The House of Commons Select Committee agreed on 14 December 2011 to launch a new inquiry: Bridging the “Valley of Death”: Improving the Commercialisation of Research.
Written evidence
The Committee invited written submissions on the terms of reference by February 2012. The Centre for Business Research (CBR) and UK Innovation Research Centre (UK~IRC) submitted evidence, as did CBR’s Senior Research Fellow David Connell.
Read the written evidence submitted by the Centre for Business Research (CBR)
Read the written evidence submitted by David Connell
Oral evidence
Oral evidence in April included David Connell, Co-Founder of TTP Ventures and Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Business Research/UK Innovation Research Centre, University of Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge; and Matthew Bullock, Chairman of both CBR and UK~IRC.
Read the uncorrected transcript of the oral evidence held on 18 April 2012
Read the uncorrected transcript of the oral evidence held on 25 April 2012
Watch a video of the oral evidence held on 18 April 2012
Watch a video of the oral evidence held on 25 April 2012