Innovation Development, Evaluation and Acceleration to Scale (I.D.E.A.S.) Programme

Through workshops, seminars, and training sessions, participants will develop key skills in innovation literacy, capabilities, and practices, while learning how to protect intellectual assets and create pathways for extending impact and value creation.

Guidance and support to develop and refine innovative ideas, research findings, and inventions into impactful solutions that enable the translation of academic discoveries into real-world applications.

Streamlined processes and procedures for disclosing promising ideas, research and inventions to identify, evaluate and protect valuable intellectual property, ensuring effective dissemination for maximum impact.

Through its Insight Panel and Greenlight programmes, I.D.E.A.S. evaluates the viability, feasibility, and market potential of ideas, research and inventions. Comprehensive technical, intellectual property and commercial appraisals are conducted and enable informed investment decisions to be made while minimising risks and maximising opportunities for impact.

Guidance and support for intellectual property protection strategies, including patent filing, copyright registration and trade secret management, ensuring effective safeguarding of valuable institutional assets.

Support to transform your ideas, research and inventions into products and services that create meaningful societal impact, enabling solutions to reach wherever they can make the biggest difference while generating economic and commercial value.

Comprehensive support and resources to help you develop targeted strategies and clear pathways for change. We'll help you explore opportunities through licensing and, where appropriate, support new company creation to attract and secure funding to extend impact.

Tracking and capturing evidence of research impact for REF and KEF frameworks, ensuring valuable outcomes are effectively documented.

Clear policies, guidelines and best practices to support responsible innovation management through our Pathway to Innovation process and Innovation Panel. This framework ensures the highest standard of ethical conduct while maximising opportunities for impact throughout the innovation journey.