Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Maximising Opportunities

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Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Maximising
Opportunities

• Simon Earp
• Director, University of Edinburgh Management
  School/
• Chairman, East of Scotland KTP Centre
• 650 8067/S.Earp_at_ed.ac.uk
• Anne Keane
• Manager, East of Scotland KTP Centre
• 455 5106/annekeane_at_ktpcentre.com

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Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Mission

• To strengthen the competitiveness and wealth
  creation of the UK by the stimulation of
  innovation in industry through collaborative
  partnerships between the science, engineering and
  technology base and industry
• Extension of the TCS scheme
• (formally Teaching Company Scheme)

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Sponsors

• Department of Trade and Industry
• Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research
  Council
• Invest Northern Ireland
• Department of Health
• Economic and Social Research Council
• Engineering and Physical Sciences Research
  Council
• Department for Environment, Food and Rural
  Affairs
• Welsh Assembly Government
• Natural Environment Research Council
• Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council
• Scottish Executive

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Objectives of every Knowledge Transfer
Partnership

• facilitate the transfer of knowledge and the
  
  
  
  
  spread of technical and business skills
  
  
  
  
  through innovation project
• provide company-based training for
  
  
  
  
  graduates in order to enhance their
  
  
  
  
  business and specialist skills
• stimulate and enhance business relevant
  
  
  
  
  research and training undertaken by the
  
  
  
  
  knowledge base

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What is a Knowledge Transfer Partnership?

• A collaboration involving 3 partners with gain
  for all
• A company that would benefit from additional
  expertise to aid innovative product, process or
  market development
• An academic team with the mix of expertise to
  fill the expertise gap
• At least one graduate - KTP Associate to
  carryout the project work in the company over 1-3
  years, jointly supervised by company and
  academics.

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Improve Productivity and Company
Strategic Company-Based Project
Knowledge Transfer Partnership
Enhances Graduate Career(s)
Enhances Knowledge Bases Relevance to Business
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Criteria for Projects

• Company financially able to complete and exploit
  the programme
• Programme will create strategically important
  change for the company
• Academic input essential for an innovative result
• Associate s t r e t c h e d

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Project Lifecycle
Grant
Proposal
Outline approval
Idea
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University benefits

• Understanding of industrial requirements and
  commercial imperatives
• Opportunities to put ideas into action
• Development of relationships for other research
  projects
• Staff development
• Framework ideal for younger academics to build
  relationships with industry in safe environment
  supported by senior academics KTP consultants
  and to develop and hone new skills
• Student placements
• Student projects
• Publishing academic papers

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University benefits

• Knowledge Transfer Income
• Value of typical 2 yr project with SME 100k
• 21K Direct to School 25 overhead
• KTP Center's Partners awarded c. 10m in TCS/KTP
  income since Centre estab. in 1998
• U of E awards c. 2m
• Tip of the iceberg of opportunity
• Annual KTP grant pot c. 25m
• Including company contribution pot c. 42m
• Approx 14 coming to Scottish universities

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Role of the Supervisors

• Industrial Supervisor
• Day-to-day support to the project and the
  Associate
• Guides Associates professional development
• Academic Supervisor
• Regular support to project and Associate (visits
  company on average ½ day per week)
• Guide Associates Professional development
• Links to expertise with the Knowledge Base partner

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Whats changed from TCS of old?

• Project duration 18-36 months
• Academic outcomes emphasised
• KTP Centre support
• To ensure project plans are well defined
  developed to facilitate maximum benefit for all
• Minimal effort in proposal preparation
  submission
• To enhance chances of approval 100 success!
• Co-ordinate Associate recruitment process
• Introduction of potential partners

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Role of the KTP Centre

• A Gateway into partner HEIs
• To promote collaboration knowledge transfer.
• Brokers / bloodhounds / needs translators
• Facilitators in preparation submission process
• 9 submission points a year
• Typically 3-4 weeks to prepare proposal
• Outcome known 3-4 weeks
• Support with graduate recruitment
• Signposters

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East of Scotland KTP Centre
University of Edinburgh Heriot-Watt
University Napier University University of
Stirling University of St Andrews Queen Margaret
University College
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Centres aims

• To enable partner universities to take greater
  advantage of the opportunities available through
  participation in Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
  by
• Raising level of awareness of KTP in academic
  community
• Assisting academics to build on existing
  relationships with established industrial
  contacts
• Introduction of potential partners

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What Next?

• Consider whether existing links with companies
  have potential for KTP
• Guest Speakers
• Consultancy
• Contract research
• Recruiters/Previous employers
• Suppliers
• Consider research applications and suggest
  Companies
• We can help identify Companies