Open Innovation Platform

HEIF 5 funded 4 year programme to support the development of collaborative relationships with business and commercial partners leading to a long term, sustainable growth in research income from these sources

A total of £675,000 is available each academic year up to 31st July 2015

The platform opened to applications by research staff on the 1st of October 2011

www.exeter.ac.uk/research/rkt/openinnovation/

Open Innovation Platform

4 different schemes

Link fund Up to £1,000 available to support the development of new links and projects with

industrial partnersBusiness Partnership Fund

Up to £10,000 per annum, available to support feasibility studies, co-funding studentships, and similar joint undertakings with industry

Proof of Concept Fund Up to £15,000 available to advance commercialisation of new or existing

intellectual propertyStrategic Fund

Up to £100,000, available to support the development of strategic partnerships

Assessment Criteria Named commercial partner (not mandatory for Proof of Concept) Level of match funding Potential for follow on commercial research funding Sustainability of relationship with partner Breath of relationship (potential for wider College/University engagement) Earned income potential Appeal to wider market

Submission dates No submission dates for Link fund – decision within 1 week 2011/12 submission dates for the other funds

30th Nov, 31st Jan, 29th Feb, 31st March

www.exeter.ac.uk/research/rkt/openinnovation/