Link Activities
The Edinburgh-Stanford Link holds great potential for Scotland - which is why
Scottish Enterprise is committing substantial resources to the project. SE's
primary objective is to create a Smart Successful Scotland through the production
of a sustainable research pipeline. This will form the basis of long term stable
economic development in Scotland.
Link activities include:
Market-led research and development in speech and language processing
This includes both basic and strategic research, company-led collaborative
research, and contract research. The Link also develops several prototypes each
year to demonstrate the latest technology advances. The Link commercial team
constantly evaluates all research outcomes and takes appropriate measures to
both protect and exploit arising Intellectual Property;
Masterclasses
The Link currently runs three exclusive CEO Master Classes annually. Each is
hosted by a key Silicon Valley personality and is held in a traditional boardroom.
Master Classes are invitation-only gatherings restricted to 20 senior directors of
innovative technology companies. For more information please click
here
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Hi-tech entrepreneurship courses
As part of its remit to create a more entrepreneurial culture among
University of Edinburgh (UoE)
students and staff, the Link has launched two annual hi-tech
entrepreneurship courses, inspired by Stanford’s Technology Ventures
Programme. Each class features at least one member of the Scottish
or Silicon Valley business community, along with lecturers from the Link, Stanford
University or London Business School. Topics covered include market research,
funding and pitching. For further details, please see
www.tech-entrepreneur.org
Industrial placements
The Link actively engages with partner companies to suggest research ideas for
student projects (primarily summer projects for Informatics students on various
MSc courses). Research visits, including extended visits and sabbaticals, and
longer industrial placements for both students and staff can all be arranged
through the Link.
Promotion in the USA
The Link actively utilises its network of Silicon Valley contacts to help promote
partner companies in the US market. Selling into the US market is a must for any
technology company that wants to compete on the world stage. See
AffectiveMedia case study
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R&D strategic advice
The Link offers strategic R&D advice to companies of all sizes to help them
understand which technologies are relevant to their sector and aids in the
development of an innovation strategy specific for each company. This usually
includes help accessing various research funding initiatives, such as those offered
by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Scottish Enterprise (SE).
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