Merged UK research commercialisation body is named

09 Dec 2009 | News
Two UK research commercialisation bodies, Praxis and Unico, have announced a new name, PraxisUnico, following their recent merger.


Two UK research commercialisation bodies, Praxis and Unico, have announced a new name, PraxisUnico, following their recent merger. This is heavily influenced by a wish to acknowledge the strong brand heritage of both Praxis and Unico by stakeholders. Professor David Secher, PraxisUnico Chair, said, “This is a key moment for PraxisUnico. Over the last few years Praxis and Unico have been working closely together but this unification further enables us to maximise our full potential.”

“We will build the new organisation around the needs of our members and customers under a common identity which will bring many positive changes and improvements to our services in the future.”

The two legally, financially and operationally merged on 1 October, forming a not-for-profit educational organisation supporting innovation and commercialisation of public sector and charity research.

Praxis made its name as the UK’s leading technology/knowledge transfer training provider, addressing the shortage of skilled knowledge and technology transfer personnel. Unico meanwhile was the industry body supporting technology transfer professionals.

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