Through The Ventures Lab, we support university faculty and knowledge transfer teams across the UK in transforming research into impactful ventures that benefit society and achieve commercial success.

Whether you are developing your research ideas or preparing for investor readiness, we offer tailored support to meet your needs.

In collaboration with your Research and Knowledge Exchange Service teams, we guide you through a flexible pathway to maximize your research's impact:

• Pre-research funding application advice, ideation, and viability analysis to refine your research ideas and proposals.  
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• Having secured significant investment for various collaborative social innovation research projects, we leverage our expertise in project design and application preparation to boost your project's competitive edge.
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• Long-term project partnerships (6 months to 3 years) involving close collaboration to design, validate, and refine social venture models alongside technical research objectives, ensuring readiness for follow-on investment and sustainable social venture launch.
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• Upon project completion, we establish onward connections to pathways for commercialisation or spin-out, designed for sustainable impact and growth. This includes direct access to capital and the broader social innovation support ecosystem in Scotland.
  
  
• For researchers preferring to focus on academic contributions, we engage commercial champions to lead the venture, allowing you to continue as an advisory influence without managerial burdens.
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We invite all researchers and innovators with ideas or passion for making significant social or environmental impacts to join us. For more information and to discuss how we can assist your venture, apply now here.