Accessing Innovation Support and Funding with UWE Bristol

A business breakfast at UWE Bristol's Future Space on the Frenchay campus, about the routes small companies actually use to pull expertise and money out of a university: Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, industrial PhDs, consultancy and contract research, and the innovation funding around them.

A 30-minute overview from 09:15, then guest presentations and Q&A from regional businesses that have been through it, then networking to 11:30. Free, pastries and coffee from 09:00. Parking needs a vehicle registration submitted at least 48 hours ahead and is first come, first served. Future Space is step-free and wheelchair accessible.

Why go: KTPs and industrial PhDs are among the cheapest R&D capacity a small company can buy, and almost nobody outside the universities knows how to start one. Best for technical founders and R&D leads in the region with a problem they cannot staff.