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Annual Conference 2018

Mark Bretton, Chair #HertsForGrowth

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Hertfordshire and the Industrial Strategy

Richard Harrington MP

Welcome

Mark Bretton, Chair #HertsForGrowth

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HERTFORDSHIRE

Perfectly placed for business

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HERTFORDSHIRE

Perfectly placed for business

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Working in partnership with business

Julie Newlan, MBE, Pro-Vice Chancellor

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Your LEP, Your Future

Mark Bretton, Chair, Hertfordshire LEP

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The ‘LEP Factor’

Over 200,000 learners trained Over 180,000 new jobs supported/ created Over 90,000 new homes built £7.6bn private sector leverage

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Regenerating our towns

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Creating skilled workforces

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Strengthening key sectors

and unlocking new growth

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Hertfordshire and the Industrial Strategy

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Building on our strategic priorities

Maintaining global excellence in science and technology Harnessing our relationship with London & elsewhere Re-invigorating our places for the 21st century Foundations for growth Ideas Foundations Places Businesses Industrial Strategy Strategic Economic Plan

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People

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Towards a Local Industrial Strategy

John Gourd, Chair, Grand Challenge Commission

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Building on our assets

Strategic Economic Plan

Local Industrial Strategy

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The Grand Challenges for Hertfordshire

Artificial Intelligence and Data Economy Clean Growth Future Mobility Ageing Society

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The role of the Grand Challenge Commission

Evidence to feed into Hertfordshire-wide conference and agree next steps with Government The process

Set Up

Phase 1

Conversation & Challenge

Phase 2

Strategic Development

Phase 3

Hertfordshire LEP Annual Conference and formal launch of Commission Commission to call for evidence in relation to Grand Challenges

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Hertfordshire’s Strengths & Opportunities

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The Innovation Pipeline

Paul Clarke, Chief Technology Officer

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Driving UK Innovation

Keith Thompson, Chief Executive Officer

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Catapult in Stevenage

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Growing jobs and the local economy

Professor Jonathan Elliot, Vice-Principal

Hertfordshire’s strengths and opportunities What does the Royal Veterinary College offer?

Professor Jonathan Elliott Vice Principal – Research and Innovation Royal Veterinary College

• Established in 1791
• The oldest veterinary school in the UK
• 1,700 UG and 200 PG students
• Big enough to have outstanding expertise,

facilities and resources

• University of London
• A specialist College with self-

governing powers

• Research-led institution
• Strong partnerships with other UoL Colleges

(One Health)

• QS World University Rankings (2015

& 2016, 2017)

• Top in Europe for Veterinary Science in

Europe and in the top 3 in the World

• REF 2014 – ranked 3rd in UoA 6
• 103.5 fte entered
• 79% of research rated as internationally

excellent or world class

• FAO Reference Centre in Veterinary

Epidemiology (since 2012)

• APHA partnership
• Attracting GCRF funding

About the Royal Veterinary College

• Biomechanics laboratory
• Hosts 3 ERC investigators and a senior

Wellcome Fellow

• Applications – lameness detection,

robotics and UAV design

• Objective assessment of novel

treatments (cell therapy)

• Controlled environment facility
• Suitable for animal trials for vaccine

development

• Simulate on farm conditions – pigs

and poultry

• Vetcompass Big Data
• Captures data from 500 veterinary

practices in the UK

• Identifies disease patterns & unmet

needs in practice

Unique expertise and facilities

• London Biosciences Innovation

Centre

• Established in 2000; until 2006 was the only

London bioincubator

• Hosts 59 companies; links to RVC

researchers strongly encouraged

• MSD Ltd recently joined LBIC
• Offer access to animal services and access

to equipment

• Will establish small incubator on Herts

Campus as part of Centre for Vaccinology and Cell Therapy – state of the art equipment

• Industry led projects facilitated
• Concept partnership development funding

(from HEIF)

• Felcana Ltd. working alongside a Pfizer

funded project

• Animal Dynamics – to enhance bioinspired

drone design

• Innovate UK applications supported
• Robochick (Ross Robotics Ltd.; Applied

Poultry Ltd., and Harper-Adams University

• Vaccine delivery – RVC / LSHTM spinouts
• Vaccine development – LBIC company with

RVC and Roslin supporting

Support for industry

• Academic Collaborations with Industry
• Represent c20% of research income
• BBSRC Case awards (RVC is part of the UCL

led BBSRC funded DTP)

• Industrial Partnership Awards (Zoetis, MSD)
• Innovate UK grants
• EU ITNs in Bone Pain (Transpharmation),

Tendon injury and joint disease

• Bioelectronic medicine (Galvani Ltd)
• Medical devices for laryngeal nerve dysfunction

(Med-el Ltd.)

• Gene therapy for muscular dystrophy
• Cell therapy for Tendon injury and joint disease
• Centre for Vaccinology and Cell Therapy will

facilitate supply of cells to local veterinary practices; foster vaccine development with local companies

• New funding for knowledge exchange will

facilitate further interactions

Working with industry

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BRE and Clean Growth

Dr Peter Bonfield, Chief Executive Officer

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Conclusions

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Q&A session and feedback