IP Boutique leverages the commercial insights gained from its work with industry to support its strategic work with UK universities and public sector clients. This work has opened-up £150m of UK Government/EU funding, that includes significant UKRPIF, CCF and SIPF funding, plus other funding from Research England, BEIS, DCMS, Innovate UK, OfS, LEPs, devolved administrations and combined authorities. Our industry insights and relationships with business has enable us to also unlock significant industry leverage and co-investment for these funded university projects.
This work has supported flagship projects in areas that include, 5G, Digital Futures, Automotive-Zero Emissions, Cyber Security, Quantum, MedTech, Digital Creative Industries and Human/Animal Health. An increased focus is on societal challenges and cross cutting themes, which include climate change, digitalisation, social inclusion, and social mobility.
- UK Research Partnership Investment Fund (UKRPIF) – a range of very large scale £25m+ bids for UK universities
- Connecting Capability Fund (CCF) – £5m for a UK university to support place-based innovation
- Strength in Places Fund (SIPF) – very large scale £28m+ scale collaborative bids for UK universities
- Sector calls from Innovate UK, DSIT, LEPs and the EU for 5G, CleanTech, MedTech, aerospace, space, quantum and creative industries
- Large scale regional funding programmes that include LEP and devolved funding that have supported UK university and SMEs place base innovation activity, including real estate development, for sectors and industry areas that include, creative industries, automotive, aerospace, advanced manufacturing 5G and MedTech.
- Worked with UK universities to provide evidence that has contributed to shaping government investment priorities, which opened up significant new funding opportunities from LEPs, DCMS, UKRI and Combined authorities.
IP Boutique’s work with universities and public sector clients is often focused on new strategy development, sector and partnership reviews, identifying and mapping future funding opportunities, relationship building with industry and funders, plus the development of collaborations with other organisations. Highlights of IP Boutique services for universitas and public sector clients include:
- Strategic UK Government Funding advice and support, including providing calls for industry evidence to Government to support future Government investment planning
- Business and investment case development for economic development, research and knowledge exchange project of all sizes and sectors
- Identification, development and management of university industry partnerships
- Business case, bid development and bid review for research, knowledge exchange and teaching and learning opportunities
- Five Case Business Plan development
- Leveraging value from UK universities and the wider knowledge base
- Development of collaborations and partnerships that bring together universities, business and the public sector
- Market making – helping to shape the thinking of funders and industry about potential projects, collaborations, and potential bids
- Bid partnership development, including levering private and public sector co-investment
- Post award support – set-up, review and ongoing monitoring
- Impact reporting and case study development targeting funders, stakeholders and government.
In additions, for universities, we provide strategic consultancy services in:
- The impact journey of research (particularly around place-based innovation)
- What commercialisation could look like
- Sector and partnership reviews
- Development of collaborations with business and other UK/overseas universities
- Knowledge exchange team organisational reviews
- Mentoring and training for knowledge exchange teams
- Strategic support for university and public sector senior management.
