Co-operation of CNCP and Institute of Nuclear Physics
The management of INP first encountered CNCP in the summer of 2003. Initial discussions initiated by the representatives of CNCP
covered questions relating to the commercialisation of scientific results and the creation of sustainable workplaces for former
weapons specialists. About a year after the Programme’s first assessment, some 20 possible projects were put forward. Analysis of
these proposals led to the following three being adopted, as the most promising:
- organisation of a unit for neutronactivation analysis;
- production of sealed sources for industry and healthcare;
- organisation of a unit for the production of hydrogel bandages.
In 2005, CNCP provided funding for market research and business planning for these projects. The results indicated good commercial
prospects, on the basis of which CNCP allocated over £250,000 of grant money to enable them to be implemented. According to the
plans, the completion of these projects will lead to the creation of 70 jobs.
Another form of support which CNCP provides, which is no less important than finance, is assistance in improving the level of
qualifications of leading INP specialists in areas of management. Some staff members have taken part in month long training courses in
business English in Great Britain. Eighteen individuals have successfully completed accredited courses in management and four have been
awarded British Open University diplomas in professional management.
Leading staff members of the Institute have taken part in three business visits to Great Britain to study British experience in the
commercialisation of the results of scientific and technical research and the creation of successful businesses.
Evidence of the usefulness of this work is provided by the fact that a further four projects have now been approved with overall funding
of £350,000.
Even though the first steps in the development of commercialisation were undertaken in INP at the end of the 90s, life has demonstrated
that carrying out properly designed market research and business planning is essential for the successful implementation of such projects
and that this is no easy matter for research scientists. Support from CNCP has given INP a real opportunity to position itself in a variety
of consumer niches in both internal and international markets.
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