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Training & tools

Build new skills and access resources to help you on your commercialisation journey.

Part of our role is to support academics, researchers and clinicians to learn about commercialisation and the world of business.

Training

I-O Inspire - seeing your research through a market lens

This free eight-week lunchtime programme is built to help you learn about commercialisation before deciding if you want to go to market; it's particularly suitable for academics who have little to no commercialisation experience.

Speak to your Business Manager to find out if this could be suitable for you.

See your work as the market does, and learn about strategy and investment

Learn how to position your research and shape your proposition

The end of programme pitch finale can put your new skills to the test

I-O Converse - hear fellow academics talk about their experience

A quarterly 'fireside chat’ with founders and collaborators exploring how they navigated the journey from research to market, and what they learnt along the way.

This informal event is also a chance to ask questions to those who have taken their idea to market, across spinouts, licensing projects and Social Ventures.

Different routes and technologies will have taken slightly varied pathways

Hear the realities and rewards of going to market from those who have done it

Designed for UCL staff at any stage of their journey to market

Helpful tools

These tools can support your team collaboration, marketing efforts and even investor outreach. Some are available with UCL institutional access, while others require a subscription.