Programme overview
This programme helps participants turn an idea or initiative into a research brief with defined objectives, scope, evidence, and expected outputs.
Patent strategy and commercialization are treated as decision gates during research rather than matters left until the project has finished.
Who this is for
Researchers and R&D teams
Science and technology management units
Innovation, startup, and product-development teams
Core content
Turning an idea into a research problem and testable hypothesis
Defining technical outputs, data, and evidence to be created
Placing search, disclosure, and patent-filing reviews into the project plan
Connecting research results with market needs and exploitation options
Learning outcomes
Draft a project brief from an initial idea
Define intellectual-property decision gates in a research plan
Identify information to protect, disclose, or validate further
Outline a suitable protection and commercialization path
Delivery options & scope
Level
Intermediate
Duration
6-hours
Delivery channel
Online