Easy Access IP adopted by two other UK universities

King's College London and the University of Bristol have become the latest UK universities to offer their intellectual property free of charge to businesses under the revolutionary Easy Access Innovation Partnership initiative. Easy Access IP, developed by the University of Glasgow and launched in November last year, aims to increase engagement between universities and industry by making it simpler and faster to create partnerships for the benefit of the economy and society. The Universities of Glasgow and Bristol and King's College London are currently the only UK universities to have adopted the pioneering approach. Professor Steve Beaumont, Vice-Principal for Research & Enterprise at the University of Glasgow, said: 'We are delighted that King's College London and the University of Bristol have adopted the Easy Access approach to their Intellectual Property. We look forward to working closely with them on this exciting project which will raise awareness of the vital role universities have in stimulating innovation.' Malcolm Skingle, Director, Academic Liaison at GlaxoSmithKline praised the consortium's efforts to explore new ways of sharing university IP. He said: 'We welcome new mechanisms that open up the opportunities for engagement between industry and academia, and transfer new technology into the marketplace quicker.