconnectedness and drive innovation.
Book: University partnership playbook
From: Matt Reed , Joss Langford
One of our team has just finished reading the University partnership playbook.
Written to help businesses build stronger relationships with universities, the book is concise and action oriented. It is full of principles, models, lists and tools cut through to useful information in a clear, helpful way.
If you are working in knowledge exchange and haven't read it, we'd recommend it.
What do you think?
What has caught your attention recently? What did we miss?
Use the comments to let us know what else we could have included. Or share your thoughts on any of the stories above.
Thanks for reading.
Newcastle University Business and Partnerships