A new scheme seeks to foster the commercialisation of student design projects. The Innovation Hothouse will showcase the best final year student projects to provide an opportunity for work to be presented to a panel of experts. The panel will comprise of venture capitalists and business angels who will offer advice, and potentially funding, to develop the project into a commercially viable product.

Entries are welcome from all engineering and product design degree courses in the UK. Students will be invited to attend a regional event to present their project for initial assessment during June 2011, with one entry from each region being selected for the final, which will be held in London on 23 September 2011 as part of the London Design Festival.

Each project will be assessed on originality of the idea behind the project, feasibility of the business model, market research undertaken, social impact, sustainability and financial viability.

The regional events will be held between 21 June and 1 July. Traveling expenses incurred by students and graduates presenting at both the regional events and the final will be reimbursed.

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