Keith Guy CEO

1. (C) The Institute of Applied Catalysis iAc ® Can Industry – Academic – Government collaborations have a useful life beyond the initial funding period? Keith Guy CEO

2. Continuing Market Drivers for iAc® • Applied catalysis supports 30-40% of GDP. • Security of UK industry depends on innovation in the UK • Without applied science and engineering the UK technology base will wither. • Essential to produce and train PhDs • Underpins strong move to “performance” chemicals (C) The Institute of Applied Catalysis

3. Origins Foresight Challenge 1996 • Chemicals Panel - Applied Catalysis a priority • >25 Years of Responsive mode and LINK • Reaction Engineering was in terminal decline • Industrial /Academic Consortium prepared bid • Key challenge was to rebuild competence through a focused community • Industry £ 2 million - Government £2 million (C) The Institute of Applied Catalysis

4. A New Approach • An IndependentVirtual Institute • Industry & Academe as Partners • Limited Company owned by Members • Industrial Scenarios to Define Research • Simple bidding process • Disposition of IPR to Maximise Exploitation • A Focus for Creative Networking • Ready to be Adventurous (C) The Institute of Applied Catalysis

5. Air Products AstraZeneca BG Technology BP Amoco BNFL ICI Johnson Matthey Shell Contributor: Unilever SOCSA Consortium Laporte Hampshire Chemicals Robinson Bros Quest International Thomas Swan Original Industrial Members (C) The Institute of Applied Catalysis

6. Track Record • iAc® Incorporated December 1997 • 13 Industrial Members & 1 Contributor • over 70 Academic Members • first Director (Chris Adams) and support staff • 5 Research Projects Awarded • 3/4 Workshops per year • First Annual Lecture Given at RI, May 98 • First Module of Diploma at Bath, November 98 • First Molecule Transformed July 1998 • First patent filed July 1999 • Currently 11 Patents and significant “know-how” (C) The Institute of Applied Catalysis

7. Competitors and Collaborators IPR Trained people Research Facilities University Collaborations Research Consortia Universities iAc® 1997 iAc® 1995 The Catalyst Group Niok iAc® Today Faraday Partnerships Education and Training Universities NICE Technology Translation “Catalysis Online” Elsevier Scientific Update Gaps and Opportunities Information Intelligence Introductions/Brokering Knowledge transfer RSC, IChemE Diplomas Courses Learning materials (C) The Institute of Applied Catalysis

8. Air Products Syngenta Dow Chemicals BP ICI Synetix Johnson Matthey AstraZeneca Degussa Candidates: Sasol Avecia Merck Grace GSK Sumitomo Individual SMEs Robinson Bros Quest International Thomas Swan Special Relationship Acelerys Avantium Current Industrial Members (C) The Institute of Applied Catalysis

9. Research Programme Delivered • 10 Workshops on industrial needs in catalysis • 5 Other workshops & car-boot sales • 8Industrial Position Papers on science and technology needs • widely quoted outside iAc® context • 5 multidisciplinary research projects: total value of £2.4 million • 9 Universities • 20 post-docs • 9 PhD students • 12 associated MSc students • High value added through Industrial leadership and management • Additional training for all iAc® researchers • 8 patents filed & 3 more in preparation • 6 New Professors in Chemical Engineering Departments • A new dimensionless number – the Tesar Number • First patent assigned for commercialisation (C) The Institute of Applied Catalysis

10. Education Programme • Delivered60 companies and over 800 individuals involved in: • 3 Interactive, interdisciplinary industrially-led courses for young industrialists and academics • 4 Technology Awareness Workshops, primarily for SME members • Ionic Liquids • Chiral Catalysis • Catalytic Hydrogenation • Biocatalysis • Foresight Workshop – The Catalytic Process Research Laboratory of the Future • 4 Annual lectures and 4 networking events for senior industrialists and academics • Collaboration with 30 organisations to develop applied catalysis input to conferences • Support to Leverhulme Centre (C) The Institute of Applied Catalysis

11. Networking & Influencing Delivered • Credible relation with DTI and OST – more balanced than Academe or Industry alone • Newsletter over 1500 copies bringing together disparate community. iAc® Web-site gets 1000 hits per week. • A bridge between the catalysis and biocatalysis communities. • Strong international reputation and invites • Promotion to the non-catalysis community • iAc® as facilitator in Impact and Crystal. An exemplar for inclusive structure • Benchmarking against global competitors. (C) The Institute of Applied Catalysis

