Catapult centres in the UK. David Golding Head of European and Global Engagement

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1 Catapult centres in the UK David Golding Head of European and Global Engagement

2 Innovate UK UK s innovation agency - a national public body set up by government to stimulate business innovation Sponsored by the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 300 people mostly from business Responsible for investing over 600m per year in innovation

3 A Simpler Offer to Business FUND Investment to undertake high- impact and risky projects & CONNECT To expertise, funding, partners and special facilities

4 The Innovate UK Family Seeking to help more companies grow and scale - Connections - To expertise / research - To partners - To customers Working - Locally - Nationally - Globally

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6 Catapults - background Background Over the last 20 years most of the UK public sector research establishments either privatised or closed large corporates closed or downsized their own R&D facilities moving to an open innovation model Taylor Review in 2002 on nanotechnology saw the need to establish Micro and Nanotechnology Centres to support industry take-up with plan to establish two centres initially Twenty-four MNT centres established between 2003 and 2007 generally built on existing University or business expertise, with the intention of most becoming, in time, self financing Regional Development Agencies in England and Wales abolished in having made investments in some regional centres

7 Catapults - background Background Innovate UK (Technology Strategy Board) in 2009 looked at the UK innovation system and identified the need for centres to address gaps Work led to the Hauser Review on The Current and Future Role of Technology and Innovation Centres in the UK published March 2010 Hauser Review looked at a number of international examples Carnot Institutes - France Fraunhofer Institutes Germany TNO Netherlands GTS network Denmark Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) Finland Inter-University Micro Electronics Centre (IMEC) Belgium Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) - Taiwan Electronics and Communications Research Institute (ETRI) - South Korea The National Institute for Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Japan

8 Catapults - background Hauser review of Technology and Innovation Centres recommendations UK Government should establish, and provide sustained funding for a network of elite business-focused national TICs in areas where the UK has the potential to gain substantial economic benefit Publish a national strategy for the TICs Location needs to consider the national nature of the TICs, research excellence and business strength Core funding for each of the TICs must be properly costed Funding must be of the order 5-10m per annum per TIC, over on average, a 10 year period (subject to review), to deliver meaningful benefit Funding should incentivise the TICs to draw upon the outputs of the research base and other TICs TICs need to attracting highly networked and trusted managers and staff with relevant business and technical skills

9 Catapults - background Hauser review of Technology and Innovation Centres recommendations (continued) Link to Government innovative procurement to help commercialise the outputs Each TIC should be overseen by a business led steering group A Management Board should be created to oversee the network of national TICs The Government should create a unique brand recognising a significant UK contribution to science such as the work of James Clerk Maxwell A web-based database of TICs and related institutions offering services to business should be created The Government should develop an offer to support UK businesses access world leading expertise in TICs overseas, particularly in the EU Promote UK centres to businesses and similar centres internationally, and help the Centres develop international links and attract inward investment and funding

10 Catapults Part of a world-leading network of technology and innovation centres Bridge the gap between businesses, academia, research and government 11 Catapults A long-term investment to transform the UK s ability to create new products and services Open up global opportunities for the UK and generate sustained economic growth for the future Established and overseen by the Innovate UK > 1.6bn Private & public sector investment

11 What is a Catapult centre? Business-focused technology and innovation centre that makes world-leading technical capability available to businesses to solve their technical and business challenges Provides: Access to world-leading technology & expertise Reach into the knowledge base for world-class science Capability to undertake collaborative R&D projects with business Capability to undertake contract research for business Create a critical mass of activity Skills development at all levels

12 Technology Readiness Levels

13 Catapults Helping business to identify, adopt and exploit innovative technologies Core Projects Key challenges and barriers A unique technical capability Industry & research advisory groups Demonstration projects Disseminate to industry CR&D Commercial Access to unique facilities & expertise Develop & demonstrate at scale Reduce risk of implementation Direct contracts for projects Easy access for SMEs Innovation in collaborations Bring together customers, SMEs & blue-chip companies Technical & management resource Partners in Projects (IUK & EU) Expertise at unlocking funding

14 Intellectual Property Core Funded - 100% Catapult funded IP owned and managed by the Catapults Responsibility to disseminate and make available Catapult free to use, license, share, dispose of, within State Aid rules Contract - 100% Customer funded Foreground rights generally remain with customer All IP generated is owned by the Customer Collaboration Activity - Funding divided between partners Collaborators own the IP dependent on what they put in (funding input, Know-How, equipment, ideas, etc) OR Assign ownership to a single collaborator, deal with any claims to the IP through subsequent licensing on a need and use basis. Catapult can own IP or act as mediator

