Case Studies
Latest Case Studies
Fellows and University partners share their experiences of CommercialiSE in this selection of 6 case studies including:
Dr Balaji Ganeshan, University of Sussex, benefited from CommercialiSE Proof of Concept funding, business training and mentoring which have helped to bring his technology closer to market readiness.
Near Optimal Integrated Circuit Design. Dr Eugene Sweeney explains how Dr Abusaleh Jabir of Oxford Brookes University took advantage of CommercialiSE Proof of Concept funding to bridge the funding gap faced by his early stage technology.
Dr Hal Sosabowski, of the University of Brighton, explains how the support of the CommercialiSE team in the form of business training and mentoring not only helped him gain access to funding, but also proved invaluable in re-designing and re-branding his product.
Dr Paul Williams, University of Greenwich, believes networking activities have been the biggest benefit of the CommercialiSE Programme.
Graham Raven, Market Access Consultant at Oxford Brookes University, explains how CommercialiSE has created a framework for collaboration between the partner universities in the Built Environment sector.
For Teresa Moore, Buckinghamshire New University, the mentoring service and business training offered through the CommercialiSE Programme prepared TC9 for investment readiness.
Previous Case Studies
Proof of Concept Fund: DECoRuM
Research fellow Dr Rajat Gupta, of Oxford Brookes University, used Proof of Concept funding to develop a unique computer mapping system that can pinpoint the amount of carbon dioxide given off by individual buildings.
Mentoring: Case Study 1 – Proctor Aerospace
While completing his final year project at university, Sam Proctor came up with a concept for a faster, cheaper way of equipping front line troops with surveillance capability, and he decided to turn that concept into a business. Just over two years later, he’s well on the way to achieving success, thanks in part to the support of his Merlin Mentor.
Mentoring: Case Study 2 – The Positive Health AllianceTwo years after James Plunket and Jon Hunt first met, they are now running PHA – a business they co-founded together – and are on the verge of rolling out their first major product. Although both men had considerable business experience to draw on when they set up PHA, they are quick to acknowledge the role that their Merlin Mentor has played in their progress.
PoCKet Funding for Poxvirus Research Group
Research Fellow, Dr Ananya Jeshtadi, of Oxford Brookes University, used PoCKet funding to conduct a feasability study into the use of insect poxviruses to achieve safer vaccine delivery.
Proof of Concept Funding for Path Intelligence
Path Intelligence has developed a new, patent-pending technology that is able to locate mobile phones whilst indoors to an accuracy of around one metre. The technology is a step change over existing location services, which often fail indoors and which cannot obtain such a degree of accuracy with most mobile phones. In the process of completing its prototype, the company needed expert assistance.
University Partner Case Studies
