IP and Commercialisation
The IP&C team offers a variety of services from business development, market assessment, industry partnering, and IP protection to licensing and company creation.
The Intellectual Property and Commercialisation (IP&C) team at RIS protects the excellent ideas and innovations that our academic community creates and finds commercial pathways to take them forward to transform lives across the world. We offer a variety of services from business development, market assessment, industry partnering, and IP protection all the way to licensing and company creation.
We work with all types of Intellectual Property, whether it’s inventions, materials, software and data, or know-hows. We have the knowledge, expertise, skills, and facilities to springboard ideas with market potential and bring business ambitions to fruition. Together, we can make a difference.
IP&C team
| Name | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Debbie Wyatt | Intellectual Property Manager | [email protected] |
| Dr Maria Lopalco | Head of Business Development | [email protected] |
| Elaine Kearney | Venture Creation Manager, Head of Enterprise and Entrepreneurial Programmes | [email protected] |
| Pawat Piyakitcharoen | IP and Commercialisation Analyst | [email protected] |
| Dr Allison Beattie | Business Development Manager (Medicine) | [email protected] |
| Dr Rachel Simpson | Assistant Director Commercial, Assistant Director | [email protected] |
| Dr Fiona Mitchell | Technology Transfer Manager | [email protected] |
| Aida Radu | IP and Licensing Administrator | [email protected] |
When to contact us
If you think there is something novel or inventive about your invention you are going to:
- publish your invention
- present your invention at a conference or seminar
- share your ideas with a company that has asked to work with you
IP&C team at RIS
Contact to discuss your ideas, submitting an IDF, protecting and commercialising your research.
Industry partnering
Contact to discuss research collaboration or other industry-related enquiries.
Licensing and spinout
Enquiries specific to licensing or spinning out a company