IKT - News Storyhttp://www.ikt.org.uk/News Story RSS Feed60Launch of Innovate '08 website http://www.ikt.org.uk/news/LaunchofInnovate08website-120.aspxInnovate '08 is a major business conference and exhibition, taking place on 7 October in London. Hosted by the Technology Strategy Board, it's all about innovation - helping great ideas become reality, for business benefit and quality of life.

]]>Kim DovellWed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMTLondon Knowledge Transfer Awardshttp://www.ikt.org.uk/news/LondonKnowledgeTransferAwards-119.aspxThe London Knowledge Transfer Awards will be launched on 4 September 2008.

]]>Kim DovellFri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMTCreative Technologies KTNhttp://www.ikt.org.uk/news/CreativeTechnologiesKTN-116.aspxCreative Industries champion announced - New network to bridge creativity and technology

]]>Kim DovellFri, 23 May 2008 00:00:00 GMTNESTA - Total Innovation Reporthttp://www.ikt.org.uk/news/NESTATotalInnovationReport-115.aspx

NESTA report calls for 'Total Innovation' to ensure UK firms compete internationally

]]>Kim DovellTue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 GMTResults of member elections to the IKT Boardhttp://www.ikt.org.uk/news/ResultsofmemberelectionstotheIKTBoard-113.aspxWe are pleased to announce that following the recent membership elections the following candidates have been appointed to the IKT Board.

]]>Kim DovellThu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 GMTDr Cathy Garner, IKT Board member appointed to SABIPhttp://www.ikt.org.uk/news/DrCathyGarnerIKTBoardmemberappointedtoSABIP-114.aspxFriday, May 09, 2008 - Strategic Advisory Board for Intellectual Property (SABIP) has been set up as an advisory non-departmental body to give Ministers strategic advice on intellectual property issues. It has a research budget which it will use to commission the empirical evidence that will underpin its thinking and advice.

]]>Kim DovellThu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 GMTIKT Conversation - new blog page launchedhttp://www.ikt.org.uk/news/IKTConversationnewblogpagelaunched-110.aspxA new initiative the "IKT Conversations" project is now up and running. We're holding a public discussion on hot topics in Knowledge Transfer on our new blog page at www.ikt.org.uk

]]>Kim DovellThu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMTErasmus MC gets €2.4M to boost tech transferhttp://www.ikt.org.uk/news/ErasmusMCgets24Mtoboosttechtransfer-109.aspxNews release from Erasmus MC

Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam (Erasmus MC) today announces that it has secured a €2.4 million government grant from the Technopartner-SKE program. The grant helps the Erasmus MC to further strengthen its technology transfer policy and support even more innovative life science start-up companies.

]]>Super UserThu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMTImperial Innovations launches proof-of-concept fundhttp://www.ikt.org.uk/news/ImperialInnovationslaunchesproofofconceptfund-103.aspxImperial Innovations launches proof-of-concept fund

Source: Science|Business

Imperial Innovations Group plc has formed a $1million proof of concept programme funded by Shapoorji Pallonji & Company Ltd, a diversified conglomerate that includes the oldest construction company in India.

]]>Super UserThu, 20 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMTWake up and smell the competition, says Potocnikhttp://www.ikt.org.uk/news/WakeupandsmellthecompetitionsaysPotocnik-99.aspxPeter Wrobel, Barcelona

Commissioner Potocnik: Europe needs to react faster.
European Union Research and Science Commissioner Janez Potocnik called this week for Europe to adopt a global culture of entrepreneurship in the face of the wake-up call from China and India – and from the United States. And that, he implied, means taking a fresh look at red tape and competition policy.

]]>Super UserFri, 14 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMTCall yourself a spin-out? Well, don’thttp://www.ikt.org.uk/news/CallyourselfaspinoutWelldont-100.aspxSource: www.ScienceBusiness.net

Image courtesy QinetiQ.
The spin-out tag makes university start-ups look weak and vulnerable, says Philip Sharpe, a Ventures Director at QinetiQ plc, one of Europe’s largest technology commercialisation companies.

]]>Super UserThu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMTImperial Innovations leads £1.5M investment into Indian IPhttp://www.ikt.org.uk/news/ImperialInnovationsleads15MinvestmentintoIndianIP-101.aspxNews release from Imperial

Imperial Innovations Group plc announced that £1.5 million of seed funding has been raised for i2india Holdings Limited (“i2india”), a technology commercialisation and investment company focused on creating commercial value from intellectual property developed in India.

]]>Super UserFri, 23 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMTKEY UK SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY APPOINTMENTShttp://www.ikt.org.uk/news/KEYUKSCIENCEANDTECHNOLOGYAPPOINTMENTS-98.aspx
The UK government has announced key science & technology appoinments

]]>Super UserWed, 07 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMTHEfCE/OST KT Good Practice programme and Institute of Knowledge Transfer (IKT) joint statementhttp://www.ikt.org.uk/news/HEfCEOSTKTGoodPracticeprogrammeandInstituteofKnowledgeTransferIKTjointstatement-97.aspxFollowing a joint meeting of representatives from the National Steering Group for Knowledge Transfer Good Practices and IKT Executive Committee we are pleased to announce that the Knowledge Transfer Good Practice programme will now be delivered under the IKT brand.

]]>Super UserTue, 06 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMTOne-day conference on entrepreneurship education http://www.ikt.org.uk/news/Onedayconferenceonentrepreneurshipeducation-94.aspxThe Conference, taking place in London UK, will focus on entrepreneurship education from the perspective of the knowledge transfer community.

]]>Super UserFri, 05 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMTSainsbury Review of UK Science and Innovation Policy http://www.ikt.org.uk/news/SainsburyReviewofUKScienceandInnovationPolicy-95.aspxThe Sainsbury Review of UK Science and Innovation Policy - The Race to the Top - has been published.

]]>Super UserFri, 05 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMTPostgraduate Certificate in Knowledge Transferhttp://www.ikt.org.uk/news/PostgraduateCertificateinKnowledgeTransfer-93.aspxThe Association for University Research and Industry Links (AURIL) and The Open University have collaborated on a joint award – a Post Graduate Certificate in Knowledge Transfer - the first Knowledge Transfer award in Europe.

]]>Super UserWed, 03 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMTUniversities: Spin-outs put new life into the sectorhttp://www.ikt.org.uk/news/UniversitiesSpinoutsputnewlifeintothesector-89.aspx

An article in the FT highlights a survey of chemistry spin-outs from UK universities, by the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Chemistry Leadership Council. In the article it mentions Oxford University has been most active in commercialising its research, with 16 spin-out companies formed so far (12 since 2000).

www.ft.com

]]>Super UserWed, 29 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMTKnowledge transfer and cooperation between public research and industryhttp://www.ikt.org.uk/news/Knowledgetransferandcooperationbetweenpublicresearchandindustry-90.aspx

 

The European Commission adopted, in April 2007, a Communication on "Improving knowledge transfer between research institutions and industry across Europe: embracing open innovation" COM(2007)182, accompanied by "Voluntary guidelines for universities and other research institutions to improve their links with industry across Europe" SEC(2007)449.

]]>Super UserMon, 27 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMTResearch Councils Business Plan Competition 2007-08http://www.ikt.org.uk/news/ResearchCouncilsBusinessPlanCompetition200708-88.aspxBuilding on the success of the 2003-04 and 2005-06 Business Plan Competition, the UK Research Councils have again joined forces to deliver the 2007-08 Research Councils Business Plan Competition

]]>Super UserThu, 09 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT