Whether you’re a born entrepreneur or simply want to make a difference to society, industry partnerships and commercialisation can help you realise the full potential of your expertise.

Collaborating with companies, or starting your own

Why work with industry?

Let us introduce you to the world-changing and career-enhancing worlds of industry collaboration, research commercialisation and entrepreneurship.

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Ways of working with industry

Discover methods for collaborating with industry and commercialising your research, and find out which route might be best for you.

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What to do if you have a discovery with commercial potential

Read this now – the most important first steps if you make a discovery with commercial potential or invent a new technology in the course of your research.

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The patent process

IP protection can be key to commercialising research. But how does it work?

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Understand which policies apply if you're starting a company

If you are thinking of forming a company, whether to commercialise research or for another purpose, you should be aware of the Imperial policies that exist to help protect you and the university. Read on for a primer on the policies that are likely to apply in your case.

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Prototyping at the Advanced Hackspace

Facilities available to all staff for prototyping and fabrication that you can use to explore and develop new technology concepts.

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