Meet the team
Contact us so we can discuss how we can work together.
Innovation and business partnerships team
Nile Amos
Business Partnerships Manager (Engineering & Informatics and Mathematical & Physical Sciences)
Nile supports impactful and innovative collaborations with organisations working with academics across the School of Engineering and Informatics and School of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Nile can connect you with a range of engagement opportunities including contract research, consultancy services, Innovate UK funding including Knowledge Transfer Partnerships and IP licencing.
Email: N.J.Amos@sussex.ac.uk.
Dr Sue Baxter
Director of Innovation and Business Partnerships
Dr Sue Baxter is responsible for managing and developing research-based innovation and commercialisation services across the University. This includes leading the Innovation and Business Partnerships Team, responsibility for the University’s annual Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF) budgets and institutional accountabilities under the Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF).
Telephone: +44 (0)1273 872887
Email: sue.baxter@sussex.ac.uk
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Nick Bull
Business Partnerships Manager (BSMS & Life Sciences)
Nick supports impactful and innovative collaborations with business working with academics across the School of Life Sciences and the Brighton and Sussex Medical School. Nick can connect you with a range of engagement opportunities including contract research, consultancy services, Innovate UK funding including Knowledge Transfer Partnerships and IP licencing.
Email: N.Bull@sussex.ac.uk.
Samyra Cury Salek
Knowledge Exchange Programme Manager
Samyra coordinates and facilitates the exchange of research, innovation, and expertise between academic and external partners to drive societal and economic impact.
Email: sc909@sussex.ac.uk.
Sophie Longley
Consultancy services and CPD portfolio
Sophie manages the University's consultancy services and CPD portfolio and provides support to business wishing to engage with academic consultants across all disciplines.
Email: S.Longley@sussex.ac.uk.
Jamie Murphy
Administrator
Jamie supports the operational and administrative aspects of knowledge exchange activities, ensuring efficient collaboration between academic researchers and external stakeholders.
Email: J.J.Murphy@sussex.ac.uk.
Keith O'Brien
Intellectual Property Business Partner
Keith O’Brien manages and develops the University's innovation and intellectual property portfolio and supports the creation of opportunities leading to use and exploitation of research by external organisations, such as by licensing and spin-out company formation. Contact Keith if you have an intellectual property, technology transfer or licensing enquiry.
Telephone: +44 (0)1273 873579
Email: K.E.O-Brien@sussex.ac.uk
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Abigail Oyewo
IP and Commercialisation Manager
Abigail Oyewo offers IP support to academics applying for research grants, assists with various IP inquiries from both academics and students across all schools in the University and provides IP support for the commercial exploitation of University-owned intellectual property.
Email: A.Oyewo@sussex.ac.uk.
Tina Perrett
Senior Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Officer
Tina Perrett supports and develops Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) across the university. A KTP is a partnership between the university, a business, and a graduate associate to deliver innovation in products or services. The graduate associate is part funded by Innovate UK and is based in the business and supported by university experts. Contact Tina to discuss your ideas for a KTP.
Email: T.Perrett@sussex.ac.uk.
Anna Saunders
Intellectual Property Coordinator
Anna Saunders administers patent applications to protect the University’s intellectual property and non-disclosure agreements (NDA) to open up opportunities for partnerships in research and commercialisation. Contact Anna if you have an intellectual property or NDA enquiry.
Telephone: +44 (0)1273 873862
Email: A.C.Saunders@sussex.ac.uk.
Kate Thorpe
Head of Business Partnerships
Kate leads the Business Partnerships team connecting partners with academics across the University to deliver impactful and innovative solutions to real world challenges. Contact Kate to discuss partnering opportunities including collaboration for contract research, consultancy services, Innovate UK funding including Knowledge Transfer Partnerships and IP licencing
Telephone: +44 (0)1273 873664
Email: k.thorpe@sussex.ac.uk
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Anne-Fay Townsend
Business Partnerships Manager (Social Science and Humanities)
Anne-Fay supports impactful and innovative collaborations with organisations working with academics across the School of Media Arts & Humanities, School of Education and Social Work, School of Law Politics and Sociology and School of Global Studies. Anne-Fay can connect you with a range of engagement opportunities including contract research, consultancy services, Innovate UK funding including Knowledge Transfer Partnerships and IP licencing.
Email: A.Townsend@sussex.ac.uk.
Tom Wolfenden
Senior Knowledge Exchange Initiatives Manager
Tom provides programme and project support to the team managing the University’s innovation portfolio and generates new commercial leads, supports academics to engage with businesses and the public sector. Tom also provides support to the RISE programme.
Telephone: +44 (0)1273 873252
Email: T.Wolfenden@sussex.ac.uk.
Contact
Email us at: collaborate@sussex.ac.uk.