Business development

Business development executives are ‘embedded’ in key areas where Heriot-Watt excels, including petroleum engineering, engineering and physical sciences, energy, the built environment, life sciences, computing and mathematics.

This approach means that they are ideally placed to respond to your business by understanding your requirements, identifying Heriot-Watt expertise to provide practical solutions and facilitate your route to sucessful collaboration leading to tangible benefits for all partners.

The business development team will work closely with you to:

  • link you into our world class research and expertise
  • facilitate collaborations, joint industry partnerships, strategic alliances and knowledge transfer partnerships
  • encourage continuing professional development
  • lead you to relevant consultancy
  • provide cutting edge facilities and technical support
  • identify appropriate funding mechanisms for collaborative work

For more information, contact Dr Ian Brotherston, Business Development Manager, or one of our business development executives in your key area:

Key area Information leaflet Contact
School of Engineering & Physical Sciences Engineering & Physical Sciences Iain McEwan
Business Development Executive
+44 (0) 131 451 3750
i.mcewan@hw.ac.uk
School of Life Sciences /
School of Mathematics & Computer Sciences
 Life Sciences Grant Sellar
Business Development Executive
+44 (0) 131 451 4469
g.sellar@hw.ac.uk   
Institute of Petroleum Engineering Petroleum Engineering Gordon Winton
Business Development Executive
+44 (0) 131 451 3534
gordon.winton@pet.hw.ac.uk
SUPA (Scottish Universities Physics Alliance)  SUPA Mat Wasley
Business Development Manager
+44 (0) 131 451 4427
Matthew.Wasley@supa.ac.uk