{"id":1364,"date":"2020-01-20T10:27:31","date_gmt":"2020-01-20T10:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-business-innovation\/?p=1364"},"modified":"2025-07-21T11:24:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T10:24:49","slug":"knowledge-transfer-partnerships-b-hive-innovations-associate-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/knowledge-transfer-partnerships-b-hive-innovations-associate-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Knowledge Transfer Partnerships: B-hive Innovations Associate Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Photo: (L-R) Dr Robin Thorn (UWE), Barbara Dos Santos Correia (UWE), Mark Wilcox (Branston Ltd), Vee Gururajan (B-hive Innovations)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Based in Lincoln, our\nKnowledge Transfer Partnership with B-hive Innovations is our longest distance project.\nDespite this the project, which is now halfway through its two years, continues\nto move from strength to strength led by our KTP Associate Barbara dos Santos\nCorreia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This ground breaking KTP\nis investigating gases emitted by fresh produce and aims to develop a marketable\nsolution for early detection of internal defects, which will ultimately improve\ncrop utilisation and reduce food waste. We caught up with Barbara to find out how\nshe has found the experience so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How long have you\nbeen a KTP Associate?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I started in January 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What attracted you to\nthe KTP role?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was fascinated by the project and the option to work in\nindustry with all the academic support. Having access to a \u00a34,000 personal\ndevelopment budget is also great. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How is the\npartnership between UWE and the company working?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s working very well, and I think that\u2019s down to the\nconstant and open communication across the team. The benefits of this knowledge\ntransfer are clear, both between B-hive Innovations and UWE and the knowledge\nand experience I am gaining. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What are the current\nchallenges of your role?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019d say the main challenge is translating complex academic\nknowledge into an industrial solution. But my supervisors Dr Robin Thorn and\nProfessor Darren Reynolds at UWE and Vee Gururajan and Claudia Celemin Pardo at\nthe company are really supportive and we tackle the challenges together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What do you enjoy\nmost about your job?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No two days are the same! It\u2019s really motivating to know\nthat every day I am leading a project that will potentially solve a real and\nsignificant industrial problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What do you think\nabout the support available from UWE and the Company?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The support I have from UWE and B-hive Innovations is\nincredible and so much better than I was expecting in my first industrial\nexperience. UWE offers a wide range of expertise and facilities and B-hive\nInnovations provides the invaluable personnel and confidential information. I\nfeel like the partnership really represents a competitive advantage within the\nindustry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To find out more about the Knowledge Transfer Partnership opportunities at UWE, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.uwe.ac.uk\/business\/innovationandfunding\/knowledgetransferpartnership.aspx\"><strong>our website<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) are funded by UKRI through Innovate UK with the support of co-funders, including the Scottish Funding Council, Welsh Government, Invest Northern Ireland, Defra and BEIS. Innovate UK manages the KTP programme and facilitates its delivery through a range of partners including the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN), Knowledge Bases and Businesses. Each partner plays a specific role in the support and delivery of the programme.&nbsp; <br> <br> &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo: (L-R) Dr Robin Thorn (UWE), Barbara Dos Santos Correia (UWE), Mark Wilcox (Branston Ltd), Vee Gururajan (B-hive Innovations) Based in Lincoln, our Knowledge Transfer Partnership with B-hive Innovations is our longest distance project. Despite this the project, which is now halfway through its two years, continues to move from strength to strength led by &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/knowledge-transfer-partnerships-b-hive-innovations-associate-spotlight\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Knowledge Transfer Partnerships: B-hive Innovations Associate Spotlight&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":1365,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":2,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,1451,1450,145,1452,127],"tags":[294,324,151,796,46,299,581,1449,323,74,75,420],"class_list":["post-1364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-partnerships","category-knowledge-transfer-partnership","category-knowledge-transfer-partnerships","category-ktp","category-ktps","category-research-business-innovation","tag-associate-spotlight","tag-b-hive-innovations","tag-knowledge-transfer-partnership","tag-knowledge-transfer-partnerships","tag-ktp","tag-ktp-associate","tag-ktp-associate-spotlight","tag-ktps","tag-ukri","tag-uwe","tag-uwe-bristol","tag-uwe-ktp"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1364"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1364\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7049,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1364\/revisions\/7049"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/research-external-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}