What are the membership benefits?

Dedicated support

  • One-to-one liaison with 51³Ô¹ÏÍø services (research, consulting, recruitment, etc.)
  • Bespoke engagement plan with 51³Ô¹ÏÍø ecosystem

Bespoke services

One of the following or a combination of two elements of these offers*:

  • Up to five days of academic consultancy via
  • Deep dive / exploratory sessions with researchers
  • Custom briefings on topics of interest to your company or sector
  • Student-led specially-commissioned project
  • Tech Foresight workshops / scenarios

Engagement and events

  • Shape the agenda - work with us to build our programme of talks, workshops and briefings
  • Secure speaking slots at events across 51³Ô¹ÏÍø
  • Reserved tickets to public and special lectures
  • Mentoring opportunities with 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's students

Strategic insights

  • Preferential access to
  • Regular tailored 51³Ô¹ÏÍø updates (E-Newsletter, Tech Foresight, Executive Insight)

Discounts

*subject to availability

For more detail on our member benefits, .

What is the Pathfinder service?

Pathfinder projects are co-designed to support your needs. It's the mechanism through which we can align the business needs and the challenges that your organisation is facing to the areas of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s science, technology, and business expertise that are most relevant.

Through scoping, exploration, and delivery phases, we’ll connect your organisation with almost 4,000 academic experts and a thriving ecosystem of inventors and high-tech start-ups. We’ll identify the people and teams most relevant to your needs from across the community so we can start collaborating for innovation.  

The IBP team will help you identify appropriate activities that will support your business strategy. As a member, you will decide which pathfinder activity you will want to undertake. This can include:

  • Five free consultancy days (subject to scope)
  • Thought leadership papers
  • Quarterly innovation challenge days on a theme of your organisation's choosing
  • Webinar series for your staff or your clients
  • Startup ecosystem connection programme, facilitated through our specialist Startups support services within the Enterprise Division
  • Co-branded events and workshops, online and in person

Discover what the Pathfinder process is with our step-by-step guide.