Commercialisation funding
This page links to knowledge exchange funding schemes that help NERC-funded scientists to commercialise their ideas.
NERC can help to facilitate the commercial exploitation of research outputs and intellectual property even where it does not own the intellectual property.
For scientists in NERC research centres
Environment Young Entrepreneurs Scheme (Environment YES)
For PhD students/early postdocs who want an insight into commercialisation
Innovation Fund
Funding to bring commercial opportunities to a point where they can be successfully licensed or attract external finance to establish joint ventures or spin-out companies. Information is available from the Commercialisation Managers.
Rainbow Seed Fund
A venture capital fund that provides seed capital to help commercialise its partners' science and technology.
For NERC grantholders and others
Environment Young Entrepreneurs Scheme (Environment YES)
For PhD students/early postdocs who want an insight into commercialisation
Follow-on Fund
A proof-of-concept fund for scientists funded by NERC, BBSRC, EPSRC or PPARC to support development of research ideas to a potential commercialisation stage.
Information for businesses who would like to get involved in commercialising NERC science is on the main commercialising our science pages.