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Accessing Public Sector Funds for Innovation and R&D Andrew Beale Director, IP Wales®

Accessing Public Sector Funds for Innovation and R&D Andrew Beale Director, IP Wales®. IP Wales®. A £3.5m project (part funded by the European Union) to help SMEs within the Region become aware of IP; protect their IP assets; commercialise their IP assets. Our Chairman – Lord Griffiths

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Accessing Public Sector Funds for Innovation and R&D Andrew Beale Director, IP Wales®

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  1. Accessing Public Sector Funds for Innovation and R&DAndrew BealeDirector, IP Wales®

  2. IP Wales® A £3.5m project (part funded by the European Union) to help SMEs within the Region become aware of IP; protect their IP assets; commercialise their IP assets. Our Chairman – Lord Griffiths (Vice Chairman Goldman Sachs International)

  3. 50% grant funding IP Waleshas supported a total of 162 SME projects from 109 Welsh SMEs helping them to acquire the following assets: Projects Patents Trade Marks Designs Total 162 205 60 12

  4. Patents New Zealand 2 Norway 2 Poland 2 Spain 2 Brazil 1 Hong Kong 1 India 1 Ireland 1 Israel 1 Singapore 1 South Africa 1 Total 205 UK 53 PCT 45 EP 34 USA 31 Canada 10 Australia 5 Germany 4 China 2 France 2 Italy 2 Japan 2

  5. Trade Marks UK 23 CTM 20 USA 13 Canada 2 Australia 1 New Zealand 1 Total 60

  6. Registered Designs UK 3 USA 3 CDR 2 Australia 1 Canada 1 France 1 Germany 1 Total 12

  7. Support Infrastructure Research and Development Education Skills and Training Finance and Resources Intellectual Property Management Marketing Culture The “Invention” The “Market” Quality Products Quality Human Capital Understanding innovation Innovation

  8. EU Funding Opportunites for SMEs (2007-13) The March 2006 Aho Expert Group Report on ‘Creating an Innovative Europe’, which has been endorsed by EU Heads of State and the Commission, recommended trebling the present €10.6bn structural funds support to measures related to R&I. In addition, Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has emphasised that the EU needs to deliver results on innovation, and that EU regional policy is the primary instrument to do so. Jose Manuel Barroso (Commission President)

  9. EU Funding Opportunites for SMEs (2007-13) The Commission Directorate-General (DG) for Regional Policy is under significant political pressure from the Commission President and EU heads of government to increase the number and impact of structural fund projects that will deliver increased innovation within companies under the Lisbon growth and jobs agenda (as refreshed in 2005). Danuta Hubner (Commissioner for Regional Policy)

  10. EU Funding Opportunites for SMEs (2007-13) For the first time ALL Regions can apply for funding and the Commission will start to adopt Regional Innovation Plans from the end of 2006. A European Innovation Scoreboard will be extended to the Regional level and the Commission will grade Regions on the following indicators: • Number of science and technology graduates • Number of adults engaged in learning • Employment in hi-tech sectors/services • Gross and business expenditure on R&D • Number of patent applications [A new European 25 cluster collaboration map has been commissioned for publication in 2007]

  11. SME applications for EUProject funding • Need to focus on a relevant Priority with uncommitted expenditure. • Projects are invariably non profit making and claims for retrospective part payment are the norm (cash flow issues are recognised for non public sector applicants). • Will be PR obligations. • Will have major obligations of evidence and documentation with the potential for claw-back.

  12. SME applications for EUProject funding

  13. SME applications for EUProject funding • Need to focus on a relevant Priority with uncommitted expenditure. • Projects are invariably non profit making and claims for retrospective part payment are the norm (cash flow issues are recognised for non public sector applicants). • Will be PR obligations. • Will have major obligations of evidence and documentation with the potential for claw-back.

  14. SME applications for EUProject funding • Need to focus on a relevant Priority with uncommitted expenditure. • Projects are invariably non profit making and claims for retrospective part payment are the norm (cash flow issues are recognised for non public sector applicants). • Will be PR obligations. • Will have major obligations of evidence and documentation with the potential for claw-back.

  15. SME applications for EUProject funding • Need to focus on a relevant Priority with uncommitted expenditure. • Projects are invariably non profit making and claims for retrospective part payment are the norm (cash flow issues are recognised for non public sector applicants). • Will be PR obligations. • Will have major obligations of evidence and documentation with the potential for claw-back.

