Reference

Glossary: Brightlands interview and negotiation

Short definitions for terms that matter in your preparation.

Valorisation
Moving knowledge or inventions toward societal and economic impact.
Scout and screen
Find opportunities, then judge which are strong enough to merit further work.
Spin-off
A new company formed to commercialise technology or know-how from a university or research setting.
Licensee
A company or party that receives the right to use IP under a licence agreement.
Anchor
The first meaningful number that shapes the rest of a negotiation.
Bolstering range
A range offer that starts at your serious target and stretches upward to a slightly more ambitious number.
ZOPA
Zone of possible agreement: the overlap between what you can accept and what the employer can offer.