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Commercialisation

Royal Holloway seeks to ensure that the outputs of its research and new knowledge make their potential impact in a timely manner. Knowledge transfer through commercialisation would usually take the form of the licensing of a patent or copyright or the formation of a spin out company which can then seek investment to develop the technology further or the provision of consultancy services.

Licensing

We are mindful of the fact that the introduction of new technology and the adoption of new ideas carries risk. To encourage innovation and to reflect our mission for timely and effective knowledge transfer, our licensing terms are designed to be attractive to business and we work closely with our commercial partners to maximise the potential for early success.

The current licensing opportunities page| provides a list of some of current technologies which we think have potential for commercialisation.

Spin outs

Royal Holloway will support the formation of a spin out company in circumstances where external investment is needed to develop the research to commercial viability. These spin out companies beneft from access to incubation facilities| and our close association with the West Surrey and North East Hampshire Innovation and Growth Team.|

Case studies

The following case studies demonstrate the range and nature of knowledge transfer activity at Royal Holloway. For more information or to discuss how your business might benefit from working with Royal Holloway, please contact the Head of Research and Business Development.|

 

MVE, Midland Valley Exploration|, is a world leader in the field of structural geology and the development of analytical modelling tools. MVE offer their global client base, new technology, project experience in all tectonic settings and new ways of thinking.

TopographicmodelMVE has worked with the Department of Earth Sciences  |at Royal Holloway to develop software which predicts the distribution and capacity of oil within single wells. As a result of the collaboration, MVE has an exclusive licence to use the software within their organisation and to re-sell to other users.                                                  

 CCRL, Connoisseur Clinical Research Limited,| is a clinical research services and training organisation based in Mumbai, India. The organisation's Director is Dr Charu Walavalkar, a former Professor of Pharmacology and Head of Department at Grant Medical College in Mumbai.

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 CCRL are providing our Good Clinical Practice (GCP) course in house in India, for clients in the pharmaceutical industry and elsewhere. The GCP course was developed in collaboration with Ashford and St Peters NHS Trust and endorsed by RHUL. 

Oxford Instruments LogoOxford Instruments| create high performance cryogenic and cryogen free environments for ultra low temperature and high magnetic field applications in physics, chemistry and materials science research down to the atomic scale.

Researchers within the Department of Physics at Royal Holloway|, with financial support from the EPSRC|, have developed techniques for measuring ultra low temperature, that is below four degrees Kelvin. The patent which protects this technology is licensed to Oxford Instruments.

Royal Holloway is one of the major centres for teaching and research in Physics in the University of London. The research programme is focused into a number of research themes and ranges from fundamental studies of the properties of matter to advanced applications of physics.

Infonetica|, a company providing a leading range of Clinical Research Solutions, has worked with Royal Holloway's School of Biologcal Sciences| in conjunction with St Peter's NHS Hospital Trust to produce an online course in current regulations in Good Clinical Practice| (GCP), knowledge of which is a pre-requisite to carrying out clinical research and clinical trials.

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This globally recognised online course is a market leader. It is regularly reviewed by the School of Biological Sciences and is fully endorsed by Royal Holloway, with the College logo displayed on the student's certificate of completion. The course has UK, US and international versions and has been translated into 5 languages for the international market.

 

 

  

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