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Rowett Research Services Ltd (RRS) is the knowledge transfer and technology interaction subsidiary of the Rowett Institute (www.abdn.ac.uk/rowett). The Company was founded in 1988 and in its early years focussed on providing contract research for industry. Since 1999 it has focussed more on developing the interface between the scientific and business communities through research collaborations and through adding commercial value to the scientific results produced by the Institute. Throughout, RRS has remained flexible to meet the changing needs of the business and scientific communities.

RRS identifies, develops and manages commercial opportunities arising from ideas, inventions and expertise within the Rowett Institute. From our carefully managed and evolving IP portfolio we identify and work with private and public sector partners to take ideas and expertise through all stages of development to the market place.

Patent protected inventions are available for license or assignment to commercial partners or can form the basis of a new company start-up. We welcome and encourage strategic alliances to develop collaboratively licensed inventions particularly where this brings added value to the industrial community. Our collaborations range from projects on fundamental science through to practical applications of technology to practical problems. Where appropriate we work with scientists and partner organisations to identify and source the most suitable finance for development of ideas and intellectual property, particularly where further 'proof of concept' work is needed.

As part of our continuing commitment to commercialising Intellectual Property we are a founding consortium member of the Genomia Seed Fund (www.genomia.org.uk) and are members of the Genesis Faraday Partnership (www.genesis-faraday.org) and the Food Processing Knowledge Transfer Network (www.foodprocessingktn.com).

RRS offers a comprehensive portfolio of specialist services to support the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, food and related industries. Services extend from fundamental microbiology and genomics to whole body measurements. Our unique facilities for residential or out patient human trials offer unparalleled capability for nutrition and related food and health care studies. For more details of all of these follow the links from the menu on the left of the page.