Accelerating Research-to-Business Transition: SETsquared's Resource Package
Introducing the SETsquared Partnership's Research Commercialisation Toolkit
The SETsquared Partnership has unveiled a groundbreaking resource for universities, academic founders, technology transfer offices, and venture investors - the Deal Readiness Toolkit. This comprehensive suite of assets, templates, and checklists is aimed at streamlining and standardising the research commercialisation process.
The Toolkit, available at https://toolkit.setsquared.co.uk/, was developed in collaboration with legal experts and investors, and is funded by Research England. Its goal is to make spinning out research more efficient, reducing the time and resources traditionally required, and fostering stronger collaboration among all stakeholders.
A Clear Pathway for Research Commercialisation
The Toolkit offers a clear, structured pathway to complete deals, license technology, or create spinouts, ultimately accelerating the pace of research commercialisation. It encourages harmonization of best practices and simplifies the complex processes involved, allowing those involved to focus more on supporting successful ventures.
Key contents of the Deal Readiness Toolkit include practical templates and checklists for deal and spinout readiness, guidance for academic researchers and technology transfer professionals on preparing research for commercial investment and partnership, resources that facilitate better communication and understanding between universities, investors, and founders, and standardised processes to shorten negotiation and due diligence times.
Supporting the Next Generation of Spinout Companies
The Toolkit aims to support a growing wave of spinout companies from UK universities by providing a clear, structured pathway to complete deals, license technology, or create spinouts. This initiative is expected to accelerate the pace of research commercialisation and bring university research innovations into the market more efficiently.
A Crucial Enabler in the UK’s Science and Technology Ecosystem
Launched by SETsquared in May 2025, the Toolkit is positioned as an important enabler in the UK’s evolving science and technology ecosystem. By bridging the gap between university research and venture investment, the Toolkit fosters stronger collaboration and clearer expectations among all stakeholders.
In conclusion, the Toolkit serves academic founders by helping prepare their research ventures for investment readiness; technology transfer offices by providing efficient, standard tools and processes to manage commercialisation; and venture investors by improving access to well-prepared, investible academic opportunities. The Toolkit is a crucial resource for anyone involved in the research commercialisation journey, offering practical guidance throughout the process and comprehensive support for all stakeholders.
- The Deal Readiness Toolkit, launched by SETsquared in May 2025, aims to support a growing wave of spinout companies from UK universities by providing a clear, structured pathway to complete deals, license technology, or create spinouts, ultimately accelerating the pace of research commercialisation.
- The Toolkit, developed in collaboration with legal experts and investors, and funded by Research England, encourages harmonization of best practices and simplifies complex processes involved, allowing those involved to focus more on supporting successful ventures.
- Key resources offered by the Toolkit facilitate better communication and understanding between universities, investors, and founders, which are essential in fostering stronger collaboration and clearer expectations among all stakeholders in the UK’s evolving science and technology ecosystem.
