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Consultancy and Technical Services

What is Consultancy and Technical Services?

Consultancy is the starting point on a collaborative journey between the University and your company to make a tangible impact on your business.

Experts from Queen’s can help you solve discrete problems, undertake independent assessments, and address your future business needs. 

The Consultancy and Technical Services team draws upon the depth and breadth of Queen's world-class multidisciplinary research base to help provide answers to many of the challenges faced by companies and public bodies, and to provide access to our vast array of research facilities and equipment across a variety of sectors and disciplines.​

Through Consultancy, new relationships grow and support the development of existing partnerships with Queen's including advice to companies in accessing suitable funding to support their project.

The Consultancy team also leverages opportunities for further business engagement by identifying and supporting the transition from consultancy to other commercialisation or research opportunities. ​

How can your organisation benefit from engaging with Consultancy and Technical Services?

  • Bring new knowledge and expertise to your business in solving a problem that is often mission-critical for your future growth
  • The Facilitation of access to world-class research facilities and equipment across a variety of sectors and disciplines
  • Make a tangible impact on the competitiveness of your business
  • An independent view or additional expertise to take your business or project to the next level
  • Tap into experience of working with other organisations, through either consultancy or R&D projects

Case studies

  • Lance Lab

    Lance Lab Ltd is a micro-SME specializing in the design and manufacture of innovative equipment for precision dusting, liquid spraying, foaming, and aerosol spraying products for the professional pest control and commercial horticulture markets. As part of their new product development activities, the company have established a collaborative or co-creation programme with Queen’s linking their product development, testing and certification requirements with expertise and resources available at the University. These activities were part funded through Invest NI’s Innovation Voucher and TDI programmes. Our support helped the company to get their products onto the market much quicker than anticipated and as a result generate increased early revenues. 

Contact Consultancy and Technical Services
Tom Edgar, Head of Consultancy and Technical Services

t.edgar@qub.ac.uk