Find R&D partners faster

If you're looking for collaborators for an innovation project, research challenge or R&D opportunity, posting a Collaboration Opportunity on konfer can help you connect with organisations interested in working with you.

A Collaboration Opportunity allows you to describe your challenge, project or collaboration need and share it with organisations across the konfer network.

What is a Collaboration Opportunity?

A Collaboration Opportunity is a short post explaining what you're trying to achieve and the expertise or partner you're looking for.

Once published, konfer shares it with relevant organisations, including researchers from more than 150 UK universities and businesses whose expertise matches your requirements.

Businesses use Collaboration Opportunities to find research expertise, facilities or specialist knowledge. Universities use them to find commercial partners interested in applying or developing research.

Why you should post a Collaboration Opportunity

Save time

Rather than contacting potential partners individually, you can explain your requirements once and invite interested organisations to get in touch.

Connect with new organisations

Collaboration Opportunities can help you reach organisations that may not already be part of your existing network.

Get more relevant responses

A clear description of your challenge helps potential collaborators quickly decide whether they have the expertise, capability or interest to support your project.

Be specific

The best Collaboration Opportunities are clear about:

• the challenge you're trying to solve

• the expertise or capability you're looking for

• what a successful collaboration might look like

  
  

A vague post is easy to overlook. A specific one makes it easier for the right people to recognise an opportunity that's relevant to them.

To help, we've put together this guide.

If you're looking for an R&D partner, posting a Collaboration Opportunity is a simple way to start conversations with organisations that can help move your project forward.