Innovation Relay Centre Network

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Innovation Relay Centre Network
Andrew Goldsbrough East of England Innovation
Relay Centre Innovation East St Johns
Innovation Centre, Cambridge Tel 01223
421117 Email agoldsbrough_at_stjohns.co.uk www.innov
ation-east.co.uk
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The Innovation Relay Centre Network

• Europes largest technology transfer network
• Promoting innovation in Europe
• Supported by the EC and regionally by EEDA
• 71 IRCs, 250 partner organisations
• 31 countries
• EU, Iceland, Norway, Israel Switzerland, Cyprus
  Malta, Turkey, Chile

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EEIRC offers a free service to users and
developers of technology

• Inventors, SMEs, Universities, Research
  organisations, large corporations
• License agreements, Technical cooperation, Joint
  venture, Manufacturing agreement, Commercial
  agreement with technical assistance

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EEIRCs partner search services

• Promote technologies or technology needs
• Technology Offer or Request
• Access to innovation from Europe
• Technology Search
• Search online at www.innovation-east.co.uk
• Technology Alert Service
• Register online at www.innovation-east.co.uk
• Websites, newsletters, etc
• Proactive searching by IRC staff
• Participation in partnering events
• IRC thematic brokerage events

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Technology Offer or Request

• Standard format
• Title, abstract, description, advantages,
  innovative features, ipr status, type of partner
  sought
• Submit to IRC database
• Disseminated to IRC partners
• Cascaded to local business communities
• Websites, newsletters, email alerts, active
  contact etc
• EEIRC filters responses, brokers contacts,
  provides assistance through negotiations etc

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EEIRCs partner search services

• Promote technologies or technology needs
• Technology Offer or Request
• Access to innovation from Europe
• Technology Search
• Search online at www.innovation-east.co.uk
• Technology Alert Service
• Register online at www.innovation-east.co.uk
• Websites, newsletters, etc
• Proactive searching by IRC staff
• Participation in partnering events
• IRC thematic brokerage events

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www.innovation-east.co.uk
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EEIRCs partner search services

• Promote technologies or technology needs
• Technology Offer or Request
• Access to innovation from Europe
• Technology Search
• Search online at www.innovation-east.co.uk
• Technology Alert Service
• Register online at www.innovation-east.co.uk
• Websites, newsletters, etc
• Proactive searching by IRC staff
• Participation in partnering events
• IRC thematic brokerage events

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EEIRCs partner search services

• Promote technologies or technology needs
• Technology Offer or Request
• Access to innovation from Europe
• Technology Search
• Search online at www.innovation-east.co.uk
• Technology Alert Service
• Register online at www.innovation-east.co.uk
• Websites, newsletters, etc
• Proactive searching by IRC staff
• Participation in partnering events
• IRC thematic brokerage events

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• The IRC network has brokered several hundred TT
  agreements
• Over the last three years approx. 30 involving
  organisations in the East of England
• Success Stories
• http//irc.cordis.lu/success/

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• Width adjustable rollator
• Coating Technology for Magnesium
• Highly Efficient Rotary Turbine Engine
• Predictive odour modelling system
• Method of Creating Fluorescent Drinks
• Low-cost rail-based distribution system
• Biometric signature translation algorithm

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East of England Innovation Relay Centre
Andrew Goldsbrough David Reynolds Giuseppe
Venturini Innovation East St Johns Innovation
Centre, Cambridge Tel [phone] Email
innovation-east_at_stjohns.co.uk www.innovation-east.
co.uk