Dr Hitesh Patel
Senior Business Development Manager
St Johns Building 128c
- Email: hitesh.patel@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 266464
Summary
My experience includes supporting innovation and knowledge exchange outcomes cutting across opportunities derived from hard technology activities to those emerging from other disciplines such as arts, social sciences opportunities to the more softer knowledge exchange outcomes. As a result of working in a commercial environment, government department, public funding agency and three Universities I have knowledge of a number of the key sectors and research and innovation areas.
I have been involved in a number of activities to deliver cutting edge outcomes from academic and industry technology development work. At the Engineering Physical Science Research Council (EPSTC) I led work on a £12M Polymer’s grants portfolio. During my secondment at the DTI I managed a £2M Partnership in Plastics and a £4M Biomaterials Initiative. I have led work on £0.87M to £1.2M Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF) to promote the University’s knowledge transfer work. In my present role, the work has involved supporting academics to build links with commercial and other organisation.