Enterprise Unit
The Enterprise Unit was established in November 2000 to protect and exploit, for the benefit of patients, the ICR's Intellectual Property. The Enterprise Unit is focused towards the ICR's mission to relieve human suffering. This is achieved in many cases by collaborating or licensing to commercial partners who can provide the resources to get products to market.
The Enterprise Unit has eight members of staff based at 123 Old Brompton Road, London and in Sutton
Activities of the Unit
- The main purpose of the Enterprise Unit is intellectual property management. This means that the Enterprise Unit is responsible for all material transfer agreements, confidentiality agreements, collaborations with industry and technology licensing
- The Enterprise Unit is responsible for the formation of spin-out companies and provides spin-out company support
- The Enterprise Unit will assess inventions for patenting and oversee the filing, prosecution and maintenance of ICR patents
- The Enterprise Unit will market inventions
- The Enterprise Unit manages the rewards to inventors scheme
