City of Glasgow College has launched the UK’s first open innovation competition (IPHatch®) that connects entrepreneurs and emerging start-ups with access to impactful sustainable technologies from multinational corporations such as Nokia and Panasonic.
IPHatch® is owned and operated by Intellectual Property (IP) Investment Bank, Piece Future. Piece Future is an Asia-headquartered and innovation-driven Intellectual Property bank who manages IP-rich corporations, institutions, SMEs and start-ups worldwide, offering strategic IP banking and innovation services ranging from IP Investment Advisory, IP Asset Management, Capital Advisory and Innovation Platforms.
This competition, the first of its kind in the UK, will be hosted by City of Glasgow College, in association with the Scottish Institute of Innovation & Knowledge Exchange (Scottish IKE).