AWEN CYMRU
Information about the commercial activities of Awen Cymru Ltd.
November 2011 VOL. 01 NO. 01 www.awenwales.com
Awen Consulting Focusing on knowledge transfer and venturing.
NEW WEBSHOP
offers wide range of products
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The University’s trading arm Awen Cymru Ltd.
covers a wide range of commercial activities for the University of Wales. Awen is the welsh word for inspiration. It is part of the motto of the University of Wales: Goreu Awen Gwirionedd. The Best Inspiration is Truth. Running as a completely seperate entity from the University , with its own staff, board and decision-making procedures, Awen’s mani focus is on knowledge enterprise and venturing. If you’d like to see some of Awen’s activities first hand, please visit our new University of Wales shop which is located in the High Street Arcade in Cardiff city centre.
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Awen Con of the Uni managed University with a ver
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to take the best 0f Mae Ymgynghoriaeth Awen yn is-gwmni Wales to the ym mherchnogaeth lwyr Prifysgol Cymru, world and yn darparu gwasanaethau dan reolaeth bring the best prosiectau yn defnyddio nifer o sefydliadau a of the world sefydliadau cyswllt o safon fyd-eang Prifysgo to Wales .” o dalent, y Cymru, gyda chronfa helaeth iawn Prof. M. Clement” cynnwys:
About
Awen’s mission Collecting, analysing and processing the most advanced innovative knowledge on a variety of fields, Awen is able to transfer, distribute, develop, customise and adapt ideas, solutions and applications to private or state organisations in order to : 1. Achieve maximum production eficiency. 2. Shorten design and scale-up times.
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wen Cymru Ltd. is established as a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Wales to exploit its commercial assets. Awen is the welsh word for inspiration. It is part of the motto of the University of Wales “Goreu Awen Gwirionedd” - “The Best Inspiration is Truth”.
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wen Cymru Ltd. is a leading knowledge transfer centre that collects and distributes innovative solutions It is based in Wales, one of the fastest growing knowledge economies in the world. Awen has formed strategic alliances and partnerships with top universities, manufacturers and organisations worldwide.
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ts primary mission is to collect innovative knowledge and distribute it globally. Its secondary mission is to identify the best innovative ideas for commercial use. Its third mission is to develop innovative applications in conjunction with the POWIS programme and form strategic partnerships in order to commercially exploit them.
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o achieve its goals Awen has formed strategic partnerships with world class international corporations and organisations such as : Sony UK, Boots, IBM UK, Cyden, MIT and a large number of Technical Universities globally.
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n today’s volatile commercial world there is an ever growing need for the continuous transfer of systematic knowledge for manufacturing products and rendering services. Awen’s aim is to distribute innovative knowledge that provides sustainable, viable business solutions and achieve maximum competitiveness.
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wen is able to provide a broad spectrum of innovative knowledge transfer services and undertake research and development of new or experimental or demonstrative technologies. Awen’s associated organisations and customers can be benefited by utilizing the most up to date resources available from world class scientific and technological groups.
3. Minimise capital expenditure. 4. Achieve maximum product/service quality. 5. Minimise operating & manufacturing Costs. 6. Shorten time to bring new products/services to market. 7. Over-exceed new environmental standards. 8. Reduce energy consumption. 9. Optimise waste management. 10. Optimise pricing policy.
Awen’s divisions • Technology transfer • Spin in - Spin out • Intellectual property
Awen Cymru Ltd.
sourses the best expertise and know-how available nationally and internationally from top academics and professionals. We currently provide several training and consultancy projects in various fields. These are namely in the following areas. • developing medical products starting as early as prototype level to be project managed through to markets. • supporting utility companies to provide a reliable and safe working environment in their power plants. • developing knowledge economy in other countries, through education and supervision of PhD students through University of Wales Academics. • developing markets for new and existing energy conversion devices. • developing future technology for the detection of ground. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER DIVISION is able to consult, conduct research and specialise in the distribution and provision of innovative technological knowledge :
SPIN IN – SPIN OUT DIVISION is able to consult, conduct research and provide custom innovative software and hardware solutions across multi-platform environments to small, medium and large organisations in the following sectors :
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DIVISION is able to consult, conduct research and provide custom made IP solutions to organisations in a wide range of industries
• for the installation and operation of industrial plants, machinery, equipment, and raw materials.
• Design of manufacturing processes.
• for the research and development of experimental technologies in industry & universities.
• Increase plant efficiency and production.
• Consumer applications.
• Minimize operating & manufacturing costs.
• Medical applications.
• Improve and maintain product quality.
• Industrial applications.
• Increase environmental standards.
• for servicing technical trade offs between state organisations and industry. • technology audits and market positioning.