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What is Medici?

Medici is the University of Birmingham’s flagship training programme for research staff exploring the commercial potential of their research, for example by

  • Creating new inventions
  • Creating new therapies, treatments or medical devices
  • Providing expert consultancy
  • Developing a service
  • Licensing a technology
  • Collaborating with business
  • Spinning out a company
  • Delivering CPD or training
The in-person training programme will give you the business skills, knowledge and confidence you need to engage with business and industry in an impactful and professional way. Potential delegates may be at a very early stage with no clear commercial offering or they may already be working on a viable project.

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Limited funded places are available for University of Birmingham staff. External delegate places are £2750 +VAT. 

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Joanna BucknellCase Study

Drama lecturer Dr Joanna Bucknall founded the Immersive Experience Network (IEN) with training and assistance from the Medici team. The hub and online platform support creators to develop work, expand their audiences and grow into financially viable creative companies as well as generating commercial and academic market research, and holding in-person networking events. 

Recognising the importance of securing funding, private investment and building public engagement, as well as generating revenue, Bucknall found that Medici offered “a really powerful way to explore these opportunities. It empowered me to begin to understand business and entrepreneurial angles and gave me a solid toolkit to consider my work commercially".

The trainers were excellent - the industry experience and credibility to the commercialisation process was outstanding. The facilitators from University of Birmingham were personable and very accommodating.

Dr Victoria Ellis-Vowles, Senior Lecturer, University of Lincoln