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NR 4ward: Supporting real-world success
Calling all staff (including academics, clinicians, technicians and support staff) and postgraduate researchers at the University of East Anglia, Earlham Institute, John Innes Centre, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, The Sainsbury Laboratory and the Quadram Institute…
We’ve launched the exciting new NR 4ward programme to help you ensure your research has a real-world commercial impact beyond academia – whatever your academic discipline. You can sign up for free training and support to learn entrepreneurial skills that can help you to develop new products, services and innovations. This could result in new businesses arising from research (known as “spinouts”) or other commercial routes – all with dedicated support from your Norwich Research Park employer. Funded by Research England, the programme only lasts until 30 April 2025, so don’t miss out…
Free training and events – details and registration
Spinout Spark – Monthly lunch and learn sessions
These sessions provide motivation and tips to budding entrepreneurs – with a free lunch provided. See our film with Fiona Nielsen, academic and serial entrepreneur, to find out more – and hear what people attending the December 2024 “Spinout Spark” session had to say. Find out more and sign up for the sessions below:
Health Innovation Sprint and Health Tech webinars and drop-in sessions
Don’t miss out on Health Tech Enterprise‘s free training on the different aspects of health technology development and commercialisation. This includes the chance to take part in a Health Innovation Sprint on 19 February, where you can pitch your idea and win a prize of up to £2,000 additional consultancy support. Find out more below:
Plant, Microbial and Food Tech drop-in and seminar sessions
Get support for plant, microbial and/or food related innovations from leading experts PBL Technology.
Spinout Discovery - 20 February to 10 April 2025
Get a foundation in how to set up and run a successful spinout or business through this eight-week programme – with half-day masterclasses every Thursday afternoon.
You’ll learn directly from active investors, experts, specialists and inspirational business founders. The course covers business strategy, financial planning, funding and investment, intellectual property protection, legal advice and, building a team – with one-to-one mentoring and networking opportunities.
See our introductory video on the programme and read our FAQs.
Places are limited, so to find out more and register your interest (with no commitment), fill in this expressions of interest form. You can also contact the organisers of the training by emailing NR4wards.TTO@uea.ac.uk.
About NR 4ward
Who are the NR 4ward programme partners, and who is delivering training programme?
The NR 4ward programme is led by UEA and delivered with partners on Norwich Research Park listed under “NR 4ward: supporting you to achieve real-world success” – as well as Anglia Innovation Partnership. Additional support for the training programme is being provided by PBL Technology (PBL), Health Tech Enterprise and Fiona Nielsen. Danino Consulting is providing project management support for the NR 4ward programme.