Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs)
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) give your organisation the opportunity to access new expertise and capabilities, develop new products and services, and unlock industry-leading solutions.
KTPs fund a high calibre graduate (supported by our expert academics) who works full time to transfer expertise between the University and your business or charity. They are led by Innovate UK, who will fund between 50-75% of the project costs. Could this grant funding help your business to become more sustainable and profitable?
We have a successful track record in KTPs and a dedicated support team who have helped to deliver over 100 highly regarded projects. KTPs have enabled our partners to access our world-leading expertise and make positive, transformative changes to their business.
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Exeter Innovation in numbers
95%
We are the leading Knowledge Base partner for KTPs in South West England, with a 95% KTP funding success rate
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We have successfully delivered over 100 KTPs – with 85% KTPs rated ‘outstanding’ or ‘good
Award winning
National KTP Award winners for ‘Business Impact and Transformation’ and ‘Technical Excellence’ (2022).
Let's work together:
Sophie O’Callaghan
Head of Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
Contact: s.v.g.ocallaghan@exeter.ac.uk
Laura Buchanan
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Manager
Contact: l.s.buchanan2@exeter.ac.uk
“The 3-way partnership has been extremely effective, with the University of Exeter providing deep subject matter expertise applied in an industry-sensitive way and the associate proving to be an outstanding candidate”
Steve Austen
Engineering Director, Supacat Ltd.
“The KTP has exceeded our expectations regarding the success with which a data scientist has been able to improve the operations of the company, i.e., automating processes that were previously performed manually.”
Steve Paine
CEO Applegate Marketplace
“This was the perfect project for us: short, sharp, intense and focused on solving an immediate problem. The partnership with University of Exeter was fantastic, to get access to such multi- and inter-disciplinary expertise all in one place and so easily was incredibly powerful.”
Mike Allen
Chief Science Officer, Seaweed Generation
