Matching academic expertise to local business needs

Matching academic expertise to local business needs.  
 
The aftershock of Covid-19 has impacted greatly upon many of us and the way in which we now do business.  The University of Dundee, however, are reminding the local business community that when it comes to moving with the times, a lack of skills, expertise or facilities should never prevent a business from staying one step ahead of competition. 
 
For decades, the University of Dundee has been working in partnership with local companies, of all sizes and sectors, to bring their business ambitions to fruition - by helping them to innovate.  Jamie Henderson, Innovation Manager at the University of Dundee explains, “When we talk about ‘innovation’ we mean anything from improving an existing product to testing novel ways to carry out tasks…whatever ‘innovation’ means to the business we can help.”
 
For example, if your business or organisation wants to increase its market share or evolve a product through research and development, a partnership with the University of Dundee can allow you to apply the latest academic thinking to your business plans.
 
“What some local businesses aren’t aware of is the vastness of our offering.” Jamie explains further, “We have award-winning researchers across a wide range of disciplines which are relevant to the business community in Tayside, such as Engineering, Design, and Business.  Local companies can bring their problems and challenges to our academics and ask them to apply their expertise. ”
 
“We also have programmes where local businesses can work with recent graduates and take advantage of our state-of-the-art facilities for research and development purposes.”
 
Innovation partnerships with the University of Dundee can be part-funded through a number of government initiatives, such as Innovation Vouchers and Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (more information can be found here). The University can work with businesses to scope out and prepare joint applications.
 
The University of Dundee is one of the top 100 universities in the world for research.  Here are five business benefits of partnering with them.
 
Five Business Benefits of partnering with the University of Dundee
 
1.     Tap into the University of Dundee’s wealth of academic expertise, skills and talent
 
2.     Access state-of-the-art facilities, equipment and resources
 
3.     Establish a solid and long-lasting relationship with the University of Dundee which can potentially bring future business benefits
 
4.     Achieve measurable success such as an increase in profitability, productivity and market share.
 
5.     Tap into funded programmes.
 
 “The partnership with the University of Dundee gave us an opportunity to explore new techniques that we don’t currently have in-house expertise in.” Alan Picken, Chief Executive IMV Imaging
 
 
If you are a looking for ways to improve your product portfolio or company’s performance, win market share or evolve your offering, partnering with the University of Dundee could be the business step you’ve been waiting to take. Start the conversation today by emailing  innovate@dundee.ac.uk
 
Keep up to date with innovation news and opportunities for local business partnerships by following Research and Innovation Services, the University of Dundee on Linkedin.
 

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