he pressure on the logistics sector is dramatically increasing over the years, from transport, to warehousing, distribution and end-user's optimization of day-to-day activities is becoming increasingly important. A key enabler for optimizing processes is IoT and ML technologies, a combination that could improve the entire supply chain which however is extremely challenging to achieve.

Madevo aims to develop a product proposition with diverse com communication capability. Madevo platform automates sensors onboarding process and directly provides clean data to businesses and end-users via phone or web applications. Without the limitation on the number of devices Madevo is proposing the first platform in the world to enable massive IoT deployments capable to connect with WiFi, 4G/5G and Low Orbit Satellites.

Newcastle, Sunderland, Northumbria, Durham, Teesside universities together with the University of Bath on

behalf of the SETsquared Partnership (the Enterprise collaboration of the Universities of Bath, Bristol, Exeter,

Southampton and Surrey) and any other HE Institution that wishes to join this DPS, as detailed in the Office for Students Register, https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/the-register/the-ofs-register/ will engage suitably qualified and experienced executives through the DPS as and when required over the DPS period.

The specific requirements will be detailed in each individual further competition. The typical brief of an executive will be to:

(a) Produce a viable business plan;

(b) Obtain university approval for the venture;

(c) Act for the company in the spin-out legal process and address all company formation matters;

(d) Provide to the appropriate university all matters necessary for Research England and ESIF reporting

requirements;

(e) Secure (venture capital and/or other) funding in accordance with the business plan.

This will be a cyclical process throughout the entire Research England, and potential ESIF project along with any additional funding streams.