Here’s what just some of the academics at the University of Birmingham say about Simon Freeman

I have had the benefit of working with Simon for many years at the University of Birmingham. He has a huge amount of experience and always arranged contracts professionally and efficiently; his expertise and attention to detail is outstanding. Importantly he has the all too rare ability of satisfying the needs of both the academics and their clients.

I have worked with Simon on various projects over the last two decades.  He has been an invaluable source of knowledge on a wide range of legal and financial matters.  Without his help and expertise, many of my ideas may still have been in the starting blocks.

Simon is exceptional in knowing and doing what is necessary to successfully launch a new business.  Moreover, we succeeded at winning key early contracts thanks largely to Simon’s persistence at “sealing the deal” despite its significant challenges.

I have worked with Simon for the last 15 years on a wide range of consultancy and commercialisation industrially focused projects.  Simon has provided exceptional client management from the issuing the first quotation, handling deliverables, agreeing complex terms and conditions with global companies, and also having the occasional tough conversations with clients when projects get challenging

Working with Simon Freeman in his role as Head of Academic Consultancy Services at University of Birmingham Enterprise Limited was a breeze. His knowledge and experience in consultancy enabled him to implement efficient and effective systems that took the stress and hassle out of every request, whether it be from major pharma or from higher education institutions. It allowed the academics to do what they excel at doing, ensuring no ball was dropped and appropriate governance and quality control measures were implemented for those aspects that academics are not so good at!

Working with Simon Freeman has been a great pleasure. I very much appreciate how flexible and imaginative he is in his approach, while at the same time being rigorous in his standards. Simon has been an inspiration and without him, many projects would simply have not been possible.

 I have worked with Simon for over 10 years at the University of Birmingham. I have always found him to be personable, incredibly well organised, professional and extremely knowledgeable in valuing my time as an academic. In this capacity he has expertly arranged contracts on my behalf often identifying issues at an early stage in this process.

Simon is very experienced in academic consultancy services and he is able to work with a wide range of stakeholders. He always responds in a competent way to changing demands and contractual issues and works effectively with colleagues to balance and manage requirements to successful conclusion.

Simon managed academic research consultancy for me in excess of £700k in the past 10 years, including projects with companies in the UK and abroad. Simon has streamlined the process to the level that it becomes totally hassle-free for me as an academic, where I can dedicate my focus and attention to the delivery of the technical part of the consultancy, while he manages the contractual and commercial aspects of the projects. While I saw other colleagues complaining about the administrative loads involved in setting up a limited company to manage their consultancy activities, Simon’s support shielded me totally from this.

I have been working with Simon since 2002, since when he has organised and managed more than 50 projects for me. There were no delays with documentation or finances, and no problems with other project partners.  He always works with an extremely high level of professionalism and military precision.  I can recommend Simon to anyone. And last but not least, he is a very nice personality to deal with!