i-GPeninsula - Solutions from Science
Welcome to the i-GPeninsula project! Why i-G? Well, i because we aim to deliver an integrated approach across science and business sectors and G because we aim to commercially exploit green environmental science.
i-GPeninsula is a Department for Business, Innovation & Skills Public Sector Research Exploitation (PSRE) funded project for realising the economic potential of environmental science and technologies. It is based at Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) in partnership with the Environment Agency (EA) and administered by PML Applications Ltd, a wholly owned trading subsidiary of PML. The project is supported by the South West Regional Development Agency (SWRDA) and has recieved endorsements from Bio Approaches SW, Bioscience for Business KTN, the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO), the Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC) and the Plymouth Marine Sciences Partnership (PMSP).
Public Sector Research Exploitation (PSRE) is part of the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills "knowledge transfer from the research base" initiative. Together with the Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF), the PSRE fund aims to "promote the transfer of knowledge generated and held in public sector research establishments to the wider economy and to enhance economic growth".
The i-G Peninsula Project was first established in September 2006 following a successful bid for funding under the third PSRE funding Round. This 'Capacity Building' phase, during which areas of science within PML and its project partners were identified as having potential for being profitable products and services, was completed in March 2009. PML made a further successful bid under the fourth round of PSRE funding and so a new project commenced on 1 April 2009 to primarily focus on proving the concept of those commercial opportunities previously identified and to build on the acheivements to date. The i-GPeninsula PSRE fourth round Project will run for two years and during this project we aim to:
- Continue to identify knowledge assets within PML and project partners with increased focus on the development of innovation and entrepreunership
- Continue of capacity building within PML and the Project Partners
- Allign commercial opportunities with emerging market potential through market analysis and horizon scanning
- Forge closer relationships with commercial partners leading to future commercial income through investment, joint ventures and licensing agreements.
- Achieve investment into at least eight commercial projects
Latest news:
7 December 2009: Sensors & Instrumentation KTN publishes instrument and technologies facilities directory
19 November 2009: i-GPeninsula seeks opportunities in Australian carbon markets
3 August 2009: i-GPeninsula sets out to prove commercial concept
20 July 2009: Biotech venture funding jumps back to life in second quarter
1 July 2009: Shorter Knowledge Transfer Partnerships launched across the UK
31 March 2009: i-G Peninsula completes capacity building phase and looks forward to developing ideas to full commercialisation
12 November 2008: PML scientists meet with Angel investors
16 October 2008: i-GPeninsula attends Voluntary Carbon Markets Conference
22 September 2008: i-GPeninsula to attend BioFlorida 2008 conference and exhibition
18 September 2008: i-GPeninsula looks to enhance remote sensing commercial activity within PML
16 September 2008: i-GPeninsula promotes PML science and facilities
15 September 2008: i-GPeninsula makes a new patent application
31 August 2008: New carbon sector manager joins the i-GPeninsula team
15 July 2008: Defra publish report on determination of monetary values for marine biodiversity goods and services
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