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Why innovate through technology partnerships?
- Somewhere, someone does what you want to do, or
should be doing
- Access new markets, new ideas and alternative
Making connections through London Technology Network and London - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Making connections through London Technology Network and London - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Making connections through London Technology Network and London Innovation Relay Centre Dr Supti Sarkar www.london-irc.org Helping companies succeed Technology Manager www.ltnetwork.org through technology-intensive innovation
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Services to Industry
- LTN Networking Events-Application focused
– Invitation-only targeted to business owners and researchers
- Technology Matching for Industry
– Helping companies to identify academic partners for specific projects
- Access to European SMEs
– Assistance for London-based companies to find partners in the EU – through London Innovation Relay Centre
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LONDON SOUTH-EAST OF ENGLAND
Working with:
EAST OF ENGLAND
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Universities
7000+ scientists in technology research Technology Transfer Officer
LTN Business Fellow
University Department
Industry
Global technology businesses
LTN - Promoting Interactions
LTN method of promoting interactions
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Type of client
Product Industry 25% ICT industry 24% Life Science industry 31% Process industry 17% Other 2% Charity 0% Public sector 1%
Type of work
Other 9% Testing 8% Consulting 21% Research 48% Recruitment 2% Education 9% Licensing 3%
LTN Outputs
130+ departments mapped, 1700+ technologies tracked Network outputs for 2 years to May 2006: 2577 negotiations creating 588 projects initiated worth ~£27.1m 130+ departments mapped, 1700+ technologies tracked Network outputs for 2 years to May 2006: 2577 negotiations creating 588 projects initiated worth ~£27.1m
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“Europe is good at turning money into research, but poor at turning research into money.” Requires links between technologies and SME
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- IRC Network is European network to promote the transfer of
technology-based innovations from research to industry
- Network to 71 centers across EU
- LTN hosts the new London IRC
sponsored by the European Commission and LDA
What are Innovation Relay Centres?
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Profiles on the database:
- 150 offers of new food technologies, including:
A new complete process to produce vegetal milk in a continuous way (France)
- 100 offers relating to food biology, including:
The know-how to formulate the composition of food ingredients and additives using flavour and fragrance encapsulation (Germany)
- 100 offers of food packaging technologies, including:
An active package systems to extend food shelf-life (Italy)
- 36 technology profiles on food traceability, including:
A single-use consumer activated smart-labels for monitoring elapsed time on perishable products (UK)
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The Illy Cafe Story Italy and UK
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Food Technologies Group
- New Special Interest Group
- Provide access to food-focused
events, seminars, workshops and networking opportunities
- Invitation to international events:
Murcia (April 2005) and Nantes (September 2006)
- Regular newsletter
- Free