Presentation to the

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• Presentation to the
• 2nd Manchester International Workshop on
• Nanotechnology,
• Society and Policy
• 6-8 October 2009, University of Manchester, UK
• Sally Randles
• Rumana Bukht
• Ronnie Ramlogan
• Phil Shapira
• University of Manchester
• With Alan Porter and Colleagues, Georgia Tech,
  USA
• Contact sally.randles_at_manchester.ac.uk

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• Literature Long heritage
• Classic Industrial Districts, (Spillovers) ,
  Regional Studies, Regional Innovation Systems,
  Learning Regions, Institutional thickness.
• For comparison 6 cities/6 technology areas
  (problematic),
• NRC-CNRC wedded to Clusters (Porter, Diamond)
  concept and fixed template/TOR that went with
  it. But we find Porter static,
  consultancy-speak, didnt fit our empirics
• Innovation Ecosystem
• We tried to nudge towards concept of
  Innovation Ecosystem.. Provides dynamics,
  idea of gaps (self-referred by interviewees).
  Draw in systemic interdependencies ,
  intermediaries, relationality.

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Objective To inform NRCC policy on
Technological and Regional Economic Development
. On a Lessons-transfer-fix model.. policy
makers supply side - spatial fix strategies.
but Multi-scalar picking up the detailed
local-new, recall last year plus transferable
METHOD? Very short project (1 month, took six..
Loss leader) . Created an opportunity to do
something we wanted to do, curb clients
consultancy approach. Of relevance to
Manchester (Innovation and Economy) Agencies and
example of local innovation ecosystem case study
(ref Manchesters, Innovation Investment Fund
Formative Evaluation) and NN Uk National policy,
inc SHE Elsa . (Polanyi dialectical double
movements) Method according to NRCC generic
method/data mining analysis (Georgia Tech)
supplemented by interpretation/explanation from
local experts, situated within existing
national/local policy framework. Problem Who
decides which of many possible cities would count
as a Top Performing Cluster???(where the case was
made by local research providers). List of
options was provided
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• Multi - Method
• Data mining bibliometrics and patents (Georgia
  Tech, US, recd by Ronnie Ramlogan, Manchester)
• Web-based NN UK policy local situational
  context (Rumana)
• Supplemented by 10 interviews with local experts
  entry point via the questionnaire. (Sally,
  Phil)
• Nano KTN institutional mapping UK/local
• Case study for other UK cities???
• Techno-Economic-Societal- Freedoms (Polanyi) eg
  nano-divides? Nano Orphans? Skills and Training?
  Commercialsation models (eg large MNC cradle
  to grave guardianship versus small/spin-out,
  toxicology lag space place and time,
  capacity )
• Local-global supply chains how does the local
  insert? Dont privilege, or assume autonomy for,
  or over-determine the local, just because
  perceived as controllable by policy-makers
• Protecting intellectual property Robustness of
  Licensing deals to provide sufficient economic
  revenue stream into the future , interpreting the
  role of patents as signalling Knowledge
  potentials and capability ie trading
  knowledge capability and potential not
  science, technology, applications or products.
  Raising the equity and selling the business
  (revenue stream 2).
• Science Commercialisation not incentivised or
  rewarded by the academic system

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Contents and Scope?

• Contents
• Executive Summary
• A Brief Review of the Clusters literature
• NanoSciences Nanotechnology (NN) Clusters,
  Policy and Institutional support in the UK and
  Manchester
• The Science base, Scientific Developments and
  Star Scientists
• Paths to technological application, markets and
  commercialisation (local capture? Yes Sport,
  No, MNCs eg licensed into leisure electronics)
• Findings Issues, Challenges and policy
  implications

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Findings

• Findings Issues, Challenges and policy
  implications
• Regional co-ordination (T, E, S, F,)
• Spin-outs and risk of nano orphans loss of large
  priveat cradle to grave guardianship?
• Toxicology space and time disjunctures
• Different models of commercialisation (only some
  return economic flows to the local)
• Regional Specialisation of the Science
• Skills and training for Technical cadre?

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Findings 1

1.0 NanoSciences Nanotechnology (NN)
Clusters, Policy and Institutional support in
the UK and Manchester - Lots of policy reports,
institutions and networks established at the
National scale nothing specifically directed at
the local scale so the local / regional scale has
a number of disjunctures and is not coordinated.
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Findings 2

• 2.0 The Science base, Scientific Developments and
  Star Scientists

Manchester (and the Northern Way Corridor
Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield) has notable
science strengths and specialialisms vis a vis
Materials, Health And strong links
(co-authorships) with local institutions of the
public and private sector (Hospitals eg Cancer
drugs development/Christies, nuclear/BNFL
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Findings 2.1
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Findings 2.2
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