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Commercialising Research Competition
Research Councils UK (RCUK)
Up to £25,000 is available to 'would be' entrepreneurs wanting to turn research ideas into a successful business.
The Research Councils UK (RCUK) third Business Plan Competition has been launched and is open to researchers from across the breadth of activity supported by the Research Councils (ranging from science and technology to the arts).
The competition provides researchers who have commercially viable ideas with the skills, knowledge and support needed to develop a first-rate business plan. All competitors will get business training and mentoring along the way and the winning team will also receive a cash prize to further their business idea.
The final will be held in November 2008. Last year's winning team Warwick Warp, a spin-out company from the University of Warwick, scooped a prize of £25,000. They developed a highly accurate fingerprint identification technology for use in personal ID cards, passports and access control systems.
Mon 09 July 2007
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- Research Councils UK Business Plan Competition - Further Details and Who to Contact
Latest News
Unborn babies 'practise' facial expressions in the womb
Researchers from Durham and Lancaster Universities suggest that a foetus's ability to show a "pain" facial expression is a developmental process which could potentially give doctors another index of the health of a foetus.
Story supplied by LU Press Office
Mon 17 June 2013
Lancaster leads the way in cyber security bursary scheme
Lancaster is one of four UK universities selected to take part in an 'industry first' sponsorship initiative encouraging students to take up Masters-level cyber security degrees.
Story supplied by LU Press Office
Mon 10 June 2013
Physicists gain insight into the UK's biggest killer
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the UK, accounting for a third of all fatalities through illnesses such as stroke and heart disease.
Story supplied by LU Press Office
Wed 29 May 2013
Engineering students make finals of national start-up business competition
Engineering students Scott Nash, Daniel Richardson and Aaron Aboshio have won the northern heat of the Youth Entrepreneurs Scheme 'Engineering YES' competition for their spin-out renewable energy company Atlantis.
Thu 23 May 2013