Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration), College of Ibadan (UI), Prof. Peter Olapegba, has introduced plans by the establishment to commercialise its many inventions, analysis merchandise, outcomes, and information for nationwide growth.
Olapegba, who disclosed this whereas receiving a staff from Progressive United Kingdom Enterprise Join on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Kayode Adebowale, stated the establishment has arrange a committee to commercialise the various patents and mental properties of consultants and researchers from the varied departments and colleges.
He disclosed that the establishment, within the final 76 years, had by way of the great spectrum and dedication of its analysis leaders, established the nexus to make use of the generated information for the advantages of communities in Nigeria and globally.
Regardless of experiencing funding points, Olapegba stated the establishment has been capable of domesticate a tradition of excellence in instructing and analysis. He expressed the college’s readiness to associate with Innovate UK on the commercialisation of its analysis merchandise and collaborations to advertise qualitative analysis.
The chief of the visiting staff, Dr Joanna Scales, who was accompanied by Dr Pedro Carvalho, described the agency as an organisation funded by the UK authorities to help analysis and innovation.
She listed the features of Innovate UK to incorporate giving direct help to universities, creating enterprise concepts, and commercialising tutorial findings into services and products.
Scales disclosed that the organisation is within the means of creating a programme known as: ‘The climate-smart agricultural partnership,’ which might contain collaboration between the UK, Brazil, Ghana, and Nigeria with the purpose of selling good agricultural practices in Africa.
Scales famous that the partnership will entice two funding competitions amongst companions within the 4 nations: workers trade, help for journey, funding for collaborative initiatives between universities and firms, and commercialisation of improvements.
