Research-led activity is key to income generation for universities, colleges and research institutes. With a government focus on academic/industry knowledge exchange and collaboration, technology transfer is key to achieving government aims and research rating success. From proof of concept to successful spin out, the Thorntons team of specialists in this area have advised on numerous high value and high profile commercialisation projects for various academic organisations.
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Our Clients
- Universities
- Colleges
- Research Instirutes
- Governing Bodies
- Funders/Research Sponsors
- Academic Collaborations
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Work Types
- Material Transfer Agreements
- Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
- Research Contracts
- Collaborations
- European Consortium/Framework Agreements
- Licensing
- Research Grant Terms and Conditions
- Studentship Agreements
- Confidentiality Agreements
- Spin Out Activity
- Commercialisation Strategy
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Recent Deals
- Members of team seconded to four different university commercialisation offices dealing with the various work types listed below.
- Establishing a research institute as a result of an eight university collaboration. As well as corporate structure and finance issues, Thorntons also negotiated complex cross-party copyright licences between the university members and various rights holders in order to build a first of its kind online teaching resource.
- Establishing a major international collaborative association of medical schools and institutions for the provision of medical education and training worldwide.
- Advising a leading Scottish university on research, licensing and revenue sharing arrangements in respect of a multi-million pound initiative with Wellcome Trust/Catalyst Biomedica.
- Advising on spin out activity from commencement to completion, including commercialisation strategy, assignation/licensing options, secondment/transfer of personnel, company structure, and investment rounds. Thorntons spin out activity experience has covered various sectors including bio-tech, software, and healthcare.
- Advising on a university collaboration to establish a new cancer research centre.
- Advising on behalf of a medical device manufacturer in its sponsorship of a university/NHS based research team.
