IP Evaluate will give students the chance to conduct their own patent searches and learn more on what it takes to generate a successful spinout.
Imperial Innovations, the tech transfer office (TTO) of Imperial College London, yesterday launched a pilot scheme to expand the tech transfer skills of university students.
IP Evaluate will invite students to conduct preliminary patent searches for prior art – evidence that elements of potential intellectual property (IP) may have already been conceived of elsewhere.
The paid interns are set to gain expertise that could further either an academic or entrepreneurial career. Members of the public may eventually join the one-year…