Innovation and university industry relationships: Strategy meets Strategic Agility

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1 Innovation and university industry relationships: Strategy meets Strategic Agility Jake Broadhurst, Head, Global Academies Directorate British Council Global Education Dialogue, Goiânia,

2 Overview Introduction to The University of Edinburgh Global Academies Examples of structures for supporting industry university collaboration from around the University of Edinburgh An overview of strategic planning and approaches to fostering innovation drawn from University of Edinburgh experience

3 University of Edinburgh Scotland s No.1 University Founded 1583 Three Colleges 22 Schools 33,110 students 2013/14 40% international 13,300 overseas 9,185 non-eu 4,115 EU No.2 in UK for new company creation University is 5th in UK for research income

4 THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH Global Academies Driven by a recognition that global challenges in Health, Development, Environment & Society and Justice need trans-disciplinary responses. Global Academy key objectives are to: offer world leading interdisciplinary on-campus and online postgraduate degrees to help combat global challenges engage in global collaborative research to make life better participate and lead in the creation of global networks and partnerships

5 Responding to societal concerns in an interconnected world Image: Scientific collaborations between 2005 and Bright lines denote many joint publications. NATURE 490:335-6, 2012

6 THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH Global Academies Health Development Environment & Society Justice

7 Jay Evans MedicMobil create mobile & web tools that help health workers reach everyone Edinburgh MedicMobil collaborative research projects on improving rural community led healthcare with mobile technologies Partners MedicMobile Christian Medical College, Vellore, India Global Health Academy, University of Edinburgh Course leader, MSc Global ehealth, University of Edinburgh Head of Asia, MedicMobile

8 Global Development Academy Work based Placements Work based Placements For students studying International Development Work based research project with benefits for all: Host organisation answer to a question Student Challenging work experience for employability University Relationships with partners for other projects Where do they go? International agencies UNICEF, World Bank, UN WHO Governmental bodies Scottish Government, Edinburgh City Council Aid Agencies Oxfam, Scotland-Malawi Partnership, MercyCorps Companies LTS Int, MedicMobil

9 Seeking solutions to Global Health challenges Developing multidisciplinary approaches to global health challenges Example of Teaching as space for innovation around industry collaboration Partners Tropical Health Education Trust Johnson and Johnson Global Health Academy Business School

10 Introducing a novel approach to funding industry-university collaboration

11 Development Impact Bonds A new approach to industry engagement and outcome driven financing Project with the UK Government Department for International Development DfID Financing the control of a neglected zoonotic disease human african trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)

12 Development Impact Bonds Require private sector discipline Investors Delivery partners Cashflow Transfer risk of operational failure Payments on results Operational plan Outcome funder Impact Results Outcome funder Prepared to pay for societal impact Delivery partners Evidence base for success of interventions Financing needed for scaled delivery Investors Motivated by societal as well as financial returns Take on risk of failure Results trigger payments to investors Evidence of delivery Evidence of achieving outcomes Properly financed well managed & focused on delivery 12

13 Development Impact Bonds Sleeping sickness Investing in Social Outcomes: Development Impact Bonds The Report of the Development Impact Bond Working Group Mass treatment of cattle reservoir Trypanocides and insecticides Promote uptake of routine RAP by famers Improved cattle health through tick and tsetse control Payment triggers Mass treatment coverage (return of capital) Long-term reduction in prevalence (interest payments) 13

14 Edinburgh Success in Innovation and Commercialisation Over the last five years the University of Edinburgh has 2,500 industry partnerships established - including consultancy, research, licences and studentships negotiated 648 licence agreements generated 13.9 million in royalty income Supported 180 new spin-out and start-up companies, 81% of which are still trading

15 Edinburgh Research and Innovation Ltd. Research Support Integrated support structure for the whole university Finance and Operations Legal Support Edinburgh Research and Innovation Company Formation, Incubation, Investment Business Development Technology Transfer, Licensing Many roles embedded in Colleges and Schools Wholly-owned subsidiary company of the University of Edinburgh

