Business partnerships
By working with Queen Mary University of London, you can create innovations which shape the future of your sector.
From long term strategic partnerships to bespoke consultancy, our Business Development team is here to help you develop the right partnerships to meet your business goals.
Contact us to get started and subscribe to our Innovation Newsletter to discover the latest opportunities.
Our Business Development Team
How you can work with Queen Mary
There are multiple ways to partner with our academics at Queen Mary. Our Business Development team can work with you to establish the right partnership to meet your business goals.
Strategic industry partnerships
Strategic industry partnerships are long-term and wide-ranging, creating new knowledge and enabling you to benefit from the full breadth of expertise and facilities at Queen Mary.
Collaborative and contract research
Work together with world-leading experts to accelerate innovation through bespoke research projects, often with grant-funding from Innovate UK.
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
Part-funded by government through Innovate UK, a KTP is a three-way research partnership between your business, Queen Mary, and an exceptional graduate who transfers the new knowledge into the business.
A KTP provides:
- Expert academic input
- Access to specialist university equipment and facilities
- A dedicated team to deliver a strategic project
- Support from an adviser at every stage
- Shared development costs and reduced risk with your government co-funders
- Wider support from links to Innovate UK
- A well-structured and managed innovation process
KTPs are open to UK-based businesses with two or more full-time equivalent employees. For large businesses, 50% of the costs are paid for by a grant from Innovate UK, the government's innovation agency. For small or medium-sized businesses the grant is 67%. The remaining project costs are met by the business.
Email ktp@qmul.ac.uk to learn more.
Consultancy
Queen Mary academics provide expertise and analysis to industry, local and national government, public bodies, NGOs and charities.
If you have a challenge or project that would benefit from specialist expertise, then our team can pair you with the right expert who can share their knowledge; analyse corporate, policy, social or economic issues; evaluate your impact; act as an expert witness; or provide analysis, interpretation and testing using specialist equipment, laboratory, or performance facilities.
Email consultancy@qmul.ac.uk to learn more.
Industry-sponsored PhD studentships
We attract world-class students doing innovative research who can give your business a competitive edge.
