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Funding innovation post-Brexit

Jayne Brookman Head of AgriFood, KTN

Innovate UK

The UK’s innovation agency An NDPB funded by BEIS

KTN

The UK’s innovation network Supported by Innovate UK

– Help businesses grow by connecting: linking them with academics, government, new partners and funding opportunities – Provide direct guidance and help business navigate all the support

• pportunities that exist

– Build support through the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) and Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), helping innovative businesses nationally and regionally

Innovate UK

Connecting

– Find expertise – Find markets – Find funding and finance

Connecting people to drive innovation

What support is available?

Regional

• LEPs
• Eastern Agri-

Tech Growth Initiative

National

• Innovate UK
• KTPs
• Research

Councils

• Charities

European

• H2020
• ESIF
• SME

Instrument

• Eurostars

Sector Specific

• SBRI (Innovate

UK)

• Special Funding

initiatives

Innovate UK

Sectors

Emerging and Enabling

£86m

2016-’17 budget

8 Nov ‘17

Next deadline

Health and Life Sciences

£117m

2016-’17 budget

6 Dec ‘17

Next deadline

Infrastructure Systems

£150m

2016-’17 budget

Q1/Q2‘18

Next deadline

Manufacturing and Materials

£137m

2016-’17 budget

Q1 ‘18

Next deadline

Open Programme

£71m

2016-’17 budget

Q1 ‘18

Next deadline

• Research Clubs: SARIC, DRINC, ARC
• Priming Food Partnerships initiative
• BBSRC LINK
• EPSRC CIM Food

Research Council Industry Facing Programmes

• BBSRC LINK
• Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centres
• 8 Aquaculture Companies
• Universities of Aberdeen and Glasgow

• InnovateUK-funded UK mission to Canada
• Challenges facing UK / Canada AgriFood sector

towards 2030

– Online workshop, June 12th 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bw-

NVQzvdGa9UkIyNnhkaXhFM0E

• Developing a Roadmap

– London workshop Sept 6-7th 2017, publication anticipated mid-Oct

• Establish new bi-lateral partnerships

– Future missions, MOU, funding opportunities

International Relationships- Canada example

• Data for decision making
• Resilience and responsiveness to new challenges (e.g.

disease, environmental etc.)

• Waste and the circular economy
• Maintaining high product standards post EU exit
• The importance of joining things (systems-based approach)

Thoughts from consultation

Navigating the UK landscape of: – Funders – Research providers – Support agencies – Innovation centres – Innovation networks – Key organisations – Underpinning organisations www.af.ktnlandscapes.com

Knowledge Transfer Network

Agri-Food UK Landscape tool

Thanks for your attention

Jayne Brookman 07957 543753 jayne.brookman@ktn-uk.org @BrookmanJayne

– Aligning programmes into new simpler sector groups – Changing sector funding competitions to be simpler and broader in scope – Two broad competitions for funding in each sector group each year; each open to a much wider range of applications than previously – An ‘Open’ funding programme – with two rounds per year - for applications from any technology area or sector

Innovate UK

Changes and simpler funding

Health and life sciences

Themes

Improving agricultural productivity Enhancing food quality Precision and discovery medicine Advanced therapies

Biosciences

Health and life sciences

Themes (Round 2)

– Advanced and precision engineering – Fighting agro-chemical and antimicrobial resistance – Enhancing resilience to biotic and abiotic stress – Individualised livestock/aquaculture nutrition and healthcare – Novel genetics and breeding

Improving agricultural productivity

Health and life sciences

Themes (Round 2)

– Authenticity and traceability – Enhanced nutritional value – Food safety – Modern methods of food manufacturing – New and smarter ingredients – Protein development – Smarter packaging

Enhancing food quality

Emerging and enabling technologies

Themes

Emerging technologies

An emerging technology is one that is still emerging from, or has only recently emerged from, the research base. It allows you to do something that was not possible before or was only possible in theory; because of this, it disrupts existing markets and leads to new ways of improving our lives as well as sources of wealth generation. Applicants should be able to demonstrate a step change in performance and bring a totally new technology sector to market, particularly in: – biofilms – energy harvesting – graphene – cutting-edge imaging technologies

Emerging technologies

Emerging and enabling technologies

Themes

Digital

Applicants should be able to demonstrate a significant development in, or use of, one or more of the following technologies: – machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) – cybersecurity – data analytics or ‘big data’ – distributed ledger technology (such as blockchain) – internet of things (IoT) – immersive media (such as virtual or augmented reality) – 5G

Digital

Manufacturing and materials

Themes

Manufacturing systems, technologies, processes or business models Materials development, properties, integration or reuse

Manufacturing and materials

Themes (Round 3)

e.g. process engineering, additive manufacturing, industrial biotechnology, mechanical conversion processes, coatings, surface engineering, textiles, supply chain management, new product introduction processes or remanufacture, or application of digital technology to a manufacturing approach

Manufacturing systems, technologies, processes or business models

Manufacturing and materials

Themes (Round 3)

e.g. materials for light-weighting, energy generation and storage (heat and electricity), electronics/sensors, bonding and joining technologies, or operation in demanding environments. Also includes the use of digital technologies to reduce time for material development, evaluation and assurance

Materials development, properties, integration or reuse