16 School of Informatics 2 spin out companies in 2006 Buccleuch Pc.

17 School of Informatics Edinburgh s tech eco-system 2014 Silicon Walk DataLab Waverley Gate Appleton Tower CodeBase Evo House Quartermile Techcube

18 School of Informatics Centres for Doctoral Training partner network Robotics & Autonomous Systems: Data Science Pervasive Parallelism

19 Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation a HUB for knowledge, practices and networks required to BROKER & CATALYSE action towards a sustainable, low carbon future Low Carbon Hub A unique platform for the communities of low carbon leaders from business, finance and the public sector who must work together to deliver a low carbon future. Skills & Education Delivering executive training and education to equip private and public sector leaders and innovators with the skills required to succeed in the low carbon economy. Business Innovation Supporting business to develop innovative low carbon products, services and resource efficiencies.

20 Edinburgh Bioquater Research Clinic Industry Co-location of medical school, city hospital and science park Full commercialisation services on site including mentoring and coaching from an Entrepreneur in Residence

21 Division of Infection and Pathway Medicine DIPM

22 Division of Infection and Pathway Medicine how we collorate Public Funders Scottish Enterprise / ITI Healthcare DPIM Industry Academia

23 Some Commercial Systems In Use or at the Horizon

24 LiFi Harald - TED

25 Li-Fi Research & Development Centre The Li-Fi Research and Development Centre is dedicated to accelerating the development of Li-Fi as a major global industry, through creating a pipeline for innovative ideas, technologies, products and partnerships.

26 International Centre for Carbonate Ambitious initiative to model the subsea environment off the coast of Brazil. Starting in January million, funded by Brazilian firm Petrobras BG Group UK partners - Universities of Edinburgh and Oxford, and Heriot-Watt University Reservoirs

27 Support for student entrepreneurs Launch.ED Advice, administration and incubator accommodation (supported by Edinburgh Research and Innovation Ltd.) eclub Networking, coaching, mentoring (supported by the Business School, open to all)

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29 University of Edinburgh Strategic Plan Edinburgh is a truly international university firmly rooted in Scotland and an overarching theme for this plan is increasing our global impact and our contribution to society.

30 Strategic Plan Excellence in Innovation Our aim is to ensure our knowledge, ideas, skills and expertise are transformed into advice and opinion, innovation, intellectual property, enterprise and wealth, thereby realising national and international objectives and enriching society. To meet our aim we will: stimulate innovation and seek out novel applications, benefiting the local economy and increasing our international profile identify the best means of turning ideas from students and staff into commercial reality consolidate our reputation as a partner of choice for commercialisation and as a UK leader in new company creation maximise financial and wider benefits arising from knowledge exchange and open practices increase our impact on culture, health and wellbeing.

31 Supporting and leading innovation Services and users are in manyto-many relationships (note a one size fits all model would not fit many) Industry University collaboration can be considered an ecosystem Support services Have been strategically planned and delivered AND Have grown within this ecosystem Therefore a key challenge is to coordinate central and local (faculty level) provision Easterbush innovation & Campus Hub Edinburgh Technology Transfer Centre

32 Strategy meets strategic agility Strategy (top down) Setting the direction of travel Communicating an overarching vision Building capacity to act Fostering a culture of intent Proving core services Systems for control, governance and reward Strategic agility (bottom up) Tailored platforms and services for specific areas of industry interaction Academic led exploitation of opportunities Strategic agility opportunism Within the strategic direction of travel In a way very similar to leadership of teaching and learning therefore a good fit with approaches to academic management

33 The world s most challenging problems need both innovative and multi-disciplinary solutions. The Global Academies are key to developing such solutions. Prof Sir John Beddington Convener, Global Academies Advisory Board

34 Innovation and university industry relationships: Strategy and ithin Strategic Agility Jake Broadhurst, Head, Global Academies Directorate British Council Global Education Dialogue, Goiânia,