A new collaboration between Sussex and four of the south-east’s other leading research institutions was launched on Monday (23 January).

South East IP brings together the latest research from the five institutions, making it available to business and investors in a single, easy-to-search format.

The service is designed to help businesses and investors to find the new technologies they need to grow, and for researchers to find a route to market for their ideas.

With initial funding of £75,000 from the UK Intellectual Property Office, the new site will accelerate the exploitation of innovation in the south-east by:

•providing a single place for investors and companies looking for specific technologies;

•providing a service to help participating institutions source specific expertise and equipment from other institutions in the network, and;

•encouraging collaborations and joint funding applications.

Together with the University of Sussex, the South East IP partners are the National Physical Laboratory, the University of Surrey, the University of Reading, and Royal Holloway University of London. Together, these five institutions produce a large part of the south-east’s research.