Challenges to

Export and Innovation

18thFebruary 2009

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•Knowledge Transfer Networks

•Sensors & Instrumentation

•Agenda

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•Funded by the Technology Strategy Board.

“.. primary aim is not the creationof knowledge -where

Government separately invests over £3 billion per annum

-but the translationof knowledge into innovation and

new and improved products and services.”

•W

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they

Are

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Conduit

–Vehicle for the community to develop ideas & interactions;

–Communications route between the community & Government

–Playing increasingly significant role in development of UK

Technology Strategy & as focal points for Technology

Programme.

•W

hat

they

Do:

–Improve UK’s innovation performance

–Increase breadth & depth of Knowledge Transfer

–Accelerate rate of KT

–Actively contribute & remain aligned to the development of a

national Technology Strategy

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Aerospace & Defence

BioProcessUK

Bioscience for Business

Chemistry Innovation

Cyber Security

Electronics

Food Processing

GRID Computing

Health Technologies

Industrial Mathematics

Integrated Pollution Management

Integrated Products Manufacturing

Intelligent Transport Systems

Low Carbon & Fuel Cell Technologies

Location & Timing Materials

Materials

Micro & Nano Technologies

Modern Built Environment

Photonics

Resource Efficiency & Waste Management

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UK Displays & Lighting

The UK’s sensing & instrumentation network

Activity and services for sensing community

Recognises importance of sensing to economy

What

is the

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What

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•Network covering the UK’s sensing & instrumentation

community -academics, large industries, small businesses,

research councils, and government departments.

•Embraces sensing from measurement principles, novel

sensor technologies, instrumentation, deployment, and

data analysis.

•Our Mission: To improve UK’s sensing innovation by

transferring knowledge to businesses and enabling them to

access the best science and technology.

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Funding partners

Funding partners

Supporting partners

Supporting partners

Managed by:

Managed by:

What

is the

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•Funded

by:

–Technology Strategy Board

•Sponso

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–Natural Environment Research Council

–Science & Technology Facilities Council

–Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council

–UKAEA

•M

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–NPL and Qi3

Close

11:00

Networking

10:20

Questions and Panel discussion

10:00

Mark Littlewood

(SI KTN)

Help at the national level

9:40

Des Smith

(Edinburgh Instruments)

The Transfer of New Technology from Research & Development to

manufacturing and Export

9:20

John Jeffery

(Edinburgh University)

Funding Opportunities for Industry to engage with Universities

9:00

Mike Shiel

(Scottish Enterprise)

Support for Export

8:40

Elaine Morrison

(Scottish Enterprise)

Funding Research, Development & Innovation in Scotland

8:20

Mark Littlewood

(SI KTN)

Welcome, Introduction to the KTN

8:15

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•Aims of the KTN

•What can the KTN do for business?

•Activities

•Open funding calls

•Current status

•Contact details

Support

ing the

supply

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Connecting companies to new research

Raising awareness of emerging technologies

Representing the sensing community to government

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Raising the profile of SME developers

Brokering introductions with customers

Winning funding

Connec

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to in

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Turning research into products

Collaborations and industrial partnerships

Funding

What

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the

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•Recognise sensors and instrumentation as a unique business opportunity.

•Provide UK businesses with the opportunity to meet and network.

•Provide a high quality, easy to use service, which encourages knowledge transfer

between the supply and demand sides of instrumentation.

•Encourage the flow of people, knowledge and experience between industry and the

science base.

•Attract and optimisethe use of funding resources.

•Provide a forum for a coherent industry voice to inform government policy making.

•Provide advice on the various support mechanisms available.

What

are

the

aim

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Supply

Chai

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Support

ing the

supply

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Connecting companies to new research

Raising awareness of emerging technologies

Representing the sensing community to government

Hel

pin

g c

om

pan

ies

explo

it s

ensi

ng

Raising the profile of SME developers

Brokering introductions with customers

Winning funding

Connec

ting a

cadem

ics

to in

dust

ry

Turning research into products

Collaborations and industrial partnerships

Funding

What

will

the

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do for busi

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•Community Directory

•10 technology translators

•Funding

•Partnerships

•Events e.g. ISP, themed workshops

•Publications

•Input to government to direct its spend

•Work with UKTI –specialist help

Sensors & Instrumentation

KTN activities

Funding calls

High Value Manufacturing

Deadline: 26 February 2009.

The TSB seeks to invest £24m in UK manufacturing companies to maintain and develop

their international competitiveness.

European Collaborative Materials R&D

Opens: March 2009

Indicative budget of 1.5M euro allocated to support UK industry and associated S&T

organisationswithin a 20M euro collaborative Materials R&D programme

[MATERA+].

Energy Generation and Supply

Opens: 16 March 2009

Indicative amount of £10m allocated to invest in highly innovative collaborative research

and development in Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Technologies

Funding calls

Industrial CASE studentships 2009

Deadline: 10 March 2009

The Sensors & Instrumentation KTN (SiKTN) has been allocated 2 Industrial CASE

studentships for 2009 by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

(EPSRC). Industrial CASE provides funding for PhD studentships where businesses

take the lead in arranging projects with an academic partner of their choice.

Industry interchange programme

Deadline: 10 March 2009

This scheme by BBSRC aims to support short-term exchanges that provide strategic

advantage to the UK science base and industry arising from reciprocal access to

facilities, expertise and/or knowledge, and an increased understanding of scientific

issues of common concern.

The Royal Society Industry fellowships scheme

Deadline: 12 March 2009

The scheme aims to enhance knowledge transfer in science and technology between

industry and academia. Appointments funded by BBSRC, the Royal Society,

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Natural Environment

Research Council, Rolls-Royce plc and AZ.

Funding calls

Knowledge Exchange Call

Deadline 3 March 2009

This call enables the sharing and flow of knowledge, people, skills and expertise between

the UK's research base and the user community (public and private sector). Open to

applicants based in UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), NERC Research &

Collaborative Centres, and Independent Research Organisations (IROs) approved by

NERC.

i4i Invention for Innovation, funded by the NHS

This programmewishes to invite project proposals of up to 12 months to investigate first

whether a piece of prior basic research or an innovative use of an existing technology

could provide a solution to an existing or emerging healthcare need

Royal Society Enterprise Fund

This exciting new initiative from the Royal Society was created to make equity

investments in innovative early-stage businesses emerging from the science base in

the UK and elsewhere.

Funding calls

Science and technology research call 2009

The Home Office is seeking outline research and development proposals against particular broad

unclassified chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) research requirements for

commissioning projects early in financial year 2009/2010

DIUS Measurement for Innovators programme

This programme is designed to promote innovation by linking industry with the world class expertise

and facilities contained within the UK's National Measurement Institutes (NMI) -NPL, LGC, NEL

and NWML

Translation Awards (funded by the WellcomeTrust)

These awards are response-mode funding designed to bridge the funding gap in the

commercialisationof new technologies in the biomedical area.

Industrial Partnership Awards

Deadline: apply at any time

Funded by BBSRC. Science-led, responsive mode grants where an industrial partner contributes in

cash (not ‘in-kind’) at least 10% of the full economic cost of the project. Applicants should be

registered in the UK or have a UK R&D or manufacturing site.

Curr

ent Sta

tus:

•Over 2000 member organisations (approximately 25% involved in

Research)

•Estimate of market size measured by organisations is ~ 3000.

•Over 3000 attendees at events.

•Leveraged £33m of R&D and VC funding to date.

So come and talk to us

about how we can help

you

Conta

ct

01223 422406

mark.littlewood@

qi3.co.uk

www.sensorsktn.com