Filament AI and Profusion, both London based artificial intelligence specialists were amongst those recognised at Wivenhoe House on our Colchester Campus.
The event marked Essex being in the top five in the UK for developing technology-driven business partnerships. The latest figures from the government’s innovation agency, Innovate UK (part of UKRI) confirm we are the leading university in London and the south of England for Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs).
Companies attending included leading global businesses such as BT, Ocado Technology and Leonardo alongside technology-driven SMEs like Above Surveying, Objective IT and Profusion plus key stakeholders from Innovate UK.
Awards were presented to individuals and teams involved in successful KTPs – which bring together companies and Essex academics with talented researchers working within businesses as KTP associates to develop and implement innovative solutions.
Winners were chosen by a panel within the Research and Enterprise Office and were scored on their achievements of innovation and commercial impact.
Robert Walker, Head of Business Engagement at Essex, said: “Essex researchers are now working on an incredible 30 KTP projects, the team at Essex has managed to triple the number of business partnerships in the last two and a half years. This puts us in the top five in the UK – we hope to reach the top three in the next year.”