2008 Categories

The Knowledge Transfer Collaboration of 2008
There will be an overall ‘champion award’ where the winner is drawn from the best of the individual categories.

Winner:

University of Greenwich & Knowledge East working with the Cutty Sark Trust

This Award was sponsored by the London Development Agency (LDA)

Knowledge Base Collaboration Award
The Knowledge Base Collaboration Award acknowledges successful working partnerships between London based businesses and the Knowledge Base.  The award will focus on partner relationships of businesses working with London based education and research establishments which bring positive benefits to both parties.  Businesses will have less than 50 employees and the collaboration must have been completed less than 24 months ago.  Successful partnerships can be in any area of business and the award will be presented as a joint award.  The companies must not be HE spinouts.

Winner:	University of Greenwich & Knowledge East working with the Cutty Sark Trust
Finalists:	London South Bank University working with Vida verde
	Snacks Unlimited working with London South Bank University

This Award was sponsored by Knowledge Connect

Collaborative Innovation Excellence
This Award is designed to acknowledge how collaboration has brought about the successful application of innovation within business.  The implementation of creative management methods, new technology, innovative products and IT can give an organisation a clear competitive edge and lead to business success.  This award is looking for the London based organisation which has worked with the Knowledge Base to develop an opportunity to deliver a new service or product, or employ an innovative approach within its operation.  This award will be presented as a joint award.

Winner:	Cableduct Ltd working with London South Bank University
Finalists:	GMJ Design Ltd working with London South Bak University
	Fulcrum Consulting working with London South bank University

This Award was sponsored by John Laing plc and Thames Valley University

Environmental Sciences Award
The Environmental Sciences Award will acknowledge successful activities in the arena of the environmental sciences: climate change, environmental influences on human health, the genetic make-up of life on earth, etc.  Funded by NERC, the application should demonstrate the influence of the knowledge transfer in as broad a sense as possible to include the economic impact, any impacts upon quality of life for users, and, if applicable, any impact on regulations, or policies at local, regional or national level, including advice and instrumentation that may have been developed to assist in the implementation of regulations.  The subsequent business application of the NERC funded research can be outside the remit of NERC research but must have stemmed from NERC funded work.  It can involve any type of business, charity or community organisation as a partner.

Winner:	King's College London working with ECMWF and the Met Office
Finalists:	Institute of Zoology working with Marine Stewardship Council
	Euro Tempest working with UCL

This is Award was sponsored by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

The Knowledge Transfer Champion
The Knowledge Transfer Champion Award is to acknowledge a successful individual working in the business development, KT or TT department of an HEI, FE or other research organisation who has demonstrated outstanding achievements and business acumen in their field.  The category offers the opportunity for individuals of all levels to highlight their skills and abilities as a facilitator of Knowledge Transfer to the business community.  The three finalists will be selected by a judging panel and then the public will have the opportunity to vote for their winner.

Winner:	Jeff Skinner of UCL
Finalists:	Charlene Edwards of Kingston University
	Sue Gunn of City University London

This Award was sponsored by the Institute of Knowledge Transfer and the New Engineering Foundation

Entrepreneurial Spirit Award
An award to identify and celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit of students whilst in education.  The judges are looking for candidates who have developed a business idea, ideally focused on their research, which is entrepreneurial in nature.  This could be a student placement in a London based company or it could be a business start-up managed during their own time.  The candidate will need to demonstrate that they have made a positive impact on the capability for innovation and that the project was profitable involving problem solving: adapting existing products for new markets or developing new ones.  Entrants must demonstrate that they were key to the project implementation and that it has had a positive impact on their development.

Winner:	Julian Polzella of AH Studios working with Palantir Economic Solutions
Finalists:	Sami Rehman of Queen Mary University working with Welcome Gate
	Diane Elston of Kingston University working with JNDC

This Award was sponsored by WestFocus and KnowledgeEast

Commerical Deal of the Year
An award to recognise the commercialisation potential of Higher Education Institutions.   This could be a spinout company, licensing or any other KT and TT commercial deal.  This can include student companies where the university still has a connection. This could be through generating income, attracting private company / VC funding, or offering other wider benefits. The Commercial Deal of the Year will look at how the idea has matured into a business and assess its prospects for the future.

Winner:	UCl Business plc working with Stanmore Implants Worldwide
Finalists:	Central St Martins working with 15 Creative Ltd
	UCL working with a group of City Financial Institutions

This Award was sponsored by The University of Greenwich

Category names and descriptions are subject to change.