Knowledge Transfer Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP)

Providing resources and expertise through academic

collaboration to address businesses’ strategic needs

What is KTP?

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships is Europe’s leading programme helping businesses

to improve their competitiveness and productivity through the better use of knowledge, better use of knowledge,

technology and skills that reside within the UK knowledge base.

KTP at QUB

• How does it work?• Aims and objectives?• KTP at Queen’s• Case studies• Case studies

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History

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Launched as Teaching Companies Scheme (TCS)

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships replaced TCS

Transferred from the Department of Trade and Companies Scheme (TCS) Partnerships replaced TCS

and Colleges & Businesses

Partnership scheme (CBP)

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to the

Technology Strategy Board

Funded by the Technology Strategy Board with 21 other funding organisations:

KTP Sponsors

£1M per year

National Programme

£40m £90m£40mGrants committed

£90mBusiness contributions

1,000 1,1001,000Live partnerships

1,100Live Projects

KTP Essential

FeaturesCompanyCan it afford it?

Project supports business

plan?

Can it exploit project?

Can it develop Associate?

Company-based project

Strategically important

Vital knowledge missing

Can it develop Associate?

More competitive companyFully support Partnership

Better Research,

Teaching,

Placements etcTransfer and “embedding”

of knowledge

University/CollegeHas it got missing

knowledge?

Can it benefit from

project?

AssociateWhat skills are

needed?

Will they be

stretched?

Placements etc of knowledgeVital

knowledge Well developed

“Manager of the Future”

Business Partners

• Stable companies of all sizes from all industrial sectors

• Charities and not-for-profit organisations

• Education institutions (LEAs and schools)

• Health organisations (hospitals and NHS Trusts)

Knowledge Base Partners

• Higher Education Institutions

• Further Education Institutions• Further Education Institutions

• Research and Technology Organisations

• Public Sector Research Institutes

The Features: KTP

Project length 6 months -3 years

One or more Associates

Employed by KB partner recruited jointly

Project located at business premises with company

supervisorsupervisor

KB Supervisor spends ~ half day per week on

the project

The Associate

Recently Qualified with:

• First degree ~ 87% hold 1st or 2(i)

• Higher degree ~ 54%• Higher degree ~ 54%

• Average age 29 years

• All disciplines

• Jointly Recruited

• Salary and conditions of the company

Strategic relevance to the business

Stimulating and challenging for the academic team

Project Criteria

Stimulating and challenging for the academic team

Intellectually challenging for Associate

Sound business case

Clear knowledge transfer

Clear additionality

Benefits likely to accrue

KTP Costs1 Associate for 1 Year

+ Graduate salary available (company decides) £27k

+ Associate Development+ Associate Development

~£5k+ Travel and Subsistence

+ Equipment and Consumables

+ Access to University Facilities and Expertise ~£30k

Cost to SME per year (⅓ total) ~£20kCost to SME per year (⅓ total) ~£20k

Cost to Large Company (½ total) ~£30k

Actual amount is project specific, depending on equipment, travel etc

RecruitmentLong-term, Transfer Embedding

Business Benefits

Recruitmentof the ‘right’ people

Long-term, strategic relationship with

KB partner

Transferof knowledge/expertise

Embeddingof innovation culture

Business Benefits

Benefits per £1M Government Investment:

Company staff trained 374

New jobs created 34

One-off increase in profit before tax £0.69M

Increase in annual profit before tax ~ £3.53M

Commercial benefits from application of IP ~28%

Investment in plant and machinery ~ £1.42M

Knowledge Base Benefits

• Income (Average £125K per project)

• Published papers (2 per project)

• Teaching materials, case studies and projects (88%)

• New research themes – commercial relevance (85%)

• Staff development – commercial awareness (92%)

• Higher degree registrations

• Graduate career opportunities• Graduate career opportunities

• Exploitation of IP developed during project (28% expect commercial benefits)

• Strategic relationship with company (75%)

Associate Benefits

• Part of one of the country’s largest graduate recruitment schemes

Competitive salary• Competitive salary

• Employment within chosen academic discipline

• Fast-track career development

• Opportunity to register for higher degree during project

• 75% of NI Associates offered employment by host business• 75% of NI Associates offered employment by host business