12. Research Projects Novel Catalytic Acylation Processes: £244k Imperial College, London. Tony Barrett, David Chadwick High Throughput Parallel Catalyst Testing: £1050k Universities of Liverpool, Sheffield and Edinburgh - Eric Derouane, Ray Allen, Peter Maitlis, Ian Metcalfe Local and In Situ Synthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide: £430k University of Wales, Cardiff, Queen’s University Belfast, and Imperial College Graham Hutchings, Robbie Burch, Susana Ortiz, David Chadwick Electrokinetic Control of Catalytic Processes for Fine Chemicals: £300k University of Hull Donna Blackmond, Steve Haswell Magnetic Catalyst particles for Improved Catalyst Separation: £350k University of Reading and Imperial College David Chadwick, Tony Barrett and Edman Tsang (C) The Institute of Applied Catalysis

13. New Mission Statement iAc® will be Industrially lead and will identify and work with the best European Academic sources of science and engineering and will create and maintain Centres of Excellence in the UK, in order to deliver industrial strategic priorities by attracting the very best ideas and researchers. (C) The Institute of Applied Catalysis

14. Technology Challenges ( ) = Future (C) The Institute of Applied Catalysis

15. Funding Sources • OST Based – seeking major projects • EU Based – Networks of Excellence & Integrated Projects • RDA Based – Local Networks and TTs • DTI based – Competence adders and benchmarking. • Other sources – Enabling Projects (C) The Institute of Applied Catalysis

16. iAc® Strategy • Regional Technology Translators • CREATORs • Education and Training • Build on existing • Knowledge base and Networks • Extend to rest of Europe • Public Affairs A European Faraday Partnership structure (C) The Institute of Applied Catalysis

17. Technology Translators • Ambassadors • Industry and Academe, home and away • Program Developers and Managers • Local Network Managers • Training Providers • Awareness • Technology and Education • Seminars and distance learning • Located at CREATORs • Report to CEO (C) The Institute of Applied Catalysis

18. New Structure - iAc® CREATORs Centres for Reactor Engineering And the Technology Of Reaction Other European Centres Other UK Centres CREATOR CREATOR Technology Translator TT Industry Industry CORE iAc® TT TT CREATOR DTI OST EPSRC EU CREATOR (C) The Institute of Applied Catalysis

19. CREATORs • Clusters of Excellence • must have engineering and science skills • Bottom-up evolution • Based on industry-lead programs for research • Key task for iAc® provided Technology Translators • Regionally Diverse • Enables use of Local Funding • Technically Diverse • Centres of specific excellence in European arena (C) The Institute of Applied Catalysis

20. Potential CREATORs partners (C) The Institute of Applied Catalysis

21. E iAc® - the challenges • Enhanced European Collaboration • Coordination meeting of national bodies in April 2002 • Extend iAc® brand to existing European Conferences • Obtain EU funding for Applied Catalysis Network • Expand iAc® public awareness to rest of Europe (ROE) • Expand audience for iAc® newsletter to ROE • Seek collaborative projects • Research Opportunities • Training Opportunities • New Conferences • Engage Crystal FP, Pro-Bio FP and others in process (C) The Institute of Applied Catalysis

22. Key Issues • Near term • Ensure Industrial Membership buy-in. • Ensure Academic buy-in. • Ensure Institutional buy-in • Promote to funders and gain funding • Position iAc® clear of similar bodies. • Long term • Grow membership in other sectors an regions • Establish clear benefits of programs for continued funding. • iAc® core program must become self-financing through valued products. (C) The Institute of Applied Catalysis

23. Can Industry – Academic – Government collaborations have a useful life beyond the initial funding period?ThePros and Cons • UK attitude to Applied Science is poor • iAc® must join with others to change attitudes • Availability of funding from appropriate sources • Government thrust for new themes - BIN problem • Major funding based on output measures is in favour. • iAc® has good “official” track record • European view of iAc® is very favourable • Supports EU funding opportunities • Allows iAc® to play coordination role The answer: Only if they continually strive to re-invent themselves! (C) The Institute of Applied Catalysis