UK commercialisation firm the IP Group lands two pilot partnerships with UPenn and Columbia.

The IP Group has extended its reach outside of the UK and across the Atlantic with two pilot commercialisation deals with the universities of Pennsylvania and Columbia.

IP Group signed the deals, a commercialisation agreement with Pennsylvania and a non-exclusive partnership with Columbia, both for an 18 month pilot stage to be focused on early-stage proof-of-principle opportunities.

The commercialisation firm maintains a number of commercialisation partnerships with UK universities through subsidiary Fusion IP and is a notable investor in UK…