St Andrews innovation

St Andrews Innovation is a dynamic initiative by the University of St Andrews aimed at fostering a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem. It connects industry with the university's student and staff community to harness state-of-the-art resources, world-class research, and influential networks. It also provides entrepreneurial training our community and support to trading companies.

Key aspects of St Andrews Innovation include:

• Supporting research collaborations: Facilitating partnerships between academia and industry to drive innovation.
• Commercial licensing and spinouts: Helping transform research into real-world applications through licensing and creating spin-out companies. This includes steps to protect intellectual property (IP) and connect inventors with advisors and funders with advice throughout.
• Entrepreneurial centre: Provision of training across the entrepreneurship journey through the FastStart programmes alongside specific bespoke support to entrepreneurs across the University and local community.
• Eden Campus: A hub for innovative economic ideas focused on decarbonising society. It combines green energy, product development, academia, and entrepreneurship to accelerate the transfer of knowledge from lab to real-world impact.
• Venture support: Providing advice support to a range of trading companies active in the UK and internationally.

Recent initiatives include collaborations in manufacturing, awards for entrepreneurial achievements, and events like Innovation Week to inspire creativity and foster new idea.

Find out more about St Andrews Innovation.