Entrepreneurship in Practice at the University of Strathclyde

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Entrepreneurship in Practice at the University of
Strathclyde

• Alasdair Mackay
• Head of Business Development Service
• 28 March 2007
• www.strathclydetechnology.com
  www.essential.strath.ac.uk

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Breaking down the barriers to Commercialisation
and Enterprise

• Embedded entrepreneurship teaching
• Incubation
• Access to expert help
• Funding
• Networks
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  .developing people

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Early version of the community
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DIRECTOR
Head of International Business Development
Head of Business Development Service
Deputy Director and Head of Grants Contracts
Service
Head of Research Development Service

• Contracts Officers (x6)
• Research Costing Officer

• International Programmes Officer

• Faculty Business Development Managers (x4)

• Spin-Out Company Development Manager
• IPR Manager
• Licensing Manager
• Business Development Manager (x3)
• Business Development Co-ordinator
• SEN Project Team

• Departmental Secretary
• Support Staff

Manager, West of Scotland KTP Centre
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Strategic Plan 2007-2011 Targets
Increase commercialisation income to a target of
2.5 of turnover by 2011. Be placed within the
Top 10 in the UK for number of spin out companies
formed
Be recognised at a leading European level for our
productive engagement with entrepreneurial
students, alumni and friends
Excellence in Knowledge Exchange
Increase revenue from consultancy, training
conferences by 15 per annum. Continue to grow
our collaborative and contract research portfolio
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Towards a single community..
Public Sector
The Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship
essential - Strathclyde Entrepreneurial Network
Student Enterprise Champion
Strathclyde Commercialisation Enterprise
Community
Strathclyde 100
Incubation Facilities
Industry
Alumni
Research Innovation
Embedded Commercialisation Facilitators
Business
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Entrepreneurship in Practice at the University of
Strathclyde

• Alasdair Mackay
• Head of Business Development Service
• 28 March 2007

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