Wednesday 12 September 2012 Speaker: Kate Ronayne (RAL/STFC Innovations) Title: "From the lab-bench to the market: Introduction to BID, IP and Spin-outs" Abstract: "The Business and Innovation Department exists to enable STFC to make the most of the impact potential of STFC’s intellectual property. In this talk I will discuss the role of BID and in particular the Innovation team in maximising the commercial impact of the science programme through IP Management, spin-outs, licences and industrial collaboration. I will also explain how you can get involved and outline some of the funding schemes available to help this process".