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Technology Strategy Board
The role of postgraduate research across modern
universities in stimulating technology enabled innovation
David Golding
Head of Strategy
Technology Strategy Board
Mark Glover
12th January 2011
What is the Technology Strategy Board?
UK national innovation agency set up to invest in business
innovation
We work across business, universities and government
We mostly come from business -150 people with over 2,000
years of business experience
We were responsible for investing c. £350m a year
Concept to
Commercialisation
A strategy for business innovation, 2011-2015
Our goal is to accelerate economic
growth by stimulating and
supporting business-led innovation
Our 5 Strategic Focus Areas
• Accelerating the journey - concept to commercialisation
• Understanding the non-linear journey and how best to support
• Connecting the innovation landscape
• Developing the strategic relationships we need in UK, EU & Globally
• Turning Government action into business opportunity
• Where Government procures, regulates, standardises...
• Investing in theme areas based on global potential
• Building a synergistic programme based on data driven choices
• Continuously improving Organisational capability
• Impact assessment, metrics, measures, efficiency, effectiveness..
Investing in priority areas based on potential
The Toolset
Range of Tools with different objectives / characteristics
Collaborative R&D
Smart
Launchpad
Innovation
Vouchers
Collaborative R&D
• To facilitate the flow of knowledge between the knowledge base and
business and between businesses
• To create new R&D partnerships
• To support and accelerate the formation of new value and supply chains
• To reduce businesses financial and technical risk through funding and
collaboration
> 80 HEIs involved in projects
> 70% projects include at least one HEI, tend to be larger projects
c. 20% companies are university spin-/outs
c. 30% of investment to HEIs
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
Helping businesses to obtain the knowledge needed to
improve existing or develop new, products, processes and
services.
Facilitating the transfer of knowledge between the knowledge base and
business through innovation projects undertaken by high calibre,
recently qualified, people under the joint supervision of personnel from
the business and the knowledge base
• Involve >400 departments across 122 UK HEIs and FE Colleges
• 63% of associates end up working for the business
Location of Business Partner
Number of Partnerships
52
5%
103
10%
Scotland 10%
March
2010
Total 1025
Northern Ireland
5%
North East
5%
North West
10%
West Midlands
Wales
South West
11%
Yorkshire &
The Humber
9%
7%
7%
9%
5%
8%
14%
795
78%
East Midlands
England
East
Northern Ireland
London
Scotland
South East
Wales
Data from 2010/11 Annual Report
75
7%
Closing the gap
between concept and
commercialisation
•
High Value Manufacturing
•
Connected Digital Economy
•
Cell Therapy
•
Future cities
•
Offshore Renewable Energy
•
Transport systems
•
Satellite Applications
a £200m investment in the future of the UK economy - for the long term
Innovation and Knowledge Centres (IKCs)
• To accelerate commercialisation of world-class science
and emerging technologies
• Co-funded with the Research Councils
– Core capabilities in science and technology
– Flexible capabilities in companion and enabling
technologies
– Market analysis and market development capabilities
– Facilities and equipment
– Ability to dynamically respond to business need
– Professional management of knowledge
Knowledge Transfer Networks
Aerospace, Aviation & Defence
HealthTech and Medicines
Biosciences
Industrial Mathematics
Chemistry Innovation
Information & Communication
Technologies
Creative Industries
Materials
Electronics, Sensors, Photonics
Modern Built Environment
Energy Generation and Supply
Nanotechnology
Environmental Sustainability
Transport
Financial Services
Complemented with cross-sector, challenge-led Special Interest Groups such as in Space,
Defence and Industrial Biotechnology
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University engagement in
Technology Strategy Board activities
Portfolio by value
• ⅔ projects involve at least one University
partner
• RC co-funding contribution £97m (31%)
Industry
63%
(£524M)
Universities
37%
(£312M)
– CR&D (27%)
– KTPs (15%)
• Academic membership of KTNs 15-20%
• Academic membership of _connect ~18%
Benefits of working with business
• Experience of working with business and gaining knowledge and
understanding of how business operates
• Undertake projects in a specific area of technology and the
opportunity to address “real world” problems with business relevance
• Build contacts with business with possibility of future employment
• Expand personal knowledge and experience
www.innovateuk.org
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