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Welsh Government R&D Support

Accessing TSB Funding

Simon CooperSenior R&D Advisor, Welsh GovernmentUwch Gynghorydd Prosiect Y&D, Llywodraeth Cymru

Simon.Cooper@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Introduction

• Background.

• TSB Themes.

• Calls and Collaborators

• Collaborative R&D Innovation Support Programme.

• Business Innovation Programme

• Innovation Specialists.

• Innovation Vouchers.

• SMART Cymru.

Welsh Government strategy - Innovation Wales

• “…more collaboration between businesses, academia and others who

access UK and EU funding streams...”

• “…compete more successfully for competitive UK and European

academic research funding …”

• “…We will work with Welsh businesses and universities to help them

collaborate and engage with the newly established network of Catapult

Centres… We will also help them take advantage of the other

opportunities ...”

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Where do the TSB invest? Projected Programme Budget 2014/15

UK Funding Competitions Open 14/03/14Prog Topic

FS Advancing the development and application of non-animal technologies

FS Seeing more than before - emerging imaging technologies

FS Manufacturing electronic systems of the future

CR&D UK-China partnerships in sustainable manufacturing

CR&D Localised energy systems - a cross-sector approach

CR&D Manufacturing electronic systems of the future

CR&D Make it lighter, with less

SBRI A digital tool for building information modelling competition

SBRI Novel electro-optic infrared technology

SBRI Medicines optimisation

Other BioMedical Catalyst

Other Agri-Tech Catalyst

Other Industrial BioTechnology Catalyst

UK Funding Competitions Open 14/03/14

Prog. Topic

Innovation Vouchers - Round 7

Smart - Round 6

UK Funding Competitions Forthcoming.

Prog. Topic

FS Developing the civil nuclear supply chain - Feasibility study

FS Realising the graphene revolution

CR&D Developing the civil nuclear supply chain

CR&D Digitising the construction sector

CR&D Making remote working secure, resilient and reliable

CR&D Advancing regenerative medicines and cell therapies

SBRI Innate response targets for therapy

Delivery Plan 14

Where to Find out about the calls.

The TSB Website www.innovateuk.org

The TSB “Social Networking Site” _Connect

Knowledge Transfer Networks

TSB RSS Feed.

Call Alert.

Briefing and Brokerage Events.

www.expertisewales.com

Where to Find Prospective Collaborators.

The TSB Website www.innovateuk.org

The Knowledge Transfer Network.

The TSB “Social Networking Platform” _Connect

Previous Grant Recipients. connect.innovateuk.org/publicdata/

Brokerage Events.

Call Briefing Events.

Outline

Welsh Government support:

• Collaborative Research & Innovation Support Programme

• Business Innovation Programme

Collaborative Research Innovation Support Programme

• Knowledge Events & Workshops

• Proposal Preparation

• Early Stage Project Scoping.

Collaborative Research Innovation Support Programme

• 50% or £5,000 (whichever is the lesser)

• Exceptionally 100%.

• Projects which:

• Are Collaborative R&D

• Have demonstrable potential Impact

• Leverage R&D Investment into Wales

• Stimulate Innovation

Business Innovation Programme

• £28 million European Funded Programme

• 6 years

• Technical & professional support at all stages of the innovation

process where there is a technical hurdle to overcome

• For businesses – mainly targeted at SMEs

• Pan-Wales

• Across all sectors

• Mentoring clients through in NPD/ NPI process

• Awareness and exploitation of IP – Linking with IP specialists

• Access Welsh Gov funding for the acquisition and implementation of

new technologies and processes

• Facilitate collaboration with other businesses, networks and academia

across Wales and UK.

• Work with clients to exploit wider UK and EU technology networks and

funding

Plus team of Manufacturing, Design & IP Advisors)

Innovation Specialists

• Nominally max £25k per annum per company but can be more

• 50% funding for:

• external consultancy support (including IP but £5K max grant )

• collaboration with universities

• NPD (external design/ fabrication costs)

• specialist capital equipment purchase

• Equipment must be a technology step for the company

Financial Support – Innovation Vouchers

Financial Support – SMART Cymru

Up to 6 months6 to 24 months3 to 12 months1 to 6 monthsPhase duration

50%£20,000

45%£200,000

70%£100,000

75%£15,000

Max. % ageMax funding

ExploitationExperimental Development

Industrial Research

Technical and Commercial Feasibility

Description

SMARTCymru R&D support for Small Enterprises

Up to 6 months6 to 24 months3 to 12 months1 to 6 monthsPhase duration

50%£20,000

35%£200,000

60%£100,000

75%£15,000

Max. % ageMax funding

ExploitationExperimental Development

Industrial Research

Technical and Commercial Feasibility

Description

SMARTCymru R&D support for Medium Enterprises

Support is available for all sizes of business

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