News http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/homepage-news-viewer/rss admin 2011-03-28T08:19:26Z UCL Announces Sixth Annual Enterprise Awards http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-news/ucl-announces-sixth-annual-enterprise-awards UCL has announced its Awards for Enterprise to recognize the achievements of students, graduates and academic staff to furthering enterprise and entrepreneurship on campus with a ceremony on the evening of Tuesday 14 May. Melissa Lamptey 2013-05-15T14:32:15Z UCL shares in £50m of new funding to help stimulate UK’s economy http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/20130515_UCL_share_in-HEFCE_funding UCL has been awarded a share of a government investment of £50m into UK’s leading universities to drive growth, the Minister for Universities and Science has announced. RSS Feed Henry Rummins 2013-05-15T10:31:45Z Dutch team powers to victory in final of 2013 CleanTech Challenge http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-news/dutch-team-powers-to-victory-in-final-of-2013-cleantech-challenge A Dutch team with plans for a revolutionary power-generating window has won the 2013 CleanTech Challenge. Melissa Lamptey 2013-05-01T12:39:21Z Small business growth boosted by Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Programme – new report http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-news/small-business-growth-boosted-by-goldman-sachs-10000-small-businesses A report produced by UCL and four other leading academic institutions examining the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses programme reveals how small businesses could be the key to getting the UK economy back on its feet - if the country’s high growth small businesses can realize their full potential and catch up with their international counterparts. Melissa Lamptey 2013-04-23T07:44:28Z UCL Enterprise launches first mobile app http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-news/ucl-enterprise-launches-first-mobile-app UCL Enterprise has launched its first app for mobile devices following development by Dr Alastair Moore and Richard Groves of The Mobile Academy . Melissa Lamptey 2013-04-23T14:13:17Z Entrepreneur sees tech news website pass one million views mark http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-news/entrepreneur-sees-tech-news-website-pass-one-million-views-mark It was a lifelong passion for science, technology and innovation which led UCL student Alex Muller to first consider becoming an entrepreneur – and now his business, specialist news website, Planettechnews.com , has enabled him to share his passion with readers across the globe. Melissa Lamptey 2013-04-25T09:40:53Z UCL student’s bid to end paper receipts backed by Clinton Global Initiative http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-news/ucl-students-bid-to-end-paper-receipts-backed-by-clinton-global-initiative They’re a daily annoyance – stuffing wallets and cluttering drawers and desks all over the country. Yet one UCL student is hoping to consign the paper receipt to history – and has had the backing of the Clinton Global Initiative to do so. Melissa Lamptey 2013-04-18T13:05:05Z £47 million announced for innovation in healthcare http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-news/47-million-announced-for-innovation-in-healthcare The Technology Strategy Board (TSB) and the Medical Research Council are to provide £47.2 million to UK businesses and universities, through their jointly managed Biomedical Catalyst programme. Melissa Lamptey 2013-04-11T10:44:01Z Lastminute talks lean innovation strategy, plans Tripbod integration after email trial http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-news/lastminute-talks-lean-innovation-strategy-plans-tripbod-integration-after-email-trial Tripbod, founded by UCL Alumna, Sally Broom, are entering a new deal with lastminutecom , after a successful trial period. Melissa Lamptey 2013-04-11T10:29:20Z UCL Ph.D. student takes research to Parliament http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-news/ucl-phd-student-takes-research-to-parliament A PhD student at UCL has presented his research to an audience of academics and MPs in the House of Commons. Melissa Lamptey 2013-04-04T14:27:59Z U-Create challenge gives boost to creative entrepreneurs http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-news/u-create-challenge-gives-boost-to-creative-entrepreneurs The winner of UCL Advances’ creative enterprise competition U-CREATE has recently been crowned, and to celebrate the success of the project the team behind it has put together a new video giving a behind the scenes look at its success. Melissa Lamptey 2013-03-27T09:58:13Z Call for proposals: UCL–French Embassy science and technology workshops http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0313/20130326-french-embassy-workshops UCL researchers are invited to submit funding proposals to run collaborative science and/or technology workshops as part of the UCL–French Embassy partnership. RSS Feed Nicholas W Tyndale 2013-03-26T16:30:01Z New guide for translating university knowledge into social enterprise launches http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-news/new-guide-for-translating-university-knowledge-into-social-enterprise-launches A guide which seeks to assist staff in UK higher education institutions in transforming their research and ideas into successful social ventures is being launched today by a consortium of UCL, social enterprise company UnLtd, UCLB and STORM® Skills Training CIC.  