Mark Baker Email & Phone Number

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

I formed IP Boutique in 2012, as a consultancy that specialises in enabling industry, university, and public sector clients to develop winning strategies to secure government funding and private investment. This has enable IP Boutique clients to secure over £350m of UK Government and EU funding for projects that have attracted an additional £700m of private investment. This success covers a broad range of sectors, for clients from industry, UK universities, LEPs, combined authorities and local government. This work has supported flagship projects in areas that include 5G, Digital Futures, Automotive-Zero Emissions, Cyber Security, Quantum, MedTech, Creative Industries and Human/Animal Health. An increased focus of our work is supporting societal challenges and cross cutting themes, which include NetZero, digitalisation, social inclusion, and social mobility.IP Boutique delivers:Horizon scanning, strategic reviews, mapping of future trends and opportunities for UK universities, corporates, LEPs and local government clientsStrategic government funding advice to a broad range of clients across a spectrum of companies in the UK and overseas, including corporates, scale-ups, SMEs, plus UK universities, LEPs and Local Government and Combined AuthoritiesBusiness/investment case development for both grant funding and private investment to a broad range of clients that include UK, European and Japanese corporations, SMEs and significant projects for UK Higher Education Providers (HEPs) and Combined AuthoritiesBid support, providing strategic input, review and authoring of grant funding bids for a broad range of clients that include large projects of corporates, SMEs, UK HEPs, LEPs and Combined Authorities.

Joined the University in October 2003 as the institution’s first Regional Development Manager, promoted in February 2005 to become Head of Research and Knowledge Transfer Services, reporting to the Pro-Vice Chancellor. The key focus of this role was to build revenues for the University by aligning the research and knowledge exchange capacity of the institution to the economic development needs of the regional and national economy.One achievement that I am particularly proud of was my role in the development, implementation and delivery of Purple Door, a simplified service for business that made finding University services easier and also bridged the gap between the University and employers. Purple Door continues to have a positive impact on the ability of the University to respond to business and stakeholders; it also helps drive innovation in curriculum and supports the development of vital employability skill for the University’s students through links to employers.