Northumbria University IP Showcase 2026

Join us for Northumbria University’s IP Showcase Event 2026.

Northumbria University has successfully transformed itself into a research-intensive modern university as proven by its recognition as the Modern University of the Year 2025 by the Times and The Sunday Times (after the Times' analysis of our performance in their research quality index, increasing student satisfaction and our overall rise in the league table) and in the REF 2022 result as having achieved the biggest rise in research power of any UK university.

The ongoing research at Northumbria is leading to the creation of valuable IP which can be exploited for economic and societal benefit to meet global challenges. The IP Commercialisation Team (within Research and Innovation Services) is holding a Northumbria University IP Showcase Event 2026 to showcase some of the technologies and research-based products and services that are being developed at Northumbria University for subsequent adoption by industry.

On behalf of Northumbria University, the IP Commercialisation Team would like to invite you to our IP Showcase Event which is taking place on 11th June from 9:30am – 3.45pm.

At the event, you can interact with our innovators to explore further the disruptive technologies being built at Northumbria and discuss possible joint R&D ventures and investment opportunities. There will be talks from academic innovators on some of our IP commercialisation projects and existing and upcoming spin-out companies. Our technology area includes MedTech, Bio-Tech, Net Zero, Electronics, Engineering, Space-Tech, Materials, Assistive-Tech, AI. At the event you can interact with our innovators to explore further the disruptive technologies being built at Northumbria and discuss possible joint R&D ventures and investment opportunities.

Schedule

09:30 - 10:00: Registration & Tea/Coffee

10:00 – 10:30: Welcome Introduction

* Event opening speech by a Senior Leadership, and Northumbria University IP Portfolio Overview by a Senior Leadership

* 2 Keynote External Speakers on 'Challenges and Excitements of a Spinout', 'Funding and Support Landscape of Pre-Spinouts and Spinouts'

10:30 – 12:30: Northumbria University Spinouts matter to Investors and Consumers/Clients?

* Presentation by founders of existing and pipeline spinouts

* Q&A with Founders of Existing and pipeline spinouts

• Fireside Chat on 'Being Investable Founders' with Academic Founders

12:30 – 13:30: Lunch Break and Visits to Exhibition Stalls

13:30 – 15:15: Priority IP Commercialisation Projects (incl. Potential Spinouts)

* Briefing on Enabling Spinouts and Licensing at Northumbria University

* Presentation by Academic inventors of potential licensing and other business deals

* Fireside Chat on 'IP Commercialisation Journeys' with Academic Inventors

* Closing Note & Plan for Next Year

15:15 – 15:45: Making visits to Exhibition Stalls for Networking

Benefits

• Engage with our academics and staff to explore collaboration opportunities.
• Learn about engaging with the IP commercialisation team at Northumbria University.
• Hear directly from our academics and IP commercialisation team about their experiences and successes.
• See first-hand, the innovative and disruptive technologies in development.
• Gain insights into our pipeline across a range of technological fields.
• The opportunity to network with our academic innovators, IP commercialisation team, senior leadership team and key external guests from across the North-East knowledge economy.

Event Venue: CCE1 – 001, Business and Law Building, Falconar Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 1XA

Contact us

• If you have any queries, please email us at: IPcommercialisation@northumbria.ac.uk

NOTE: Those unable to attend the event may be able to view the LIVE 'presentation sessions by the speakers' on MS Teams (via https://tinyurl.com/5yvspked) - subject to 'prior confirmation of acceptance' to attend online.