Unlocking Potential through Partnership with The Open University

Unlocking Potential through Partnership with The Open University

From Silverstone Technology Cluster's "Ask the Expert" by Jeannie

November 5, 2025 · 12 min · Season 2 · Episode 3

About this episode

In this episode, Clare Keegan discusses how businesses can leverage academic expertise from The Open University to foster innovation and growth.

Welcome to "Ask The Expert", Silverstone Technology Cluster’s podcast. In each episode, we invite seasoned professionals and industry leaders to share their insights, experiences, and strategies for navigating the complexities of modern businessand the advanced engineering landscape. In this episode we speak with Clare Keegan from The Open University to explore how businesses can tap into academic expertise to drive innovation and growth. Clare explains the power of Knowledge Exchange, Innovation Vouchers, and Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) — revealing how these initiatives help organisations turn ideas into real-world impact. Meet our Expert: Clare Keegan. Clare works in the Research and Enterprise team at The Open University and helps to create new markets for inventions, intellectual property, innovation and ideas that come from a range of professional and academic staff. Clare can also assist in helping create partnerships with industry for funding bids such as Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Partnerships. The University also runs a scheme to fund small projects with new partners each year and Clare can assist businesses in the eight key sectors identified in the new…

People in this episode

Guest: Clare Keegan

Topics covered

  • partnership
  • innovation
  • knowledge exchange
  • business growth

Keywords

  • Knowledge Exchange
  • Innovation Vouchers
  • Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
  • KTPs

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Places: UK

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