Manufacturing and Materials Seminar about £15million Innovate UK funding competition

Compe&&on briefing: Manufacturing and Materials Round 1

Agenda

•  1000 Introduc&ons, context, compe&&ons aims and scope •  1045 Q&As on scope •  1100 Break •  1115 Compe&&on process and rules •  1200 Q&A on process and rules •  1215 How the KTN and Catapults can help •  1230 Pitches •  1300-‐1400 Lunch •  1330-‐1500 Side Q&A slots •  1430-‐1630 Consor&um building session

INTRODUCTIONS Aims of the day and who’s who

Aims of today’s briefing

•  To bring the scope and guidance to life so you fully understand the scope of the compe&&on and the relevant rules and processes for applying for and undertaking a project

•  To give you the opportunity to ask us ques&ons and get appropriate guidance

•  To highlight the role of the KTN and Catapults in making connec&ons that may help you before, during and aWer a project

•  To highlight the role of the Catapults in providing some of what you may need for a project

•  To provide you with networking opportuni&es with others in the innova&on landscape

What’s new

•  You will be aware that a lot is changing in our approach to compe&&ons –  Breadth of scope –  Timing of compe&&ons –  Applica&on ques&ons –  Decision-‐making processes –  Applica&on submission system

•  This is the first main compe&&on under this new approach so there is something here for previous and new applicants

Who’s who

•  Manufacturing and Materials Sector Team –  Zoë Webster (Head of High Value Manufacturing) –  Robin Wilson (Lead Technologist – HVM) –  Gerry Flynn (Lead Technologist – HVM) –  Andy Sellars (Lead Technologist – HVM) –  Ben Walsh (Lead Technologist – Advanced Materials) –  Nick Cliffe (Lead Technologist – Resource Efficiency) –  Kalyan Sarma (Horizon 2020 Na&onal Contact Point for Nanotechnology and

Advanced Materials)

•  KTN –  Robert Quarshie

CONTEXT

How the compe&&on fits with our Delivery Plan

The UK’s innova7on agency

We know that true innova&on disrupts. It will create new products, services and industries that we don’t even know about yet.

It’s our vision to help the UK economy grow head and shoulders above other na&ons by inspiring and suppor&ng pioneering UK businesses to create the industries of the future.

We already have a strong track record of driving growth, by working with companies to de-‐risk, enable and support innova&on.

A new phase

•  The start of a new Spending Review period, 2016-‐20

•  The government plans to publish a Na&onal Innova&on Plan in 2016.

•  Part of this will be Innovate UK’s new strategy, describing our aims over the next four years.

•  Meanwhile our Delivery Plan explains what we are doing in the first year of this new phase – the financial year 2016/17.

“Whether you have a small or large business or are involved in any way in innova&on, this plan will explain how we are working this year to accelerate its pace -‐ and ul&mately increase UK produc&vity and growth.”

Ruth McKernan, Chief Execu3ve

Important changes

We are:

•  aligning our programmes into new simpler sector groups

•  changing our sector funding compe77ons to be simpler and broader in scope

•  enhancing our innova7on networks -‐ na&onally and regionally

•  pilo&ng compe&&ons for new innova7on finance products

•  Introducing a new online compe77on applica7ons system – the Innova&on Funding Service.

5-‐point plan

Working with the research community and across Government to turn scien&fic excellence into economic impact

Accelera7ng UK economic growth, nurturing small, high-‐growth companies with strong produc&vity and export success

Building on innova7on excellence throughout the UK, inves&ng locally in areas of strength

Developing Catapults within a na7onal innova7on network

Evolving our funding models; helping public funding go further

Sector focus to accelerate growth

Emerging and Enabling Technologies Iden&fying and inves&ng in technologies and capabili&es that will lead to the new products, processes and services of tomorrow

Health and Life Sciences Focused on agriculture and food and healthcare, underpinned by bioscience and medical research and enabled by engineering and physical sciences

Infrastructure Systems Op&mising transport and energy systems and integra&ng them with other systems such as health and digital

Manufacturing and Materials Advancing manufacturing readiness so R&D and technology developments increase produc&vity and capture value in the UK

Funding: simpler compe77ons

•  Two broad compe&&ons for funding in each sector group this year; each open to a much wider range of applica&ons than previously

•  An ‘open’ funding programme – with two rounds per year -‐ for applica&ons from any technology area or sector

•  Compe&&ons and programmes run in partnership with other public sector organisa&ons

New simplified Innovate UK compe77ons

Expected open date

Manufacturing and Materials 9 May 2016

Open 6 Jun 2016

Infrastructure Systems 4 Jul 2016

Health and Life Sciences 12 Sep 2016

Emerging and Enabling Technologies 3 Oct 2016

We will also run compe&&ons in partnership with other organisa&ons. For all compe&&ons see the Delivery Plan or www.innovateuk.gov.uk

Connec7ng: strengthening our networks

•  We help businesses grow by connec7ng: linking them with academics, government, new partners and funding opportuni&es.