• Training and development with qualification in Management to

National Standard

Location of Business Partner

606%

Number of Partnerships

Yorkshire &

The Humber

North East

North West

6% 12012%

707%

75075%

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9%8%

Scotland 12%

Northern Ireland 6%

10%

South East

London

East

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South West

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Northern Ireland

Scotland

Wales8%

14%

6%

5%

9%

Wales 9%

Size of Enterprise

<10 Employees (12%)

>250 Employees (26%)

10-49 Employees (37%)50-249 Employees

(25%)

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KTPs by Academic Department

Engineering (34%)

Design (7%) Other (13%)

Sciences (13%)

Management (17%)Computing

(16%)

Partnerships at QUB

• More than 300 Partnerships

• Mainly local companies• Mainly local companies

• >100 academics involved

• Various Schools and Departments

– Engineering

– Science – Food, Agriculture, Geography, Psychology

– Pharmacy, Medicine

– Management and Marketing– Management and Marketing

– Commercial Centres of Excellence – Polymers, Environmental,

Engineering etc

Priority areas from now - IIC

� Technology innovation (advanced materials, bioscience, electronics, photonics and electrical systems, information and electronics, photonics and electrical systems, information and communication technology, and nanotechnology),

� Competency innovation (high value manufacturing, digital technologies, including design)

� Challenge led innovation (energy generation and supply,

sustainability (the built environment and food), healthcare, transport, creative industries, space, and high value services)

� Innovation platforms (low carbon vehicles, assisted living, low � Innovation platforms (low carbon vehicles, assisted living, low

impact buildings, detection and identification of infectious agents, sustainable agri-food supply chain, stratified medicine)

Delivering greatest impact

Projects which represent highest potential for:

� Innovation

� Economic and societal impact

� Challenge for all participants

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Significant additional recognition will be given where

researchers build on excellent research to deliver

demonstrable benefits to the economy, society,

public policy, culture and quality of lifepublic policy, culture and quality of life

Priority Areas for KTP Funding

� Technology innovation (advanced materials, bioscience, electronics, � Technology innovation (advanced materials, bioscience, electronics, photonics and electrical systems, information and communication

technology, and nanotechnology),

� Competency innovation (high value manufacturing, digital technologies, including design)

� Challenge led innovation (energy generation and supply, sustainability (the built environment and food), healthcare, transport, creative industries, space, and high value services)

� Innovation platforms (low carbon vehicles, assisted living, low impact buildings, detection and identification of infectious agents, sustainable agri-food supply chain, stratified medicine)

KTP Models

KTP Models

KTP Models

Supply ChainSupply Chain

• Advanced Precision

Engineering Cluster

• Queen’s University Belfast

1 Year Post Graduate Researcher

KTP Projects

Objective – enable them to spend a year in a business specifically to implant their research topic into the company whilst gaining business experience.experience.

Criteria

• Standard KTP criteria apply

• Company has the capability and capacity to exploit the outcomes

• Potential Associate has completed the research and is awaiting results or has recently been awarded their higher degree

• Associate undertakes the normal Associate Development course• Associate undertakes the normal Associate Development course

• Project length is normally 12, but does not extend beyond 18 months.

• The commercial/business experience to be gained by the Associate is clear

Large Company Involvement

� Technology Strategy Board wishes to focus

funding on supporting SMEs, particularly those funding on supporting SMEs, particularly those which show high growth potential.

� Participation by large companies will be conditional

upon them demonstrating how they propose to draw in and facilitate the involvement of supply draw in and facilitate the involvement of supply

chain companies and SMEs.

The Process

Contact the Knowledge Transfer Centre – marriage broker

Process

• Company visit – check eligibility

• Complete an outline form (2 pages and includes company accounts)

• Support to facilitate completion of the full proposal

• KTC – liaises with the KTP Adviser and various sponsors

• KTC – leads the recruitment process• KTC – leads the recruitment process

• KTC – sets up and attends all LMC meetings

• KTC – ensures all reports are submitted and on time!