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16 High Value Manufacturing Catapult Catalyst for the future growth and success of UK Manufacturing Its 7 Centres offer access to: World class open-sourced manufacturing technology at industrial scale The UK s best relevant university research specialist engineers, technicians & scientists Opportunity to collaborate and co-innovate Full range of manufacturing capabilities, from raw materials to product development, optimisation and automation Exceeding performance targets Generating approx. 40% of its income from industry contracts

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18 Cell & Gene Therapy Catapult Pathfind therapies into the clinic and out and into the market Core projects with direct investment Sourced largely from university sector Rounded phase II data package Investible propositions Assist industry to progress to commercialisation Collaborative R&D 10m pa Contract research 10m pa Inward investors Technology platforms Gene modified Immune cell Somatic Cell Cell Plasticity 3D technologies Viral Vector technologies Point of care manufacture Seamless Freight

19 Cell & Gene Therapy Catapult Manufacturing Centre 7,700m2 world-leading GMP manufacturing centre due to open in 2017 in Stevenage Highly-skilled workforce Cluster development J&J Innovation Centre GE Healthcare show laboratory Tokyo Electron GSK Cambridge University UCL ISPR Therapeutics Viable logistics a gateway to Europe and beyond experienced local

20 Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult The UK s flagship technology testing, demonstration and research centre for offshore wind, wave and tidal energy Delivering prioritised research, in collaboration with industry and academia, underpinned by deep technical knowledge and world-class test and demonstration facilities Enhancing understanding from data, enabling innovation and reducing risk and cost

21 Satellite Applications Catapult Driving economic growth through the exploitation of satellites, and linking space organisations with new markets. Focusing on four priority programmes, Maritime, Transport, Explore Markets and Explore Technology. Strong SME engagement providing business support and expertise to enable the translation of ideas from concept to market. Building enabling platforms, e.g. Planning Applications Tool - Keyne Eye, and Project Eyes on the Sea, to help combat illegal fishing. Providing expertise and access to ground and in-orbit test facilities. Developing, operating and exploiting small-sat technology. Facilities, expertise, relationships and trusted convener to develop ideas in collaboration to encourage and support the exploitation of knowledge.

22 Transport Systems Catapult Drive UK global leadership in intelligent mobility promoting sustained economic growth and wellbeing through integrated, efficient and sustainable transport systems Modal integration & more effective use of combined capability System performance including smart infrastructure asset management New business models to unlock new value chains Intelligent Mobility modelling platform Imovation Centre in Milton Keynes Co-funded with Dept for Transport

23 Future Cities Catapult Urban ingenuity. Made real. Scaled globally. Future Cities Catapult accelerates urban ideas to market, to grow the economy and make cities better. Cutting-Edge Facilities Urban Innovation Centre in London a destination for business, academia, city leaders to develop city solutions. Cities Lab provides data analysis, modeling and visualisation capabilities to elucidate city problems. On-the-ground demonstrators in collaborating cities for testing new products and services in-situ. Key Projects Sensing Cities uses sensor networks to measure air quality around London and make the city healthier. Cities Unlocked blends technology and user-centred design to help vulnerable citizens navigate cities. Cities Standards Institute develops standards for urban innovation to help markets flourish in the UK. Urban Data Programme makes city data open and accessible, unlocking data in Bristol and Manchester.

24 Digital Catapult A national centre to rapidly advance the UK s best digital ideas to market, creating new products, services, jobs and value for the UK economy. The Digital Catapult helps UK businesses unlock new value from sharing closed data in better and more trusted ways. How we do this: Building platform enablers for new ideas Convening open innovation Big meets small pilots We focus on four challenge areas: Closed Organisational Data: Creating secure environments that allow the UK to safely mix their closed data and open it up to innovators Personal Data and Trust: Helping to overcome the challenges of creating trust in the use of Personal Data Creative Content: Unlocking new value in the creative industries by making the reuse of creative content easier The Internet of Things: Sharing and generating IoT data. Being a convening force in creating large scale IoT demonstrators.

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26 Hauser Review 2014 Findings Addresses Natural Monopoly Issues: Open access facilities, often one-of-a-kind in the UK; No single company (esp. SMEs) or supply chain could create/maintain such centres at the leading edge Increases scale, speed and scope of commercialisation: Commercialising swiftly & effectively makes difference between being a market leader or follower; Focus activities on riskier investments Enhance value through collaboration: Work across institutional boundaries, bringing together people with complementary skills sets Convening and Collaborating: Neutral convener role vital to bring together a wide group of stakeholders

27 Hauser Review 2014 Recommendations 1. Maintain support for existing Catapults subject to performance 2. Keep balanced 1/3 funding model 3. Create a pipeline and grow network by 1 or 2 per year 30 by Increase funding for Innovation double Innovate UK budget by Strengthen SME outreach and engagement 6. Strengthen links with Universities UK and worldwide 7. Develop stronger KPIs 8. Catapults focus on wider issues with time e.g. Skills, Regulations 9. Make Catapult the default brand

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