•  We provide direct guidance and help business navigate all the support opportuni&es that exist.

•  This year we will build support through the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) and Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), helping innova&ve businesses na&onally and regionally.

New innova7on finance products

Businesses at different stages of their development can benefit best from different forms of innova&on support.

We are preparing to widen our range of products beyond grants in future.

Later this year we will run three pilot compe&&ons for new innova&on finance products.

Find out more

www.innovateuk.gov.uk

COMPETITION AIMS AND SCOPE What this compe&&on is about

Compe&&on aims

•  To s&mulate and broaden innova&on in manufacturing and materials

•  To increase produc&vity, compe&&veness and growth –  with a focus on SMEs in par&cular

Compe&&on scope – the ‘must haves’

•  To be in scope, a project must cover one of the following areas: –  innova7on in a manufacturing system, technology, process or business

model –  innova7on in materials development, proper7es, integra7on or reuse

•  The innova&on proposed must have cross-‐sector applicability •  You must show how your proposal will enable a step change in

produc7vity and compe77veness for at least one UK SME involved in the project

Compe&&on scope – the ‘should haves’

•  For this compe&&on specifically we would like to encourage applica&ons featuring: –  the novel applica&on of a digital technology or approach to manufacturing or

materials development –  design for manufacture, use and end-‐of-‐life

•  We believe these capabili&es will help businesses get and stay ahead of the compe&&on

•  We are not expec&ng all projects to have these elements if they are not relevant to the innova&on or the market being addressed

Compe&&on scope – the ‘should not haves’

•  In this compe&&on, we won’t fund addi&ve manufacturing projects that focus on innova&on in the addi&ve process or its applica&on –  There is an upcoming compe&&on launching on May 23rd

•  We won’t fund projects that focus on product innova&on where there is no challenge and innova&on in the manufacturing process or materials

Compe&&on scope – examples

In scope Out of scope

For example, a project focused on developing new material proper&es for a sensor or probe to allow it to operate in a harsh environment, or using sensor data to op&mise a manufacturing process (such as in a factory or refinery) would be in scope.

But a project focused on the development of a new sensor or probe without a focus on manufacturing or materials challenges would not be in scope.

For example, a project addressing challenges in the chemistry of a formula&on, leading to a process innova&on, would be in scope.

A project developing a new formula&on using exis&ng, well-‐understood processes would not be scope.

Business leadership and collabora&on

•  All projects must be led by a UK-‐based business •  All projects must involve at least one SME •  If project costs are less than £100,000 then an SME can work alone on the

project or with partners •  If the project costs are £100,000 or more then the project must include at

least two partners working collabora&vely

Project size and dura&on

•  The innova&on project must last between 6 months and 3 years •  We expect projects to range in size from £50,000 to £2 million •  If you wish to apply for a project outside this range but you should contact

us at least 10 days before the registra&on deadline to discuss further

•  Project size and dura&on will depend on the project aims and type of expected outcomes…

Research categories

•  We need to account for State Aid defini&ons… •  The innova&on project must focus on technical feasibility, industrial

research and/or experimental development •  Technical feasibility •  Industrial research •  Experimental development

Funding alloca&on

•  There is up to £15 million to fund innova&on projects in this compe&&on –  Up to £5 million for projects las&ng up to one year –  Up to £5 million for projects las&ng up to 2 years –  Up to £5 million for projects las&ng up to 3 years

Q&A -‐ SCOPE Over to you…

COMPETITION PROCESS AND RULES What this compe&&on is about

North Star House, North Star Avenue, Swindon SN2 1UETel: +44 (0)1793 442 700

Email: [email protected]

Compe77ons Helpdesk

Tel: 0300 321 4357 (Monday-‐Friday, 9am-‐5:30pm) E-‐mail: [email protected]

