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Working with Academia

Working with Academia. Marcia Jones marcia.jones@wales.gsi.gov.uk. Accessing Academia. Critical resource for the benefit of Industry ? Fundamental to the knowledge economy ? How can this be maximised?. Technology and Innovation. Academic links. Marketing Key events Material Research.

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Working with Academia

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  1. Working with Academia Marcia Jones marcia.jones@wales.gsi.gov.uk

  2. Accessing Academia • Critical resource for the benefit of Industry ? • Fundamental to the knowledge economy ? • How can this be maximised?

  3. Technology and Innovation Academic links • Marketing • Key events • Material • Research • Funding • Capital • Colloborative • research • Personel • Facilitation • Brokerage • Technology • Experts • Links to • industry Around 20 people focused on this activity, several projects support : International Relay Centre, CETIC, Know How

  4. CETIC • Centres of Excellence for Technology and Industrial Collaboration • Accreditation scheme • All centres submitted a business plan and were part of a competitive bid • Decision based on track record of technology transfer and ability to deliver. • Strong focus within group on working with industry. • Need to show “ Best in Class” capability that is relevant to industry • Underpinned by relevant research • Internal structure to support this e.g contracts, pricing policy,

  5. Teaching Research CETIC Centre Model The Centre is the key interface to industry, transferring Knowledge and collaborative research, learning is feedback into teaching

  6. People are fundamental to this • Commercial Manager – Technically qualified with industrial experience. Primary role: negotiating and interface, project scoping • Director - Sets the strategy, often and influential academic with track record of working with industry

  7. Nature of work • Short term – half a day consultancy can sometimes make a significant difference • Medium term – 1 to 9 months • Long term – collaborative research

  8. The role of Welsh Assembly Government • Fund the “ Commercial office” • Typically, Commercial manager + support staff • Monitor • Monthly numbers, annual reviews, • Networking, training • Facilitate/ introduce • Signposting for business, business intermediaries • Promote • Events, awareness raising within WAG, national and international – e.g. Paris air show, medica, CeBIT, • Bespoke marketing for individual CETICS • Targeted to specific companies/sectors

  9. ICT • CETICs • CAST , visualisation, 3 D volume graphics, human interaction • CASIS complex data systems, FMEA,automonous vehicles, • CEPE, Orange 3 G lab, Automotive test facility • Projects • Smart antennae • Digital signatures • Clear match magistrates court • Other • High Frequency lab Cardiff, next generation mobile networks • Institute of Advanced Telecoms, secure wireless, adhoc networking, telematics

  10. Environment and Energy • CETICS • Renewable energy – creation/growth to combustion ( ABC, CARM,CAMS, CREWE) • Sustainable design and construction ( CEREA/CRIBE) • Waste elimination and minimisation ( PDR,CFP,CREWE,CEREA, CARM) • Projects • Willow for Wales • Growth and refining of high sugar crops • Gas Turbine test facility • Low energy building • Other • Glamorgan, Power Electronics, CAZ

  11. Aerospace and Automotive • CETICs • High performance materials development and testing ( Materials) including composites and Bio Composites ( CARM) • Finite element analysis, CFD ( C2EC) • Software and communications /telematics • Combustion testing, engine development ( CREWE) • Automotive electronics test lab Summer 06 ( CEPE) • Other • Power electronics • Fuel Cells Glamorgan

  12. Bioscience • CETICS • Natural product development applied to many industries – food, constructions, cosmetics, healthcare CARM/ ABC(IGER) • Medical device development • Wound care and monitoring • Surface engineering ( complex fluids) • Lab on a chip • BioSensor development • Aquaculture, coastal environment • Other • ILS, CUBRIC, PET

  13. Product Development • Strong grounding in all aspects from Concept to marketing finished product • National Centre for product design ( PDR) • Manufacturing Engineering Sector ( MEC) • Civil and computational Engineering ( C2EC) • Centre Electronic Product Engineering ( CEPE) • Centre Advanced Software and Intelligent Systems ( CASIS) • Wolfson Magnetics • Examples Invertek Drives

  14. In Summary Universities have the ability to contribute to a company’s growth • CETICs are a proven way of accessing this ability • Technology and innovation can facilitate this in numerous ways • Contacts: • Marcia 029 20368492 • Bethan 029 20368410 • bethan.sheridan-jones@wales.gsi.gov.uk

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