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Learn how Sensors & Instrumentation KTN can help you access funding sources and calls for collaborative projects. With over 2,000 UK organizations as members, the KTN has raised over £50m for research, organized 75 events, and brokered 65 collaborations. The KTN promotes technologies, builds partnerships, and provides feedback to the government. Explore national and regional funding sources and various funding calls in science-driven, knowledge transfer-driven, and market-driven categories. Contact us to broaden your access to funding schemes and leverage our expertise.
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Funding for collaborative projects Mark Littlewood Sensors & Instrumentation KTN
Topics Covered • How the KTN can help • Funding sources • Funding calls • Summary • Contact details
Sensors & Instrumentation KTN Managed by: Funding partners Supporting partners
How the KTN can help • Funded by the Technology Strategy Board. “.. primary aim is not the creation of knowledge - where Government separately invests over £3 billion per annum - but the translation of knowledge into innovation and new and improved products and services.”
How the KTN can help • Building partnerships • Promoting technologies • Highlight funding opportunities • Feedback to government
How the KTN can help • Facts: • Over 2,000 UK Organisations are members of the community ~ 65% market share and growing • 135 Universities are members with 650 separate Research Departments involved in sensing & instrumentation • Raised over £50m of funding for collaborative research • 75 events with over 3,000 attendees organised • Currently 65 different collaborations brokered • 531 company/organisation visits • 6 separate inputs to specific UK Government strategy
Funding Sources • National (Public sector) • Technology Strategy Board • Research councils • National (Private sector) • Wellcome Trust • Regional • RDA’s • Devolved administrations
Funding Calls 1Science driven • BBSRC Industrial Partnership Awards http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/business/collaborative_research/industrial_partnership_awards.html • MRC Industrial Collaboration Award http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Fundingopportunities/Grants/MICA/Specification/MRC005438 • MRC Collaboration grant http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Fundingopportunities/Grants/Collaborationgrant/index.htm
Funding Calls 2 Knowledge transfer driven • STFC PIPSS http://www.scitech.ac.uk/KE/FOpp/PIPSS/Contents.aspx • Knowledge Transfer Partnerships http://www.ktponline.org.uk/
Funding Calls 3Market driven • NIHR i4i Programme • Stream 1 • Feasibility studies - Basic research or innovative use of existing technology • Stream 2 • Applied research – production of a device • Stream 3a • Commercial viability study • Stream 3b • Construction of advanced prototype and business plan for commercial exploitation http://www.nihr-ccf.org.uk/site/programmes/i4i/
Summary • Funding landscape is complex • Many schemes in operation • Broaden access to schemes through multi-disciplinary partners • Use the KTN to help
Questions So come and talk to us about how we can help you Contact 01223 422406 mark.littlewood@qi3.co.uk www.sensorsktn.com