The Innovation Process

There are a number of steps we will take towards making your idea a commercial reality. Remember that it is important that you don’t disclose your idea to anyone before speaking to us. If you do, it may affect the Trust’s ability to protect and therefore commercialise it.

Stage 4: Development

If necessary, we’ll have professional designs drawn or prototypes made to enable us to enhance and protect the intellectual property.  This will also make the innovation more appealing to potential commercial partners.

• 1. Information Gathering
• 2. Assessment
• 3. Decision
• 4. Development
• 5. Identifying Partners
• 6. Agreement