PD Plus Opens UK Office
PD PLUS today announced the immediate opening of the PD PLUS UK office. Staffed by a team of sector experts, the UK office is the first Northern Hemisphere market to have a PD Plus presence.
Considered one of the leading research commercialisation companies in Australia, the company is aiming to open offices in the five-eyes markets over the coming years.
Commenting on the opening, Founder and CEO Nick McNaughton said, “Campus Plus has rapidly grown to be a leading provider of research commercialisation programs and capabilities to Australian Universities and we felt the time was right to open up in the UK”. “Following a study tour in January 2023 the company decided to invest in on the ground capability to assist the UK higher education sector achieve their commercialisation goals and objectives’.
“There are many similarities between the UK and Australia” said Zoe Fieldhouse, Co-Founder and Group COO “they are both island nations, they are both outside economic blocks and they both have Governments who believe that science is at the core of the evolution of their economies”. “We provide the programs and capabilities to allow Universities to do this at scale”.
Nick McNaughton and the UK team will be visiting a significant number of UK universities during their market entry roadshow in May & June 2023.
“Considering the new academic year starts in September and October 2023 we considered this a good time to make this announcement,” said McNaughton.
Universities that are interested to book appointments with the PD Plus team should contact us on info@pd.plus
About Campus Plus
Campus Plus is a global specialist in the commercialisation of research. Headquartered in Australia, with a goal to build a system that, by 2025, creates thousands of new high-tech jobs a year. We specialise in helping Universities rapidly upscale their research and research management capability through a suite of online programs. We also have perfected a way of talent identification for up-and-coming researchers from a broad research cohort.
Campus Plus has grown significantly since starting three years ago. We currently provide outsourced Technology Transfer services – ranging from early education through to technology transfer, licensing, and venture funding – to 23 Australian Universities. Over 3,000 researchers have participated in our research commercialisation programs, with 100 research teams receiving translation funding managed by Campus Plus on behalf of our university clients. Campus Plus now has a network of consultants across all National Priority Areas distributed all over the country.
Our team of experts spans many decades of university experience and spans a broad range of domains. We do this through a network of industry experts who are brought together on a project-by-project basis. We largely work remotely but engage and interact on an intimate basis. We are outcome focused and deliver positive ROI for our clients.
Most recently, Campus Plus was selected through a competitive tender process to manage the National Industry PhD Program, on behalf of the Australian Department of Education. The National Industry PhD Program will support & train over 1,800 PhD scholars in industry-research engagement, deepening links between industry and the research community.
Contact Us:
Nick McNaughton – Founder & CEO
Campus Plus – www.campusplus.com.au
E: nick.mcnaughton@campusplus.com.au
M: +61-413-227711
Mark Blair – UK
PD Plus – www.pd.plus
T: +44 20 8050 7562