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Business

Development and growth

The University of Brighton provides practical, applied solutions to meet the needs of business. From developing a new product to making improvements to existing processes, the university has a wealth of resources to support you.

We have campuses in Brighton, Eastbourne and Hastings, and a dedicated team of business development managers who work across the region and beyond to facilitate links with our commercial clients.

Collaborative research and consultancy

The University of Brighton works with many external organisations, both commercial and public sector, to give access to new and emerging knowledge and technologies. Our experts also offer consultancy across many sectors. Recent examples include:

  • Allergy Therapeutics - developing pharmaceutical vaccine products
  • Biocompatibles - developing polymer-based drug delivery systems for the treatment of cancer
  • Bowers & Wilkins - pushing the boundaries of speaker design
  • Easidream - pilot operational trials for prototype baby product
  • Welland Medical, Enteric and the National Physical Laboratory - development of a new colostomy bag

In some cases, funding may be available from a variety of local, regional, national and international sources, which can be investigated on a case by case basis. The university's business development team will be able to help with identifying these sources. Contact Nick Rodgers to discuss your needs .

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) bring together a company, university experts and a high-calibre graduate working on a project of strategic significance to the business with two-thirds of the cost of the programme funded by a grant. Typically, KTPs last up to two years.

Past and current projects have included optimising manufacturing processes, definition and implementation of new retail business strategy and the identification of scientific and business competences which can be leveraged for new niche products and markets. Please see some of our case studies for more examples.

For more information please contact our Collaborative Training Centre.

Potential licensing opportunities – environmental

The university is currently looking for licensees for a new soil clean-up or remediation technology FIRS (Ferric Iron Remediation and Stabilisation). FIRS has been proven at pilot scale to be highly effective for the low cost remediation of soil contaminated with heavy metal waste and is also applicable to radio active contamination. Local authorities, development companies and specialist remediation consultancies may be interested in FIRS as an effective low cost tool to clean up contaminated land to enable development and re-use.

For more information contact Zoë Osmond .

Innovation and enterprise

Profitnet

Profitnet is an innovative business development and support programme that enables small and medium-sized enterprises to help themselves and their peers to bring about measureable improvements to their business' performance.
Developed by the University of Brighton, it has been successful for over 600 businesses in the UK, Ireland and South Africa, and it's expanding.

  • Grow your business
  • Increase profits
  • Develop your leadership capability
  • Bridge the gap between planning and doing

Find out more on the Profitnet website.

Managing innovation

Devised and developed at the university's Centre for Research in Innovation Management (CENTRIM), this flagship course has been delivered in many countries in some of the world's largest organisations.

The methodology encourages behaviourally oriented skills development and is ideal for nurturing innovation amongst staff at every level throughout an organisation, particularly mid to senior level management. The methodology is ideal for complex organisations or projects involving multiple stakeholders.

Find out more on the CENTRIM website.