Bryan Forbesbryan.forbes@tsb.gov.uk

@bryanSBRI

Small Business Research InitiativeSBRI

• SBRI is a structured process enabling the Public Sector to engage with Innovative Companies :-

• Helping Public Sector Bodies fulfil their Objectives– Using Innovation to achieve step function improvements where the

market is failing to do this.

• Accelerating Technology Commercialisation– Provide a faster route to market

• Supporting the development of Innovative Companies– Provide a lead customer/R&D partner– Provide funding & credibility for fund raising

SBRI Key Features• Procurement Process

• Engaging with Innovative Companies & Procuring the R&D to :-• Find & eventually procure novel solution to a significant problem• Encourage creation of solutions which meet policy objectives

• Development Contracts• 100% funded R&D• Operate under procurement rules rather than state aid rules

• UK implementation of EU Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP)• Deliverable based rather than hours worked or costs incurred

• IP rests with Company• Certain usage rights with Public Sector – companies encouraged to

exploit IP.

SBRI Process• Open competition based on Public Sector challenges

• Public Sector defines the problem space for which solutions are either absent or inadequate

• Competition widely advertised through TSB and other channels• Reach out to broad spectrum of technology based industry

• Applications assessed by the problem owner and most promising ones awarded development contracts.

• Project risk is managed through a Phased process• Phase 1 Proof of Feasibility 2 - 9mths & £20k to £100k• Phase 2 Prototype Development can be up to 2 years and £1M

(depends on challenge)

Progress• Pilots H2-2008 and Deployment started April 2009• Since April 2009

– 183 new competitions– 6257 companies applied– 1525 contracts awarded – >£168M

• >42 Public Sector Bodies engaged

Remote management of long term conditionsRemote management of long term conditions Reduce the need to travel to hospital to meet Reduce the need to travel to hospital to meet

with specialistswith specialists Identify earlier whether treatment is effectiveIdentify earlier whether treatment is effective Save time and money & improve outcomesSave time and money & improve outcomes

3D imaging and complex software3D imaging and complex software Calculate wound volume and indicate rate of healingCalculate wound volume and indicate rate of healing Identify quality of healing from analysis of tissue colour & Identify quality of healing from analysis of tissue colour &

volumevolume SBRI contract instrumental in raising £2.4M fundingSBRI contract instrumental in raising £2.4M funding Grown from 4 to 14 employeesGrown from 4 to 14 employees Sales made into 20 NHS trusts, and expect £10M TO by 2014Sales made into 20 NHS trusts, and expect £10M TO by 2014 ““Eykona would not be here today without our SBRI award” Eykona would not be here today without our SBRI award”

- Paul Murphy CEO- Paul Murphy CEO

7

Retrofit for the Future• To Retrofit UK social housing stock in order to meet future targets in reduction of

CO2 emissions and energy use.

• ‘The SBRI programme has done exactly what was needed: getting people to think about different approaches to tricky housing issues. There’s no doubt that it will create jobs in the construction industry, which will have to go through a steep learning curve, but the potential is very large.’DAVID FLETCHER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, ENERGY ACTION DEVON

www.innovateuk.org/sbri

website contains details of all SBRI competitions