Consulting services
Addressing your specific needs with cutting edge expertise
Our services are delivered by the world renowned research community at Imperial College London, supported by a dedicated professional services team who ensure your project is delivered on time and to specification. Over the last year, we’ve delivered projects more more than 1,000 clients based in the UK and overseas.
With access to over 4000 leaders in their field, we can find the right consultant, with the right expertise to address your challenge. Go to Find an expert – or simply contact us to discuss your needs.
Advisory services
Product design, research methods, data analysis, technology evaluation for investment, technological innovation, patent evaluation, prototype and protocol development, policy, cyber security and more. Assisting museums, writers, film makers and artists to ensure creations are scientifically sound.
Expert insight
Membership of Scientific Advisory Boards and Technical Panels, advice and guidance on drug development programmes, thought leadership, conference speakers, literature reviews and provision of foresight.
Analysis and testing
Use of the world-class specialist facilities and technicians at Imperial for projects ranging from aerodynamic measurements and structural testing to medical imaging and toxicology testing. We cater for one-off proof of concept to regulars and large-scale testing
Expert witness
Independent opinion and prior art search for patent infringements, civil and criminal cases and public enquiries. Working with legal teams to build cases, court appearances, providing experimental forensic testing and medico-legal reports.
Specialist training
Courses, workshops, webinars and presentations designed to your strategic business needs to keep your teams up to date with emerging developments.
Imperial Business Partners
Provides corporate members with a curated programme of activities from across Imperial’s offering, including connections to start-ups and innovators, Tech Foresight, plus deep dive workshops to help scope and prioritise research and consultancy collaborations.
License Imperial Tech
Tech developed by Imperial’s experts is available to license and includes – a method for stabilising proteins so that vaccines do not need to be chilled, a target for therapeutic treatment of neuropathic pain, and an extra-strong permeable concrete.
Imperial Tech Foresight
Insights, thought leadership, futures workshops and events to help you future-proof your business, investigate disruption, and explore breakthrough technology and research through visionary academic perspectives.
Research collaborations
Benefit from world-leading academic expertise and partner with us on research collaborations to develop new insights and technologies – and translate them into commercial opportunities to meet your challenges.
If the services described above don’t match your needs, simply contact us with your requirements.
Our projects
Putting science into Sci-Fi
When Left Bank Pictures (producers of The Crown and Lost) were looking for someone to give their Sci fi adventure, ORIGIN, a touch of realism - they called upon Imperial Consultants. Thanks to his previous work with filmmakers, writers and artists, they were introduced to Dr Roberto Trotta, a theoretical cosmologist renowned for taking on the unusual - and gifted in translating ‘science-speak’ into layman’s terms. read more
Freshwater control system
Expertise in hydrological modelling helped PyTerra demonstrate the potential of new smart technology to reduce downstream flooding. read more
Imperial College London Diabetes Centre
The Imperial College London Diabetes Centre was established in Abu Dhabi, in 2006, by Mubadala and experts from Imperial to address the demand for diabetes care in the UAE. With continued support from Imperial, the centre now operates three branches across Abu Dhabi and Al Ain and public health initiatives. read more