Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how academic-industry partnerships are being managed to protect intellectual property from foreign misappropriation.

The Government recognises the importance of ensuring that collaboration between academia and industry can support innovation. As such, the Government’s Economic Security Advisory Service was launched last year to support UK business in navigating economic security challenges, including protecting their intellectual property. The Research Collaboration Advice Team (RCAT) also provides advice to research institutions on the national security risks linked to international research, helping to safeguard valuable UK research, knowledge and intellectual property from loss, misuse or exploitation. This includes where universities are engaging in industry partnerships.