Welcome to our case studies page. Follow the links below to read about the successes of some of the people who've participated in our schemes. Whether it's mapping bus drivers' stress levels or seeing exactly what's in your paracetamol without opening the packet, Knowledge Transfer funding has made it possible.
Collaborative Research
Adventure rocks!: New research has enabled academics from the University of Westminster to show that online worlds developed specifically for children can give them much-needed social and creative skills.
Collaborative Training
A profitable partnership: Small companies can reap large rewards from working with universities. Through a Knowledge Transfer Partnership with the University of Exeter, C.H. Medical Ltd have developed new and improved orthopaedic plates for fixing bone fractures.
People & Information Exchange
The wheels on the bus go round and round: Arriva Passenger Services Limited worked in partnership with Cranfield University in this nine year Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) to help improve bus driver safety and driving standards.
Commercialisation & Development
Shining a light on what’s in the box: LiteThru Ltd, a successful spin out of the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) have developed a ground-breaking way to peer inside the contents of blister packs or bottles without opening them.
Making cybersense and saying "Yes" to YES: how taking part in the Biotechnology Young Entrepreneurs Scheme (YES) led to creating the company Cybersense Biosystems.