We specialise in the evaluation and research of how public and private activities to support innovation and enterprise contribute to economic and social prosperity. This covers various areas under Innovation Policy, including: business formation and growth, access to finance, internationalisation, R&D, the application of knowledge and ideas, and the infrastructure that supports innovation and enterprise.
We work closely with our clients, partners and stakeholders to provide services which commonly cover: economic and policy research, strategy development, mapping research, appraisal, economic impact evaluation, process and economic evaluation. This relates to a wide range of sectors, technology areas, and geographies.
Through our work, we help to inform the solutions designed to tackle and exploit some of the key challenges and opportunities facing society – and develop economies, drive productivity growth, and create a sustainable future.
Project Examples
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Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund Interim Evaluation
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Interim Evaluation of British Patient Capital
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Follow-on Interim Evaluation of the Innovation Loans Pilot Programme
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Review of the Future Growth Loan Scheme
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Assessment of the UK Innovation and Science Seed Fund
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Evaluation of the Transforming Food Production Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund
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Evaluation of the Data to Early Diagnosis and Precision Medicine Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund
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Knowledge Exchange Funding: A Review of Novel Evaluation Methodologies
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Comparing University-Centred Ecosystems in the UK and the rest of Europe
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Assessing the Productivity and Environmental Effects of Low Carbon Innovation Programmes
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Catapult Evaluations
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Sci-Tech Daresbury Campus Impact Study
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Science and Innovation Audits
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Impact Assessment on the Strategic Innovation Agenda of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology
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Ex-ante Evaluation of New Financial Instruments for SMEs from the Cultural and Creative Sectors