Applica7on process

Applica7on process

Feedback

No&fy applicants

Assessment and poruolio selec&on

Scope check

Complete and submit documents

Download finance form

Register for the compe&&on

Use all of the space provided. Upload documents to the FTP site. Don’t leave submission un7l the last minute

Finance Form 2016 – for all non-‐academic partners claiming grant

Applica7ons that are in scope will be sent for assessment. We will assign appropriate assessors to each applica7on

Applica7ons will be assessed by independent assessors. Innovate UK will select a por_olio from the highest quality applica7ons

Within 4 weeks of receiving your no7fica7on

Via compe77on website – applica7on form will be emailed

By date provided

Compe&&on eligibility

Project Lead Must be a UK-based business

Project Composition - if less than £100k If project costs are less than £100,000 then an SME can work alone on the project or with

partners

Project Composition - if more than £100k

If the project costs are £100,000 or more then the project must include at least two partners

working collabora&vely

Project length Between 6 months and 3 years

Application form 10 marked questions (longer and shorter)

Appendices Yes – for Q3, Q7 & Q8

J-eS output document (if applicable) Yes

Applica7on form

Please refer to the Compe&&on

Guidance

Applica&on form

Applica&on details

Summary of proposed project

Public descrip&on of the project

Gateway Ques&on Scope

Ques&on 1 Need or challenge

Ques&on 2 Approach and innova&on

Ques&on 3 Team and resources

Ques&on 4 Market awareness

Ques&on 5 Outcomes and route to market

Ques&on 6 Wider impacts

Ques&on 7 Project management

Ques&on 8 Risks

Ques&on 9 Addi&onality

Ques&on 10 Costs and value for money

Other funding from public sector bodies

Finance summary table

Categories •  To help us assign the right assessors to your applica&on, we ask you to

choose the main area of your innova&on: -  Manufacturing – discrete or process -  Materials -  Digital/design

•  This is purely indica&ve but will help us to speed the process up •  Please consider the type of exper&se an assessor would need to

immediately understand the context of your idea •  Focus on the main area of innova&on and risk

Project summary Summary of Proposed Project (Not Scored)

Ques7on Guidance

Please provide a short summary of the content and objec&ves of the project including what is innova&ve about it.

This summary is not scored, but provides an introduc&on to your proposal for the benefit of Innovate UK staff and assessors only. It will not be used for any public dissemina&on. It should cover, in brief: •  need or challenge. The business need,

technological challenge or market opportunity to be addressed

•  approach and innova&on. The approach to be taken and how this will improve on current state-‐of-‐the-‐art

•  outcomes. The difference the project will make to the compe&&veness and produc&vity of the partners involved

This part of the applica&on is not marked

Public descrip7on of the project

Public Descrip7on of the Project (Not Scored) Ques7on Guidance

If your applica&on is successful, Innovate UK will publish the following brief descrip&on of your proposal. Provision of this descrip&on is mandatory but will not be assessed.

To comply with government prac&ce on openness and transparency of public-‐funded ac&vi&es, Innovate UK has to publish informa&on rela&ng to funded projects. Please provide a short descrip&on of your proposal in a way that will be comprehensible to the general public. Do not include any commercially confiden&al informa&on, for example intellectual property or patent details. Please describe your project. Funding will not be provided to successful projects without this.

This part of the applica&on is not marked

Gateway ques7on: Scope Ques7on Guidance Gateway ques&on: Scope -‐ How does this applica&on align with the specific compe&&on scope?

• all applica&ons must align with the specific compe&&on scope criteria as described in the relevant compe&&on brief • to demonstrate alignment, you need to show that a clear majority of the project’s objec&ves and ac&vi&es are aligned with the specific compe&&on •  explain how the project will lead to innova&on

in manufacturing or materials •  highlight any parts of the project that will be

using a digital or design for X approach •  indicate where a step change in produc&vity

and compe&&veness will be seen •  show how the innova&on will be cross-‐cuzng

across mul&ple industry sectors

This part of the applica&on is marked Yes or No

Gateway ques7on: Scope How well does the project fit the compe77on?

Key points: •  “must align” •  “clear majority of the

project’s objec&ves and ac&vi&es”

Don’t write yourself out of scope...!

• What is the main mo&va&on for the project? • What is the nearest current state-‐of-‐the-‐art? Have you considered those near market and/or in development? • Describe any work you have already done to address this need. • Iden&fy the wider economic, social, environmental, cultural and/or poli&cal challenges which are influen&al in crea&ng the opportunity. Our Horizons tool can help here: h}p://horizons.innovateuk.org/

Ques7on 1 : Need or challenge

What is the business need, technological challenge or market opportunity driving your innova7on?

