Commercial Champions
Midlands spinouts and startups – backed by world-class research - offer vast growth opportunities. They just need that external commercial expertise to take them to the next level.
So that's what Forging Ahead is building: a community of commercial champions who can support businesses to grow and achieve their full potential within the region they were founded.
These ‘Commercial Champions’ can share expertise, provide mentor support, open networks, and strengthen the capabilities of the region’s spinouts.
Forging Ahead, university commercialisation teams and spinouts will be working together with CRSI to oversee this aspect of the project. By pooling experience and talent, we’re creating the conditions for growth and building a stronger innovation ecosystem for the Midlands.
Learn how the University of Birmingham team used CRSI to bring in a commercial champion for their spinout, KVECTOR.