PraxisAuril

The Professional Body of Knowledge Exchange practitioners  

We are PraxisAuril, a world-leading professional association for Knowledge Exchange practitioners. We support and enable professional knowledge exchange and commercialisation between universities and business, helping our members stand out as the most effective practitioners in their field, anywhere in the world.

Our Aims:

  • To deliver a comprehensive range of practically focussed professional development products, services and tools. 
  • To recognise professional achievement by promoting and showcasing internationally benchmarked best practice and success in KE. 
  • To provide evidence to the UK and international policy and funding stakeholders about the positive impact of KE activity. 
  • To help more businesses to understand the benefits of working with universities - and that KE practitioners are best equipped to facilitate effective collaboration.

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Research England report highlights opportunities and challenges for digital enterprise

Research England has released an independent review undertaken by Canadian consultants McIvorStones that explores opportunities and challenges for scale-up and launch of digital spinouts across England’s HE landscape, including those with low spinout rates from traditional STEM and life-science disciplines.

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Knowledge Exchange – a matter of life and death

Explore the pivotal role of knowledge exchange and its potential life-saving impact in a compelling blog article by David Russell, offering a thought-provoking response to Professor Carl Heneghan's recent commentary in The Spectator on the ongoing Covid Inquiry.

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PraxisAuril welcomes the Independent Review of University Spinouts

PraxisAuril welcomes today’s publication of the Independent Review of University Spinouts and its recommendations for spinout practice in UK universities in partnership with external investors.

TRAINING

Software Commercialisation

21 - 23 November, Cambridge

In the past, writing software was a challenging task, but thanks to modern tools, it has become seemingly easy. As a result, a significant portion of disclosures now involve software which present unique challenges which maybe unfamiliar and difficult to know how to analyse. Our Software Commercialisation course aims to address this gap by providing an understanding of the structure of software, the various types of licenses applicable to software, and the implications of inbound and outward licensing. Furthermore, there are situations where software may be considered a medical device, which can be both advantageous and disadvantageous. A dedicated session will specifically cover the issues associated with this classification.

Hear more from Course Directors, Gavin Smith and David Brownlee here.

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How to improve KE in the UK | Part 1: Why we don’t always get the skills we need

In the first of a series of blogs about how to improve Knowledge Exchange in the UK, David Russell sets out the common issues to consider when developing skills to meet strategic needs.

 

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Creating commercialisation futures | CCF-RED fund awards to PraxisAuril members announced

Research England has announced the recipients of its CCF-RED fund, the first stage of longer-term investment to drive research commercialisation success.