The UK Intellectual Property Office has launched a new Knowledge Asset Management Hub to help universities, research organisations and their business partners better identify, protect and commercialise intellectual property and wider knowledge assets.

For people living with long-term conditions like Parkinson's or long COVID, symptom management often means navigating a fragmented healthcare journey. Elaros, a UK digital health company, is working to change this. Through NCUB's konfer platform, they connected with Brunel University London's RIEm programme - a structured pathway helping innovative SMEs develop and validate healthcare technologies.

Getting set up on konfer is the first step. But for the universities seeing the biggest results, it's rarely where the journey ends. What we have consistently observed across the platform is that the teams generating real value - meaningful industry partners, active collaborations, and tangible impact - are the ones who treat konfer as a live part of their engagement strategy, not just a directory they occasionally dip into. They show up consistently, they refine their approa

New figures from the annual survey tracking how universities work with businesses and communities paint a mixed picture. Headline findings from the 2024–25 data: Knowledge exchange income - covering the full range of collaboration between universities, businesses and communities - reached £6.1 billion - broadly flat in real terms and representing a 1.4% decline following last year’s modest growth. University–business collaboration income - a narrower metric, which focuses

Many businesses assume university collaboration is complex or out of reach. It isn't. Universities work with organisations of all sizes, across every sector, on everything from short consultancy projects to student placements. You don't need prior experience or academic knowledge to get started. NCUB's konfer platform makes it even simpler, connecting businesses with university expertise in one place. The first step is just a conversation.

How the Catalonia Trade & Investment agency is using konfer to solve Catalonia innovation challenges with the UK innovation eco-system.