Working with business is at the heart of what we do. From our inception, Warwick has always had a strong connection with industry. The present is no different.

We apply our innovative, cutting-edge research to industry challenges, working with global corporate to SMEs and local start-ups.

Our collaborations include:

• Discovering crop protection and plant biotechnology solutions with Dow AgroSciences.
• Working with Waitrose to tackle global food security.
• Building the National Automotive Innovation Centre with partners Jaguar Land Rover, Tata Motors European Technical Centre and WMG, on our campus.

Warwick Ventures commercialises innovations produced from Warwick's world-leading research. Last year, its portfolio of 30 spinout companies attracted over £27 million in investment.

Warwick ventures is a delivery partner for Innovate UK's national Innovation-to-Commercialisation of University Research (ICURe) programme which gives experience-based training for early career researchers. It's also a partner in the Midlands Innovation Commercialisation of Research Accelerator (MICRA) which is building a single gateway for industry and investors to access the collective intellectual property and resources of eight universities in the region.

Expertise and Facilities

Businesses can access our state-of-art scientific equipment and expertise through Warwick Scientific Services, with 300 investigations carried out last year.

Warwick Conferences offers first-class facilities on campus including an innovative new 650m² flexible space venue, The Slate.

The University of Warwick Science Park has 130 tenant companies employing more than 2,900 staff and provides facilities for start-ups and established companies. It also manages the Minerva Business Angel Network, and the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF)/Warwickshire County Council-supported Business Ready programme.