TenU Hosts: Global Proof-of-Concept Models
The UK government promised £40m split over five years in proof-of-concept funding for the whole of the UK, but in Belgium, a single university receives €20m from the local government every year for the same purpose. We know that a well-funded ecosystem can transform the impact of research – a US report demonstrates that POC funding boosts innovation transfer, convenes the innovation community, attracts investment and creates jobs, so it should underpin any innovation-led economy.
In the run up to the new Industrial Strategy and 2025 Spending Review, TenU asks how we can ensure that the UK capitalises on the investment in research, stays globally competitive and gives brilliant research ideas the best chance to reach the market and drive economic and societal growth?
With this backdrop, TenU Hosts will address the following questions with a distinguished panel of international experts:
What can we learn from places where proof-of-concept funding is successfully driving innovation?
How much of a funding commitment does it take to really shift the dial?
How can the funds be best allocated to reach the widest possible population?
TenU member Paul van Dun, General Manager, KU Leuven Research & Development, will chair the panel featuring:
Anne Dobrée, Investor Director, Parkwalk Advisors
Holly Reeve, CEO and co-founder at HydRegen
Karin Immergluck, TenU member and Executive Director of the Office of Technology Licensing and the Industrial Contracts Office, Stanford University
Stuart Wilkinson, CEO, Knowledge Exchange UK
