Department of Translational Research

From Research to Market.

We help turn research results, emerging technologies and specialist knowledge into market-ready opportunities — connecting technical development with commercial strategy, strategic partners and real-world application.

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The translational gap

Good research does not automatically become a viable market opportunity.

Research output needs a credible route through validation, application and partnership before it can create practical or commercial value. We help make that route deliberate from the outset.

RESEARCH → VALIDATION → APPLICATION → PARTNERSHIP → MARKET

Core capabilities

Making technical potential usable.

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Technology Transfer & Commercialisation

Connecting research outputs and technologies with viable commercial pathways.

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Innovation Valorisation

Identifying where specialist knowledge, intellectual assets and research results can create practical and economic value.

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Strategic Partnering

Finding and structuring relationships with industrial, commercial, research and implementation partners.

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Application & Demonstration Strategy

Defining credible real-world applications, validation environments and demonstration pathways.

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Exploitation & Market Strategy

Developing routes towards adoption, commercialisation and longer-term market impact.

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High-Impact R&D

Supporting collaborative research where technical development is connected to exploitation and real-world application from an early stage.

Who we work with

Expertise meets the people who can take it further.

Universities

Research Institutes

Startups & SMEs

Technology Owners

Innovation Agencies

Horizon Europe & EIC Projects

How we work

From research result to real-world opportunity.

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Discover

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Assess

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Position

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Connect

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Translate

We clarify the opportunity, test its application logic, position it for the right audience, connect the necessary partners and translate the work into a credible next step.

European collaborative R&D

Experience in collaborative European R&D.

Our work includes collaborative research and innovation programmes where strong technical development is connected to practical application, partnership and exploitation.

Horizon 2020 · Horizon Europe · Water4All · International research consortia

Selected experience

Research work designed for a route beyond the project.

SilGen project

Horizon 2020 01

SilGen

A translational pathway for silicon-germanium innovation, built around strong research and practical market insight.

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BrailleJet project

Horizon 2020 02

BrailleJet

Supporting assistive technology with a clear understanding of its next development and adoption steps.

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ACE-WATER project

Water4All 03

ACE-WATER

Collaborative innovation for wastewater treatment, hydrogen production, desalination and resource recovery.

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PERAMEDIC project

Horizon Europe 04

PERAMEDIC

Personal adaptive medicine technology developed towards practical healthcare applications.

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Department lead

Dr Andras Bulkai

Technology Transfer · Innovation Valorisation · Strategic Partnering

Andras brings technology transfer and strategic partnering experience focused on taking innovation from research towards application.

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