Who to contact in Commercialisation

• Responsible for the management of commercialisation activity and IP protection, including the University's patent portfolio
  
  
• Management of the commercialisation stage gate process
  
  
• Supporting academics with commercial licensing deals
  
  
• Commercial service provision and spin out formation

• Commercialisation support with specialist expertise in the physical sciences, chemistry and computer sciences
  
  
• Intellectual property evaluation, development/exploitation planning and management
  
  
• Securing translational and commercial development funding
  
  
• Supporting academics with commercial licensing deals
  
  
• Commercial service provision and spin out formation

• Commercialisation support with specialist expertise in the life sciences
  
  
• Intellectual property evaluation, development/exploitation planning and management
  
  
• Securing translational and commercial development funding
  
  
• Supporting academics with commercial licensing deals
  
  
• Commercial service provision and spin out formation

• Commercialisation support with specialist expertise in the social sciences and arts and humanities 
  
  
• Promotion of the Commercialisation service within the academic community
  
  
• Intellectual property evaluation, development/exploitation planning and management
  
  
• Securing translational and commercial development funding
  
  
• Supporting academics with commercial licensing deals
  
  
• Commercial service provision and spin out formation

Jack Wright
Commercialisation Executive
jack.wright@york.ac.uk

• Identify, assess and evaluate new commercialisation opportunities in the Faculty of Science.
  
  
• First point of contact for all new commercial enquiries received from the Faculty of Science.
  
  
• Perform market research and validation exercises to evaluate commercial opportunities.
  
  
• Assess and secure intellectual property rights for commercial opportunities. 
  
  
• Support the training of university staff in the areas of commercialisation and IP protection.
  
  
• Promotion of the Commercialisation service within the academic community.

Adam Featherstone
Business Development Manager
adam.featherstone@york.ac.uk

• Acceleration of translation of applied nuclear physics technologies into industry 
  
  
• Identification of industry challenges which our research can help solve
  
  
• Business development, technology transfer and injector-of-momentum into translational nuclear physics research

Jessica Dobson
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Project Manager
jessica.dobson@york.ac.uk 

• Oversee the delivery and operational management of the AI SuperConnector, a commercialisation initiative designed to accelerate the market journey of AI innovations. 
  
  
• Acts as the main point of contact for inquiries and support for academic teams involved in the AI SuperConnector programme. 
  
  
• Organise and manage workshops and information sessions within the AI SuperConnector initiative.
  
  
• Identify, assess and evaluate new commercialisation opportunities in the Faculty of Science.

Sarah Bramwell
Administrator
sarah.bramwell@york.ac.uk 

• Providing administrative support for the commercialisation team.

Alice Todd
Administrator
alice.todd@york.ac.uk 

On maternity leave

• Providing administrative support for the commercialisation team.