Commercialising research outputs

The Commercialisation Section within R&IS provides advice and guidance in respect of commercial opportunities assessment and intellectual property as it relates to the exploitation of inventions and ideas and are responsible for the delivery of University-wide functions relating to the commercialisation of the University's intellectual property, including the University's Commercialisation Assessment System (CAS), patents, licensing administration and evaluation of projects to assess suitability for commercial exploitation.

Stuart Fraser, Commercialisation Manager for the Faculty of Science, will run through the commercialisation process including the recent changes to CAS. Stuart will use a wide range of examples to explain why we commercialise our IP along with some success stories. Stuart has worked for the University in an academic capacity, in a spin out company and in industry before taking up his current role.