Best Practice Strategies for Successful Innovation through University-Business Collaboration

Solutions

We don’t just generate ideas, but also solutions.

Our approach and strategic, cross-sector network linking universities, business and government is unlike any other. We bring our members together to leverage the skills and talent fostered by our universities and to strengthen further the UK’s world-class research and development.

This NCUB report is the second in a series based on earlier NCUB research that explored the characteristics needed to form a successful Knowledge-Transfer Partnership (KTP).

It provides a guide for businesses to the benefits of KTPs through a model of best practice. It outlines the benefits that KTPs can have for businesses, exploring the challenges involved in the process of adapting academic knowledge and expertise for business use. It also offers tried and tested tools for addressing these challenges.