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EGIDE is a specialist consultancy driving the commercialisation of innovation across science, engineering, technology and design. Our work centres on three core activities: bringing innovation from the laboratory to the market, helping businesses diversify, grow and future-proof revenue through innovation, and shaping and supporting entrepreneurial ecosystems. Our clients range from university laboratories and commercialisation offices, startups and established SMEs, to venture capital investors and economic development organisations.
Services
Services
EGIDE works closely with clients and leverages its expertise and network to commercialise innovation through services that include:
Evaluating market fit and market potential
Market validation, competitive positioning and routes-to-market
Business planning, business development and partnerships
Identifying new applications and markets to grow or future-proof revenue
Securing public funding and early-stage investment
Protecting and licensing Intellectual Property
Developing ecosystems, including networks of specialist mentors and investors
Incubation and acceleration programmes for early-stage ventures
Succession planning
About
About
EGIDE was founded by Albert Demargne, a chartered aerospace engineer and PhD with over 25 years of experience across a wide range of industry sectors.
Aerospace
Computer-Aided Engineering & Design
Cleantech
Energy
Manufacturing
Medtech
Albert began his career as an R&D Engineer on flagship European programmes for ESA and CNES, such as the Ariane 5 launcher and the Hermes spaceplane. After co-leading a hardware start-up for several years, he transitioned into commercial and strategic roles bringing innovative software to market, working with top-tier OEMs and government laboratories across Europe, North America and Asia.
Combining technical knowledge with first-hand commercial and operational experience of growing IP-rich start-ups and SMEs, Albert has delivered consultancy assignments since 2000. He has a proven track record in identifying and developing opportunities, and has repeatedly secured public funding from UK and European institutions, as well as successfully raising venture capital investment.
Albert is Head of Commercialisation at InnovationRCA, the award-winning entrepreneurship centre of the Royal College of Art and Design. He sits on the investment committee of the RCA’s Design & Innovation Fund 1.
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