The Role of LEP Partnerships for Regional Research Collaboration Dr Jonathan Hague, Chair, Liverpool City Region Innovation Board 9 th March 2016 1
Contents Context The City Region Driving Knowledge to Innovation and Enterprise The Innovation Board The Innovation Plan Collaboration A distinctive model The next Level The Science and Innovation audit hypothesis
Context - The City Region 2
Context - The City Region Economy Manufacturing Marine, auto, pharma, FMCG Superport Offshore Energy Supply chain and services Visitor Economy Creative Digital 2
Driving Knowledge to Innovation and Enterprise The Innovation Board Industrial Chair - Unilever CEO Liverpool City Council (Leader of Combined Authority) CEO Halton Council LEP John Moores University University of Liverpool Liverpool CCG NW Academic Health Science Network Royal Liverpool Hospital STFC Daresbury Reps from BIS, Innovate UK Digital CEO, High tech Foods CEO, Venture Capital Partner Role Set Ambition, Set Vision, Create and Execute Plan, Enable Projects, Collaborate to Deliver, Advocate. 3
Driving Knowledge to Innovation and Enterprise 2
Driving Knowledge to Innovation and Enterprise The Innovation Plan March 2015 View 12 starting projects 4 Sectors 3
Innovation Plan Progress 2015 Action Prioritise innovation plan candidates for ESIF submissions - Robustness - Impact - Ecosystem build - COLLABORATIVE / Focus on Innovation Exchange Further Develop the Innovation Plan for use in advocacy Progress 4 new projects progressed - Sensor City (May) - LCR 4.0 (July) - Innovate to Succeed (July) - Health Enterprise Innovation Exchange (July) Science and Innovation audit bid for LCR 4.0 submitted Innovation Plan positioned in core of new LCR Growth Strategy - Major opportunity to develop post devolution 12.3 Million of our 15 Million ESIF Allocation committed in 2015 4
Innovation Plan - Sensor City One of the world s 1 st incubators dedicated to the development & exploitation of sensor technology. 300 new companies & 1000 jobs 9
Growth Hub (promote, signpost, diagnose) Innovation Plan - LCR 4.0 Combine physical and digital assets to revolutionise LCR advanced manufacturing base & productivity - 200 company assists Test & Demonstration MIF + Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) Physical Hub GERI Sensor City SME flow & Integrated Journey Virtual Hub VEC Research Hub (Materials & Smart Products) MIF Hartree Digital Hub Hartree Growth Hub (promote, signpost, diagnose) 10
Innovation Plan Health Enterprise Innovation Exchange Building on powerful local partnership assets to drive a commercial innovation pipeline of digital / assisted living health technology 80 company assists 11
Collaboration Accelerating Connectedness SFTC and IBM Watson @ Hartree + Artificial intelligence in the Living Hospital 5
A Distinctive Model Materials Innovation Factory Vision To be the world leader in computer aided materials science 68 Million project Highest concentration of robotics for materials science in the world Liverpool model for open access Open for business Q1 2017 8
The Next Level - World Class Science Base Ambition Undisputed Global Leadership Materials Chemistry High Performance Computing Infectious Disease
The Next Level Drive Routes to Economic Impact Liverpool Superport / Logistics Renewable / LCR2 Energy Mersey Basin Engineering Maritime Manufacturing Cluster LCR 4.0 + Digital Asset Productivity New Co s Advanced materials For energy Big Data, HPC and Cognitive computing IP Flows Unilever R&D Gateway to Global FMCG FMCG Valley Ecosystem of Unilever s innovative Suppliers Materials Chemistry Expanded World Class Collaborative Science Base Digital Creative / Data Analytical Accelerator Liverpool / Tech North Digital Creative Infectious Diseases NW NHS Procurement / Health Tech Northwest Chemicals Cluster New Co s New materials for Infection control LCR Pharma Manufacturing Cluster 12
In Summary Liverpool City Region enjoying renewed prosperity Transformed in the last decade Knowledge and innovation now fully on the CA radar The LEP Innovation Board is a vital component for translation of Science Assets to Innovation and Enterprise Great projects in the Plan However, The ESIF fund to 2020 is largely spent, New approaches to financing future plans are needed The SIA process has forced focus on truly world class New hypotheses on economic development via innovation 12