Funding and partnerships

Finance is often a big barrier to business growth, however by working with Herts, you can access funding that significantly reduces the cost of research and development projects that drive your business forwards. You’ll be supported by our industry-driven researchers, a very talented pool of students and world-class facilities.

Knowledge Exchange, working together to add value to your business

We’re passionate about working with businesses to solve their challenges through our research and expertise. Knowledge Exchange brings this to life by providing your business with a University researcher, who is an expert in your field. Sending our researchers into industry helps businesses, whilst ensuring that our research is always relevant and contributes to training the next generation of talent through up-to-date teaching.

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) enable us to provide your business with a researcher whose expertise matches your strategic needs. A research associate will also be placed into your business to work on the designated project, for between 12 and 36 months.
Grant funding from Innovate UK can provide up to two-thirds of the project costs for small and medium-sized business and up to half of the cost for large businesses.
We’ve obtained funding for over 100 KTPs to date and our dedicated team will support you through the application process and the entirety of the partnership.
Short-term research projects
Our research teams can help your business with short-term projects, where you may not have the facilities or capabilities in-house. We can advise on solutions that will solve your business needs, such as research and development projects to fill skills gaps, or by giving you access to our world-class facilities to undertake the research yourself. Small and medium sized enterprises can access our funding streams that significantly reduce the cost of these projects.
Intellectual property and licensing
We work with commercial partners to increase the impact of our research, through the licensing of research, ideas and new products. We hold a unique portfolio of intellectual property opportunities, which can be licensed to commercial organisations on an exclusive or non-exclusive basis. These can be co-developed through collaboration or supported by our academic experts, to deliver solution that benefits your business.

Case Studies

Ziath partnership with Herts delivers cutting-edge software that increased revenue by 20%

Neil Benn, Director at Ziath, shares how partnering with Herts was key to the successful development of an innovative new AI-enabled software product....

Renovos partners with Herts to strengthen regenerative medicine that could heal bone damage without invasive surgery

Herts and Renovos strengthen regenerative medicine that could heal bone damage without invasive surgery....

Labelling solutions business drives growth through product testing at the University

Welwyn Garden City based business, Silver Fox, explain how the University and it's engineering department have supported them with successful product testing....

£3.5 million climate change fund established to shake agri-food sector

A consortium of leading scientific research and academic institutions have come together to identify innovative solutions to tackle climate change linked to the agri-food sector....

Hertfordshire Knowledge Exchange Partnership contributes significant research to the life sciences industry

University of Hertfordshire PhD student James Fortune is in his second year of a Hertfordshire Knowledge Exchange Partnership (HKEP), contributing significant research to the life sciences industry on behalf of...

A decision-support system for the NHS

As the UK population ages, and demand for health care continues to exceed supply, NHS managers need to be able to make the most out of scarce resources....

RGH Rubber strengthens commercial capacity through Knowledge Transfer Partnership

RGH Rubber, a manufacturer, convertor and distributor of foam and tape technologies, was able to strengthen its commercial capacity and internal processes by engaging in a Knowledge Transfer Partnership with...

Novel drug technology developed at the University of Hertfordshire

Fluid Pharma, in partnership with the University of Hertfordshire and IP Group, are developing a novel controlled-release liquid drug formulation which will transform drug intake methods for the elderly and...

Partnership forging the way in pharmaceutical product design methodologies

We have launched a three year Knowledge Transfer Partnership with Consort Medical – Bespak Drug Delivery Devices, a global market leader in the development and manufacturing of drug delivery devices....

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