The Science Council must (HMT/DTI):

1. Regional Issues for Scientific BusinessCaSE in the UKHazlewood Castle, Tadcaster26th July 2005Trevor GregoryDirectorYorkshire Science

2. Overall aim: Yorkshire Science is committed to creating an environment for enterprise and innovation to enhance and drive the regional economy, with a recognised responsibility to societal and environmental issues.

3. The Science Council must (HMT/DTI): • Be fully aligned with the RDA and the Regional Economic Strategy; • Be business-led (large and small), focusing on industry sectors and clusters which are important to the region’s economy; • Be founded on a clear and realistic understanding of regional strengths and weaknesses; • Be based on a coherent regional strategy for the development and use of the science base, linked to national priorities; • Be operated in a way that all the key stakeholders share a commitment to the regional economic agenda and to work together in partnership to further the agenda; • Be able to exert genuine influence, both regionally and nationally; and • Be provided with appropriate implementation resource and support, ensuring that policy decisions are implemented effectively.

4. Science Council needs to: • Develop a detailed description of current knowledge base, business capacity for innovation, and established environment/mechanisms for exploitation (the ‘fingerprint’). • Encourage transfer of best/good practice across the knowledge networks (regional, national and EU/global). • Agree the regions identified priorities and map against the National and European technology strategies (influence where possible). • Define an operational framework which can be applied to identified strategic technology priorities. • Continuously refine the operational framework to reflect the strategy (may be affected by CoE, technology priorities).

5. Building blocks to generate a regional ‘fingerprint’ for science and exploitation • The quality, and accessibility, of the regional science and technology Centres of Excellence. • The exploitation capability of established clusters and networks, and utilisation of best practice in new clusters and networks. • The drive and desire from businesses and CoE for knowledge and technology transfer, and potential for exploitation. • Infrastructure for knowledge and technology transfer, and use in exploitation.

6. Companies • CICs + academics • Cluster Managers/Champions • Knowledge Transfer Networks • Innovation Promoters • Financiers • Cluster Managers/Champions • Manufacturing Advisory Service • KTNs Technology Needs/gap analysis Technology Road Map(s) National/EU SET strategies Technology transfer opportunity • Companies • Cluster Managers/Champions • Knowledge Transfer Networks • RTOs/RAs/TAs • Established entrepreneurs • Financiers (VCs, Bus Angels etc) • CICs + academics • Research Councils • KTNs • DTI • Financiers Define/predict Market needs Technology needs Technological Capability/Know-how Scientific capability Research challenges Research plan Industry-led Research activity Knowledge transfer opportunity Established knowledge Basic research Framework for Innovation

7. Skills Needs/gap analysis Skills Road Map(s) National/EU SET strategies Established knowledge Basic research Skills road map? Define/predict Market needs Skills needs Skills capability Knowledge capability Learning challenges Learning plan Industry-led Skills activity e.g. Nanotechnology

8. Objectives and Timelines

9. ‘Silo-bridging’ technologies Technology and Healthcare Challenge: Accessing patient records ‘on the move’ ‘Sensor’ implants to monitor health, diagnose and prescribe Technologies: Sensors Wireless technologies Medical devices Product design Pharmaceuticals Particle technology Water and Waste-water management Challenge: Effective response to regulation Technologies: Chemicals Biosciences Engineering design Wireless technologies Product design Food processing