• KTC – provides all financial management and reporting

Case Studies

Macrete Ireland Ltd New arch system provides concrete business benefitsbenefits

The aim of the KTP was to develop a novel flexible

‘flat-pack’ concrete arch, which uses polymeric

reinforcement, thus ensuring a durable, aesthetic and

structurally efficient bridge system.

School of Planning,

Architecture and Architecture and

Civil Engineering

Outcomes

• Innovative arch system

The Business

• Enhanced technical skills and

The Associate

• Research profile and

The Academic Partner

• Innovative arch system

developed, giving Macrete a

major advantage in the

market

• Increased knowledge and

expertise in innovative design

and building, enhancing the

Company’s market position

and image

• Enhanced technical skills and

applied research successfully

to develop new product line

• Employed with Macrete as

Business Development

Manager

• Gained Quality Auditor

qualification

• Research profile and

undergraduate teaching

enhanced

• 13 research papers published

and presented internationally

• Second KTP with Macrete

underway

and image

• Research and development

work invigorated, assuring the

Company’s future

qualification

• Received KTP ‘Business

Leader of Tomorrow’ award

2007

• Subsequent £2 million

Technology Strategy Board

project to develop lightweight,

low energy concrete

Company Outcomes

• Unique, cost effective, highly durable and aesthetic concrete block

arch system.

• Entry into market for shorter span bridges.

• Sales turnover expected to increase significantly, boosting profits by

over 11%.

• Improved quality management system.

• New export markets established.

• Received KTP “Engineering Excellence” Award in 2009.

“Due to the highly innovative nature of this project, and the enthusiasm of

the Associate from the outset, our market position has been greatly

enhanced. Our staff are now much more inclined to offer up new ideas”.

Iain Hogg, Managing Director

Outcomes

University Outcomes• Research profile and undergraduate teaching enhanced.• 19 research papers published and presented internationally.

Associate Outcomes• Enhanced technical skills and applied research successfully to

develop new product line.

• Presented several technical papers at international conferences.

• 19 research papers published and presented internationally.

• Third KTP with Macrete underway.• Subsequent £2 million TSB project to develop light weight, low

energy concrete.

• Presented several technical papers at international conferences.• Progressed towards NVQ level 4 in Management.• Gained Quality Auditor qualification.

• Received KTP Business Leader of Tomorrow Award in 2007.• Working towards Chartered Engineer status.• Employed with Macrete as Business Development Manager.

Macrete Flexiarch

Case Studies

Company: T G Eakin Ltd

Academic School: School of PharmacyAcademic School: School of Pharmacy

Project aim: To develop a novel adhesive paste which, when used in conjunction with wound drainage pouches, would better manage abdominal

wounds, particularly those that generate large volumes of fluid exudate.

Project dates: 2002-2005Project dates: 2002-2005

Outcomes

Company Outcomes

• New product developed, ready for clinical testing.• New product developed, ready for clinical testing.

• Seven new staff, including the Associate, recruited.

• Investment of almost £500,000 in R&D, plant and machinery

• New strategic direction for the company.

• Increased potential for new product development.

“We consider this Partnership to have been an enormous success in developing an “We consider this Partnership to have been an enormous success in developing an entirely new product and taking it to clinical trial stage. We have embedded a new capability in the chemistry and rheology of biopolymers and been able to blend this

with our own knowledge of adhesives to unlock a combination material which has huge potential in the medical adhesive field”.

Dr Paul Eakin, Managing Director

Outcomes

University Outcomes• Insight into the formulation and manufacture of adhesive

systems and products for wound care.

Associate Outcomes• Experience of clinical trial setup and implementation.

systems and products for wound care.

• Material for teaching.• Enhanced research for the School of Pharmacy.• Awareness of financial issues in licensing a new product.

• Case study on licensing procedures developed.• Associate enrolled for PhD.

• Experience of clinical trial setup and implementation.• In depth knowledge of licensing protocols and procedures.

• Valuable experience of clinical research and new product development.

• Gained NVQ Level 4 in Management.

• Permanent employment with the company.

Contact

T: 028 9097 5444

E: m.flynn@qub.ac.uk

w: www.qub.ac.uk/ktp

w: ktponline.org.uk

Dr Mary Flynn