Nascent Semiconductor
ABOUT
Nascent Semiconductor is a research intensive business, furnishing customers with specialist electronic devices to solve diverse extreme environment engineering problems. We are a spin-out from Durham University, which has been providing research projects on a case-by-case basis to large customers. The significant customer demand for these services and for commercial devices led Durham University to identify the need for a spin-out company able to serve this demand.
SPIN-OUT BUSINESS CASE
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Delivered market analysis of niche Silicon Carbide electronics industry.
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Identified university intellectual property and developed exploitation plan.
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Performed technology roadmapping and created commercialisation plan.
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Development of business plan and business model to spin-out a semiconductor business in the North East of England.
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Established an investment plan and identified earl-stage funding.
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Obtained university board approval for spinning out.
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & OPERATIONS
SEMICONDUCTOR DESIGN & MANUFACTURE
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Advised on the incorporation of the spin-out business.
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Establish business operations:
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Accounting
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Recruitment
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Systems and processes
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Built a laboratory space to support R&D and project delivery.
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Invested £24k in pre-seed funding to kick-start the business.
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Obtained grant funding to support early-stage development.
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Raised over £3m in R&D funding.
TRAINING PLATFORM
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Secured 100% funded grant for delivery of specialist training course for future Electric Aviation.
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Created interactive content and highly modular learning to support both in-person and virtual training.
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Delivered in-person training courses and created online training environment.
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Secured follow-on funding through another 100% funded grant expanding the course to Electric Vehicles.
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Expanded industrial collaboration to include MBDA.