Intellectual Property Commercialisation Lead

Intellectual Property Commercialisation Lead

Fusion energy offers the potential for significant quantities of low-carbon, inherently safe, abundantly fuelled, baseload energy, supporting sustainable climate action and energy independence. While the technical challenge remains high, confidence is increasing, and the rewards of realising fusion are almost incalculable. Anticipated to come online for commercial purposes in the middle of this century, fusion offers a viable means to sustainable net zero in the UK and globally, as well as to increased energy security.

The UK is currently a world leader in fusion research and development and in the drive to realise commercially viable energy from fusion, a sector with an estimated value of £tns per year.

STEP (Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production) is the UK’s flagship national programme to deliver a prototype fusion energy plant, targeting 2040, and a path to commercial viability of fusion. STEP is deliberately bold and ambitious and seeks people who want to be part of a world-changing endeavour and who have credible and relevant experience in delivery.

STEP is led by UK Fusion Energy Ltd. (UKFE), a company within the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) group, which has breadth and depth of expertise in fusion science, engineering and operations built over decades. UK Fusion Energy Ltd. (UKFE) will focus on the delivery of the prototype and, in so doing, the development of a UK based fusion industry.

From the next government investment gate, UKFE will lead a collaborative team of industrial Whole Plant Partners who bring expertise in engineering and construction, plus UKAEA who will remain as strategic Partner providing fusion expertise.

STEP is a bold and ambitious programme, and we are developing pioneering new technologies in order to achieve the goal. We are generating considerable intellectual property which we will use to inspire and enable the fusion industry, strengthening the UK’s leadership in the industry.

As the programme progresses and our whole plant and other partners come on board, you will have responsibility for leading on a range of intellectual property commercialisation projects designed to
1) stimulate the STEP commercial supply chain and
2) generate value from the intellectual property developed on STEP.

The role involves working alongside the IP generation team, identifying opportunities for IP commercialisation, engaging potential licensees and working alongside others in the Commercial team to generate value from IP.

• Stakeholder identification across UKFE, STEP programme and other bodies or entities
• Stakeholder relationship building and maintenance
• Tracking, monitoring and reporting to stakeholders

• Creating and maintaining an understanding of the developing fusion supply chain landscape
• Leading on mapping of supply chain IP portfolios, interests and gaps and mapping to UKFEIP portfolio
• Collaborating with other teams within STEP programme
• Attending industry events to publicise STEP and our IP commercialisation opportunities
• Building and maintaining relationships with fusion industry parties
• Working with internal and external resources

• Leading on the IP commercialisation process in specific areas
• Identifying clusters of commercialisable IP rights
• Mapping potential use application of IP or IP clusters to industry requirements to industries and industry challenges
• Working with internal and external resources
• Leadership of commercialisation value development
• Developing and understanding the potential use cases of IP assets
• Determining industry use case
• Developing an understanding of the potential value of an industry use case
• Working with internal and external resources

• Working alongside others in the commercial function to prepare for IP commercialisation negotiation
• Leading, progressing or working alongside others in the commercial function…