Contents

FOREWORDS

LIFE SCIENCES

PHARMACEUTICALS

BUSINESS SERVICES

EDUCATION

ENERGY

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

MANUFACTURING

R&D/TECHNOLOGY

TECHNOLOGY

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

TECHNOLOGY

Technology commercialisation in the UK Introduction

COMMERCIALISATION

Isis Innovation The Isis effect

The University of Manchester A fresh way of partnering in technology commercialisation

Imperial College London Innovation Nets ? from science to applications

Lancaster University Next generation communication

Kingston University