EPRSC Knowledge Transfer Account KTA Business Relations Background

EPRSC Knowledge Transfer Account (KTA) Business Relations

Background EPSRC KTA • University of Manchester awarded the largest KTA Award of £ 8. 3 m • Started in October 2009 • 4 funding calls to date • Ends 30 September 2012 Business Relations

KTA Support Mechanisms • Secondment Scheme – exploitation secondments – exploration secondments • • • Concept Development and Feasibility Studies Knowledge Transfer Fellows scheme Knowledege Transfer Partnerships Development of Licensable Technology Continuing Professional Development Joint horizon- scanning and scenario-modelling Business Relations

Overview of KTA support mechanisms • Concept Development and Feasibility Studies - the development of early evaluation prototypes or ‘demonstrators’, by initial trials in a particular field, or by ‘scoping exercises’ (KTA awards up to £ 30 k) • Secondment Scheme • exploitation secondments focused directly on the development of specific research outputs; • exploration secondments which enable companies to explore the opportunities offered by particular research areas, or academics to explore the application possibilities for their research. (KTA awards up to £ 60 k) Business Relations

• Knowledge Transfer Fellows scheme –This scheme will underwrite the employment of full time ‘KT Fellows’ to respond to demand for short term application projects from a range of companies • Knowledege Transfer Partnerships - The delivery of new knowledge/technology into the company partner, to develop new or enhanced product, process, way of working. • Development of Licensable Technology funding available to support the identification of fields of application, and/or the early stage development of licensable technologies, managed through UMIP Ltd Business Relations

• Continuing Professional Development • Horizon Scanning and Scenario Modelling – Facilitated events Business Relations

R or P Codes? !! • KTA Call background • Frascati definition of research • R Codes : – – Concept and Feasibility Exploitation Secondments KT Fellows Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Business Relations

• P Codes – Exploration Secondments – Horizon Scanning – CPD Business Relations

KTA Process Flowchart Business Relations

KTA Flowchart Business Relations

Pre Award • • Research Manager costs KTA application RMS input – KTA-R for research – KTA-NR for non-research • KTA Application Business Relations

KTA Application Process • www. manchester. ac. uk/kta - application forms and guidance notes • Initial assessment by KTA team • KT Schemes Panel • Key points: – Non specialist audience – Liaise with KTA team – KTA awards up to 80% Total Project Costs Business Relations

• Application submission: – – KTA application form Research Proposal Approval Form p. FACT costing report Submit to Rupa Sharma by 12 noon on deadline day • KTPs: – Two stage process – Expression of interest – Full application Business Relations

Post Award • • KTA awarded or rejected KTA Grant Offer Letter Research Managers updates RMS KTA Office notified of finance code Contract negotiation Financial management of project Project reporting Business Relations

KTA Team • Miranda Mc. Cormick – Head of KTA Team (Schools of Maths, Chemistry and Faculty of Life Sciences) • Mark Godber – Business Development Manager (Schools of CEAS, MACE, Computer Science and Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences) • Cecilia Barr – Business Development Manager (Schools of Physics & Astronomy, SEAES, Materials, E&EE, Faculty of Humanities) • Rupa Sharma – Project Administration Officer • Connie Funke-Dooley – Administrative Assistant Business Relations

Future calls • Call 5 - 16 July 2010 – 12 noon • 2010/11 calls to be announced • KTP applications on-going KTA Project Administration Officer Rupa Sharma Tel: 0161 306 6812 Rupa. sharma@manchester. ac. uk B 48 Sackville Building Business Relations