PraxisUnico

PraxisAuril, formerly known as PraxisUnico, is a UK based national professional association for Knowledge Exchange & Commercialisation (KEC) practitioners.
Members.
The association has 170+ member organisations across Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and Public Sector Research Establishments (PSREs), and a network of 5000+ individuals, who are involved in KEC.
History.
PraxisUnico was formed in 2009 from two separate organisations - Praxis (involved in training for technology transfer officers in universities and research centres) and UNICO which was a membership organisation including universities and PSRE organisations. In 2017, PraxisUnico joined forces with Auril to form a new organisation in the name of "PraxisAuril".
Current and past chairs.
Chairs of PraxisAuril have included:
Activities.
It runs training courses for KEC professionals within the UK and outside and runs events and networking activities. It says that it aims to “facilitate interactions between the public sector research base, business and government by bringing together key stakeholders to debate, educate and inform.” It also works to represent the KEC sector in policy consultations. International activity is led by Nessa Carey.
Founder member of ATTP.
It is a founder member of the Alliance of Technology Transfer Professionals(ATTP). ATTP confers the world-recognized Registered Technology Transfer Professional (RTTP) designation. RTTP status recognizes the accomplishments, roles, skills, knowledge, and deal-making expertise of technology transfer professionals. There are over 320 RTTPs recognised globally.
Impact Awards for KEC professionals.
The Impact Awards were introduced by PraxisUnico in 2009. In 2015, PraxisUnico partnered with Research Councils UK to deliver the awards jointly. The awards are open to members and non-members. The 2015 categories and winners included:
The overall winner in 2015 was the University of Leicester for the ASDEC project. Details of these and previous winners are available on the Impact Awards website.
The Impact Awards are not scheduled to run in 2016, with a showcase of past winners taking place at the PraxisUnico Conference instead.
Consultations.
PraxisAuril has represented the KEC and TT sector in numerous Government consultations