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T&D Technology Business Areas include:
Sourcing technology experts and alliance networking, including consultants, manufacturers and e-commerce partners.
EU application assistance in writing and formatting projects, partner searching and coordination of projects.
Commercialisation of research, technology translation and technology transfer.
Assistance in Writing Business Plans for New Start-Up Companies.
Marketing assistance and conference presentations.
Scientific Market Research, including primary and secondary searching capabilities.
Project management and interim management.
Contract research in speciality areas.
B2R e-commerce partner matching. (B2R = Business to Researcher).
Expert witness reports (e.g. in patent disputes).
EU Grant Application Advice and Assistance.
Having written several successful R&D applications to the European Commission and co-ordinated 3 projects,
T&D Technology is well placed to advise and assist in EU grants. Assistance is available to source and
introduce the best partners to the actual formatting and writing of the application. Framework 6 has now officially
started and T&D Technology is actively particpating in the preparation of new applications in a number of
thematic priorities.
Case Study
T&D Technology is currently involved as an external consultant in a biosensor project 'SAFEGARD' in
Framework 5, which was written in collaboration with Prof. Seamus Higson, now Professor of Bioelectrochemistry at
Cranfield University. The project is developing organo phosphorus biosensors using stabilised, engineered
acetylcholinesterase's and creating biosensor arrays for environmental monitoring in water.
Web Site: Safeguard
Staff at T&D Technology were intimately involved in the planning stages of this project and working with
Prof. Higson, the partners were first sourced from existing contacts in the UK and Europe. The final
consortium includes 5 Universities from the UK, France and Crete, with 1 Irish Research Institute, an Industrial
partner from the UK and 2 sub-contractors.
Writing the application to submit to the Quality of Life section of Framework 5 took the most time, with part
of this being written by Prof. Higson and part by T&D Technology, using the considerable scientific expertise
available. The clear format of the project, the 'in depth' involvement in the priorities of the EU and the
level of research and knowledge to fulfil the deliverables of the project, especially the ability to transfer
academic knowledge to working laboratory prototypes all contributed to the success of the application in the
selection process for funding.
T&D Technology has continued involvement in the project as project consultant, due to the knowledge base available and the technology translation / technology transfer capabilities.
Business Plans for New Start-Up Companies
Working with University technology transfer companies, such as Warwick Ventures Ltd. T&D Technology have been
directly commissioned to write a number of initial business plans for new start-up companies to take academic
research discoveries toward commercial opportunities. Sarissa Biomedical Ltd. is one example, a company developing
ultra-microbiosensors for use in neuro-electrochemistry research and many other application areas.
Sarissa Biomedical Ltd. is listed on the spin off company section of the Warwick Ventures web site.
www.ventures.warwick.ac.uk/spin.htm and
its own web site on www.sarissa-biomedical.com
Similarly, working with another business mentoring company Ithaka Ltd., the specific technology expertise contained
within T&D Technology has been drawn upon in the creation of the business plan for the commercialisation of an
advanced sensor technology based company.
Ithaka provides a specialist mentoring service to emerging life science companies and helps clients in a number of
key areas including; technical/commercial evaluation of business opportunities, business strategy and planning,
and sourcing of investment finance from venture capital and business angel sources. Ithaka has a proven track
record of success in working with universities, challenge funds, academic spin-outs and entrepreneurial start-ups.
Further information on Ithaka is available on www.rustonpoole.co.uk/ithaka.html
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