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1 Academic Expertise for Business A4B Ali Parker, Knowledge Transfer Officer

2 Agenda University / business partnerships Welsh Assembly Government A4B scheme

3 DRI Business Support Raising Awareness Confidentiality Problem v Solution Facilitation Funding advice IP Networks

4 Funding Support Identifying right funding fit Working out the commercial benefit and economic impact Financial cost calculations Initial risk assessment Submission of Bids Contract support Networking with funding providers

5 University Business Business Partnerships Partnerships Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) A4B Knowledge Transfer Partnerships - KTPs KESS Scheme MRES and PHDs Technology Strategy Board Programme - TSB CASE Studentships Research Council Contract/Collaborative Research Translation Award Wellcome Trust

6 University Business Partnerships Go Wales placements - student and graduate placements for between 6-10 weeks at subsidised cost. Employer Study Partnerships (ESP) - bursaries up to 3390 over a 2 year scheme. Training management, CPD, specific Academic Placements and Secondments

7 Academic Expertise for Business - A4B 6 year project c 63.5million funded by WAG & Convergence geared to: Stimulate new business ideas and help launch as least 60 new products and pro cesses onto the market; Act as a catalyst to leverage 9m additional fundin g into research projects and support more than 120 R&D collaborations; Funding giv en to the Universit y to help 2000 businesses on collaborativ e projects.

8 A4B The aims! Outputs Enterprises assisted Collaborative R&D Innovation and R&D facilities developed Results Jobs created Patents, Licenses, copyright or design rights registered High tech companies created New or improved products or services launched m private sector investment induced E V I D E N C E

9 A4B Getting Involved Collaborative R&D Scoping Seminars Equipment Use A4B Demos Consultancy Workshops

10 A4B the schemes! Early Stage Development Fund Patent and Proof of Concept Fund Collaborative Industrial Research Projects (CIRPs) Knowledge Transfer Centres (KTC) Feasibility Studies Knowledge Exchange Projects KTP Short Pilot

11 A4B Early Stage development Fund & PPOC Stage 1 Evaluation - ESDF; upto 9k. Feasibility, IP and Technical Review University manages funds Results from ESDF feed into PPOC Stage 2 Technical Development PPOC 50k Staff (e.g. technical officers) Consumables (lab, office) Travel (not conferences)

12 A4B Feasibility Studies University explores and assess market potential for research with companies, via seminars, scoping discussions, a report is made on the market need for further projects: 1. Sustainable Design and Manufacturing 2. Advanced membrane & Surface Technologies for Process Engineering and Biomedical Application 3. Environmental Engineering 4. Powders 5. Algae biotechnology 6. Power and PetroChemicals

13 A4B Knowledge Transfer Centres University Transfer Knowledge into business through workshops, seminars, scoping, demos, problem evaluation, collaborative R&D 1. Welsh Composites Centre 2. Centre for Simulated Based Product Design 3. Institute Advanced Technologies

14 A4B Collaborative Industrial Research Projects - CIRPS Collaborative Research & Development Companies match in kind, aim to create IP, 2 or more Welsh companies needed 1. Printing of Antibodies 2. Environmental Modelling of Composites 3. Rapid Injection Moulding 4. Incandescent Replacement using Light Emitting Diodes 5. Low Cost High Efficiency PV Wafers

15 A4B Knowledge Exchange Projects To enable networking to explore collaborative projects Combining KTN & feasibility Study For increasing R&D base in Wales To encourage exploitation of research 1. Global Connect 2. Recent submissions awaiting decision (Digitalisation and Ageing, Resource recovery, Graphics / Printing, PV Optics, Visualisation

16 A4B Short Knowledge Transfer Partnerships pilot test in Wales Classic KTPS ( 2-3 years) Cost approx 19k a year for SME Successful for over 30 years Strategic can lead to 230k extra profit 3 additional jobs Extra training Short KTPS (10-40 weeks) Cost Approx 380 per week New Tactical reactive quick!!! Leads on to Classic KTP

17 Contact Details Thank You Ali Parker, Knowledge Transfer Officer

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