  16. SME applications to benefitfrom EU funded projects • Need to be focus on the Project Targets (see Scoreboard): • Jobs (but not job relevant) • Gross FTE new jobs in high/medium hi-tech companies • - permanent (direct/indirect) & temporary • Gross FTE safeguarded jobs in high/medium hi-tech companies • Patents • Positive due diligence • Defensive due diligence • Need to be supported by a business strategy. • May require prior approval (note confidentiality/prior disclosure issues) and only offer a retrospective part payment. • May have PR obligations. • Will have obligations of evidence and documentation with the potential for claw-back.

  17. SME applications to benefitfrom EU funded projects • high technology companies means those in both high technology industries and • medium high technology industries. • high technology industries means those in the following sectors: • pharmaceuticals SIC 24.4 • office machinery and computers SIC 30.0 • Aerospace SIC 35.3 • electronics-communications SIC 32.0 • medium high technology industries means those in the following sectors: • scientific instruments SIC 33.0 • motor vehicles SIC 34.0 • electrical machinery SIC 31.0 • chemicals SIC 24.0 (exc.24.4) • other transport equipment SIC 35.2, 35.4, 35.5 • non-electrical machinery SIC 29.0

  18. High & Medium Hi-Tech Co’s SIC Code analysis was found to be irrelevant for 28% of our membership and potentially less than 20% accurate for the remainder. Using the Nice classification system was 3 times more accurate.

  19. SME applications to benefitfrom EU funded projects • Need to be focus on the Project Targets (see Scoreboard): • Jobs (but not job relevant) • Gross FTE new jobs in high/medium hi-tech companies • - permanent (direct/indirect) & temporary • Gross FTE safeguarded jobs in high/medium hi-tech companies • Patents • Positive due diligence • Defensive due diligence • Need to be supported by a business strategy. • May require prior approval (note confidentiality/prior disclosure issues) and only offer a retrospective part payment. • May have PR obligations. • Will have obligations of evidence and documentation with the potential for claw-back.

  20. SME applications to benefitfrom EU funded projects • Need to be focus on the Project Targets (see Scoreboard): • Jobs (but not job relevant) • Gross FTE new jobs in high/medium hi-tech companies • - permanent (direct/indirect) & temporary • Gross FTE safeguarded jobs in high/medium hi-tech companies • Patents • Positive due diligence • Defensive due diligence • Need to be supported by a business strategy. • May require prior approval (note confidentiality/prior disclosure issues) and only offer a retrospective part payment. • May have PR obligations. • Will have obligations of evidence and documentation with the potential for claw-back.

  21. SME applications to benefitfrom EU funded projects • Need to be focus on the Project Targets (see Scoreboard): • Jobs (but not job relevant) • Gross FTE new jobs in high/medium hi-tech companies • - permanent (direct/indirect) & temporary • Gross FTE safeguarded jobs in high/medium hi-tech companies • Patents • Positive due diligence • Defensive due diligence • Need to be supported by a business strategy. • May require prior approval (note confidentiality/prior disclosure issues) and only offer a retrospective part payment. • May have PR obligations. • Will have obligations of evidence and documentation with the potential for claw-back.

  22. SME applications to benefitfrom EU funded projects • Need to be focus on the Project Targets (see Scoreboard): • Jobs (but not job relevant) • Gross FTE new jobs in high/medium hi-tech companies • - permanent (direct/indirect) & temporary • Gross FTE safeguarded jobs in high/medium hi-tech companies • Patents • Positive due diligence • Defensive due diligence • Need to be supported by a business strategy. • May require prior approval (note confidentiality/prior disclosure issues) and only offer a retrospective part payment. • May have PR obligations. • Will have obligations of evidence and documentation with the potential for claw-back.

  23. SME applications to benefitfrom EU funded projects • Need to be focus on the Project Targets (see Scoreboard): • Jobs (but not job relevant) • Gross FTE new jobs in high/medium hi-tech companies • - permanent (direct/indirect) & temporary • Gross FTE safeguarded jobs in high/medium hi-tech companies • Patents • Positive due diligence • Defensive due diligence • Need to be supported by a business strategy. • May require prior approval (note confidentiality/prior disclosure issues) and only offer a retrospective part payment. • May have PR obligations. • Will have obligations of evidence and documentation with the potential for claw-back.

  24. Thank you for your attention and I hope your interestAndrew BealeDirector, IP Wales®

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