Commercialising SHAPE Innovations for Impact 2027

"Commercialising SHAPE Innovations for Impact 2027"

By attending the event, Researchers and institutions can gain insights of how Northumbria University does SHAPE Commercialisation of various academic research project ideas. Northumbria University has shown that sustainability of research outputs (beyond the grant funding tenure) can be made possible by emphasising on ‘productisation of the research outputs’ (through the adoption of IP Commercialisation techniques). If you are keen on exploring case examples of SHAPE Commercialisation or thinking of how to devise a plan for enabling SHAPE Commercialisation in your institution, you can attend the event by signing up.

This event is relevant for researchers as well as professional staffs in research & knowledge exchange support roles.

About the Speakers [MAY BE CHANGED LATER - TBC]:

A Senior Executive from Research and Innovation Services will welcome everyone by providing the opening speech and sharing a snapshot view of how RIS is enabling SHAPE commercialisation at Northumbria University. A Senior Faculty Representative (from Faculty of Health and Wellbeing) will present a speech by sharing how the event is important to the Faculty within the context of Research and Knowledge Exchange activities, incl. few context towards IP Commercialisation as well. IP Commercialisation team members will be sharing their knowledge and experience of 'how SHAPE commercialisation can be done and how the Knowledge Bank platform has been adopted'. 4 academic speakers (each) on both 'for-profit' and 'not-for-profit' commercialisation pathways of research outputs will be presenting their SHAPE commercialisation experiences.

Project profiles [MAY BE CHANGED LATER - TBC]: 3 project ideas are almost there towards spinout formation or in the process of evaluating whether to opt for licensing or spinout formation. 1 project idea has already secured a licensing deal (though the income amount is nominal). 1 project idea has opted the route of a social enterprise while 3 project ideas have opted the route of 'free-licence' to share their research findings.

This event is your opportunity to learn how to turn your SHAPE innovations into real-world impact via finding a financially sustainable venture model! Join us at the Sandyford Building, Northumbria University for 2 hours filled with insightful discussions, networking opportunities, and project case presentations from Northumbria University.

Note: SHAPE refers to 'Social Sciences, Humanities and the Arts for People and the Economy (https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/this-is-shape/)'.

This event focuses on showcasing case examples of both 'monetised and non-monetised' routes of IP Commercialisation adopted by academics from SHAPE research background (e.g. Arts, Designs, Humanities, Business, Law, etc.) for their research projects.

Since SHAPE innovations often make use of the applications of IT-enabled services and software/app tools to achieve successful commercial exploitation and reach the target audiences, academics/researchers/technicians from STEM background may attend this event to explore possible partnerships with SHAPE researchers.

This Northumbria University event is opened to both Internals and Externals. Many academics, researchers and professionals interested or involved in SHAPE Commercialisation attended the last two events conducted so far (on 11th Dec 2024 & 28th Jan 2026).

Venue: 304 D&E, Business Hub, Sandyford Building, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 8QH

Schedule brief:

9:30-10:00 Registration and Tea/Coffee

10:00-12:00 Various Speakers’ session on SHAPE Innovations

12:00-12:30 Networking and Closure

For those who are unable to attend the event but still wish to listen to the presentations may join online (on MS Teams) via ‘TBC’. However, a registration via the Eventbrite page and prior approval by the event organising team is essential to join online on MS Teams. For any follow-up query, please contact: [email protected].

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