Commercial POC Fund
Offers UCL teams access to support that turns campus proof-of-concept work into licensable and investable innovation.
UCL Business (UCLB) is the technology transfer and commercialization arm of University College London, responsible for protecting and commercializing UCL intellectual property across all academic disciplines. The Commercial Proof of Concept Fund is an internal translational funding mechanism through which UCLB invests in UCL-derived IP or technologies that demonstrate credible commercial promise. …
Pre-commercial evaluation and development of UCL-derived intellectual property or technology toward a commercially viable licensing deal or spinout, funded up to £75,000 per project.
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