“ The benefits partnerships deliver to industry are now even more valuable in our age of tightening R & D budgets and an ever-increasing speed of innovation ”
– Professor Elena Rodriguez-Falcon , New Model in Technology & Engineering
UK and includes profiles of over 130,000 academics available for collaborative research .
As a not-for-profit resource , Konfer has been funded and developed by the National Centre for Universities and Business ( NCUB ), Higher Education Funding Council for England ( HEFCE ), Research Councils UK and Innovate UK . Since its beta launch in November 2017 , Konfer has already helped big names like Jaguar Land Rover conduct vital R & D .
David Docherty , Chief Executive at NCUB , told Business Chief : “ There ’ s significant untapped potential for businesses to establish mutually beneficial partnerships with universities … we were inspired by business leaders who said they would be better equipped to grow and exploit opportunities in the UK and internationally if they had better access and insight to academic research partners and innovation funding .”
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