ACCELERATE Expertise

ACCELERATE Expertise is a portfolio of initiatives on technical training to support translational research.

Check out ACCELERATE Expertise events and resources below; 

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Target Product Profiles (TPPs) serve to provide clarity on what is required of a product to combat a particular disease or healthcare challenge. TPPs are an essential tool that provide a roadmap for product development, regulatory alignment and stakeholder engagement. Increasingly there is an expectation from funding bodies that target product profiles should be included as part of any funding application.

What to expect: 
In this interactive online workshop, academics and therapeutic project teams will learn how to create effective TPPs for their translational research development planning, regulatory positioning, commercialisation strategies and increase their chances of funding success.

Participants will be able to:
Recognise the important elements of an effective TPP, how to identify and head-off risks, instantly and effectively demonstrate the maturity of their project and link this to project milestones to augment successful grant outcomes. Also, identify where to find support within UCL.  

Who should attend: 
The workshop is aimed at all researchers, academics, ECRs and students at UCL as well as professional services staff working in the areas of regulation, clinical development, commercialisation support, innovation and early-stage project leads.

Workshop Date: Tuesday 24/03/2026
Time: 11:30 - 12.15
Register here
Deadline: Friday 20/03/2026

Workshop Date: Tuesday 23/06/2026
Time: 11:30 - 12.15
Register here
Deadline: Friday 19/06/2026

Workshop Date: Tuesday 22/09/2026
Time: 11:30 - 12.15
Register here
Deadline: Friday 18/09/2026
 

Note: Please sign-up using your UCL/UCLH/GOSH email address

Good research data management is not only a requirement for funding bodies but is also critical when collaborating with other partners, whether they are academic, from government or industry. In this interactive workshop, you will learn what good research data management is and how to apply it across the research lifecycle as well as considerations for translational research.

The workshop will help you to:

  • Identify what you need when creating, storing and sharing your research data; 
  • and utilise a good research data managment approach. 

By the end of the online workshop, you'll be better able to: 

  • create a data management plan;
  • produce and manage data when working with other partners; both internal to UCL or external; and 
  • consider intellectual property implications to research data management.

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  • Key to ensuring that therapeutics actually make it to the clinic and are implemented, is that they are adopted by patients, carers, and the public. If the therapeutic does not provide tangible benefit to them, why would they go for it?
     
  • Engaging with these stakeholder groups EARLY during the idea generation and research phase, and throughout the translational research process, can ensure that you keep sight of what is important.

Who should attend: 
The online workshop is aimed at all researchers, academics, ECRs and students at UCL as well as professional services staff. Once signed-up, participants will be sent the details for joining the workshop.

Workshop date: TBC
Time: TBC

For further resources on patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) - developed by ACCELERATE in collaboration with UCL Public Engagement, patient stakeholders, and UCL researchers, check out the website

To complement the ACCELERATE programme, we have pulled together a list of resources offered by experts at UCL and beyond that focuses on technical training. Check out the links below. 

*Disclaimer - These resources have not been produced by UCL and although they have been shared as containing information that may be useful to the Translational Research community, they do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of UCL, ACCELERATE or the Academic Careers Office