Melissa Lamptey 2013-03-21T14:56:26Z Cleantech Challenge finalists announced http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-news/cleantech-finalists Six finalists on the CleanTech Challenge 2013 , a worldwide green business competition and run jointly by UCL and the London Business School, have been announced. Krista Macmillan 2013-03-15T14:41:48Z Entrepreneurship Guest Lecture Series: Reece Howe http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-news/guest-lecture-rocketing-care Reece Howe studied Astrophysics at UCL. Straight after graduating in 2002, he became an accountant at Deloitte and then joined Innocent. Melissa Lamptey 2013-03-14T14:58:41Z UCL Spin-out Synthace awarded £500,000 Synthetic Biology Grant http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0313/20130307 Synthace, a UCL spin-out, has been awarded funding from the Technology Strategy Board for a collaborative project with UCL and the University of Manchester. RSS Feed Henry Rummins 2013-03-07T14:07:36Z Master's course give graduates a degree of entrepreneurship http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-news/masters-course-give-graduates-a-degree-of-entrepreneurship "With coffee mornings, where students meet technology bosses, and a series of networking events, we are playing a lead role in the government's Silicon Roundabout technology enterprise zone," says Dr Dave Chapman (UCL Enterprise). Read: Guardian Melissa Lamptey 2013-03-05T11:19:03Z UCL PhD student launches pitch-perfect app for vocal monitoring http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-news/ucl-phd-student-launches-pitch-perfect-app-for-vocal-monitoring An ear, nose and throat surgeon who is completing a PhD at UCL has launched a new app which is revolutionising our ability to detect and monitor changes to the voice. Melissa Lamptey 2013-03-05T10:05:21Z Students take to London markets to sell, sell, sell for final of U-Create Design Make Sell challenge http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-news/students-take-to-london-markets-to-sell-for-final-of-u-create-challenge Four teams of students from across greater London will be joining the ranks of retailers at some of the most iconic markets in the Capital this weekend as they gear up for the final of Design, Make, Sell, a new programme from UCL Advances new creative enterprise project, U-CREATE . Melissa Lamptey 2013-03-01T15:10:34Z Entrepreneurship Guest Lecture Series: We Are Pop-Up http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-news/guest-lecture-we-are-pop-up It’s a tale of two opposites – an artist looking for exhibition space, and an MBA graduate living in Covent Garden seeing, day after day, empty shop space and wondering how it could be filled. Melissa Lamptey 2013-03-01T14:34:26Z UCL Business licenses gene therapy programme for haemophilia to BioMarin Pharmaceuticals http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-news/uclb-licences-gene-therapy-program-for-hemophilia-a-to-biomarin UCLB today announced that it has licensed a Factor VIII gene therapy program for haemophilia A to BioMarin Pharmaceuticals Inc (BMRN) using the research from Professor Amit Nathwani and his team at UCL and  St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Melissa Lamptey 2013-02-22T15:32:51Z International Centre for Entrepreneurship Policy launched http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-news/international-centre-for-entrepreneurship-policy-launched A new database documenting public and private sector initiatives to encourage entrepreneurship has been launched by UCL Advances. Melissa Lamptey 2013-02-20T15:54:11Z Helping hand of SMILE programme prepares Fulham Clinic for next stage of expansion http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-news/helping-hand-of-smile-programme-prepares-fulham-clinic-for-next-stage-of-expansion As mentoring requests go, it wasn’t the usual type of request which Ruth Hou, business support manager at UCL Advances , deals with in her role of overseeing mentoring for small business in London – a trichologist, or hair and scalp care specialist, looking to expand her London clinic. Melissa Lamptey 2013-02-11T15:27:27Z UCL CONSULTANTS LTD APPOINTS NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-news/ucl-consultants-ltd-appoints-new-managing-director Roger de Montfort joins as new head from Global Professional Services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. Melissa Lamptey 2013-02-04T14:06:33Z UCL students give team from Langdon Park School a taste of Citrus Saturday http://www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprise-news/ucl-students-give-team-from-langdon-park-school-a-taste-of-citrus-saturday Students from UCL have introduced a team from the Langdon Park School , a community sports college in East London, to the highs and lows of running their own business. Melissa Lamptey 2013-01-29T10:03:15Z