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The Commercialisation Journey

Merging talented minds with enterprise and creating opportunities for investors.

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Crucible Therapeutics appoints new Chief Executive Officer

Crucible Therapeutics, a University of Sheffield spinout developing novel therapies for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neurodegenerative diseases, has announced the appointment of Dr Cliff Holloway as its Chief Executive Officer.
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Triple triumph: Sheffield spinouts shine at 2025 Business Awards

Two spinout companies from the University's School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering achieved a triple triumph at this year's Sheffield Business awards, collectively taking home three awards.
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AMRC FerretWorks programme: turning bold ideas into breakthrough innovations

The AMRC FerretWorks: Startup programme is supporting early-stage entrepreneurs in the South Yorkshire region, bringing the centre's world-class resources to those with bold ideas and the ambition to scale.
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The Commercialisation Journey

The Commercialisation Journey is the University of Sheffield's structured programme that helps innovators explore the commercial potential of their research with a view to creating spinouts or licences.
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Our offer

The Commercialisation Journey offers a supportive and transparent package for commercialising research, including generous spinout equity and licence royalty terms.

We take research from the lab to the world stage

Professor Conch繳r Br獺daigh speaks to a range of company founders about their unique pathways to commercialisation in healthcare, food production, AI and manufacturing.

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Become a Northern Triangle mentor

The Northern Triangle Mentor Programme is a new initiative to support commercialisation opportunities and early-stage spinouts from the universities of Sheffield, Leeds, and Manchester.
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Current opportunities

View a selection of active opportunities on the Commercialisation Journey.
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Meet our spinouts and founders

We're fostering a vibrant community of spinout founders maximising the real-world benefits of research through their mission-driven companies.

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Non-University IP

The Commercialisation Journey supports academic staff, research staff and PhD students and the intellectual property they develop on behalf of the University.

Aspiring undergraduate and graduate entrepreneurs with their own business ideas are ably supported by the Universitys Emerge programme. Similarly staff and postgraduates with ideas based on non-University intellectual property.

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