• How will you address the need, challenge or opportunity iden&fied? • Explain how it will improve on the nearest current state-‐of-‐the-‐art iden&fied • Where will the focus of the innova&on be in the project and do you have freedom to operate? • Explain how this project fits with your current product/service lines/offerings • Describe the nature of the outputs you expect from the project and how these will take you closer to addressing the need, challenge or opportunity iden&fied

Ques7on 2 : Approach and innova7on

What approach will you take and where will the focus of the innova7on be?

• Describe the roles, skills and relevant experience of all members of the project team • State the resources, equipment and facili&es required for the project and how you will access them • Provide details of any key external par&es, including sub-‐contractors • (if collabora&ve) describe the current rela&onships between the project partners and how these will change as a result of the project • Are there any gaps in the team that will need to be filled?

Ques7on 3 : Team and resources

Who is in the project team and what are their roles?

“Appendix: Ques&on 3” may be used to describe the skills and experience of the main people who will be working on the project

• What is the market(s) (domes&c and/or interna&onal) that you will be targe&ng in the project and any other poten&al markets? • You should consider:

•  the size of the addressable market(s) for the project outcome(s) •  the structure and dynamics of the market, and predicted growth rates within clear

&meframes •  the main supply/value chains and business models in opera&on •  the current UK posi&on in addressing this market

• For highly innova&ve projects, where the market may be unexplored, explain: o what the route to market could or might be o what its size might be o how the project will seek to explore the market poten&al

• For other markets, briefly describe the size and key features of those

Ques7on 4 : Market awareness

What does the market you are targe7ng look like?

• What is your current posi&on in the market(s) and your route to market? • Who are your target customers and/or end users, and what is the value proposi&on to them? • Tell us how you will profit from the innova&on and how it will impact your produc&vity and growth • Describe how you will protect and exploit the outputs of the project • Outline your strategy for addressing the other markets iden&fied during or aWer the project • For any research organisa&on ac&vity in the project, outline your plans to disseminate project research outputs over a reasonable &mescale

Ques7on 5 : Outcomes and route to market

How do you propose to grow your business and increase your produc7vity into the long term as a result of the project?

Projected Growth Status: This worksheet Incomplete Whole form: Incomplete

Current 1 Year 3 Years 5+ yearsProportion related to project (%)

Annual Turnover (£) **Annual Profit (£) **Annual Exports (£) **R&D Spend (as a percentage of Annual Turnover) **R&D Spend Value (Auto Calculated) £ - £ - £ - £ - 0%

Employment (FTEs) **

Ques7on 5 : Outcomes and route to market

How do you propose to grow your business and increase your produc7vity into the long term as a result of the project?

Show your current and forecasted annual turnover, profit, exports and R&D spend (as a percentage of turnover if appropriate) and employment (in FTEs) for 1, 3 and 5+ years aWer project comple&on. Indicate the propor&on of this that will relate to the area of the project

• What are the economic benefits from the project, to those outside the project? • Highlight the expected social and/or environmental impacts, either posi&ve or nega&ve • Explain any expected regional impacts of the project

Ques7on 6 : Wider impacts

What impact might this project have outside the project team?

• Outline the main work packages of the project, indica&ng for each: •  The relevant research category •  The lead partner assigned •  The total cost of each package

• Describe your approach to project management and the management repor&ng lines • Outline your project plan in sufficient detail to iden&fy any links or dependencies between work packages or milestones

Ques7on 7 : Project management

How will you manage the project effec7vely?

’Appendix: Ques&on 7’ may be used to submit a project plan/Gan} chart

• Iden&fy the key risks and uncertain&es of the project, including the technical, commercial, managerial and environmental risks • Explain how these risks will be mi&gated • List any project inputs on the cri&cal path to comple&on (such as resources, exper&se, data sets) • Are the outputs likely to be subject to regulatory requirements, cer&fica&on, ethical issues, etc.? If so how will you manage these?

Ques7on 8 : Risks

What are the main risks for this project?

’Appendix: Ques&on 8’ may be used to submit a risk register to support this ques&on

• Tell us if this project could go ahead without public funding. If so, what difference would the public funding make (such as faster to market, more partners, reduced risk)? • Describe the likely impact of the project on the businesses of the partners involved • Why are you unable to wholly fund the project from your own resources or other forms of private-‐sector funding? • Explain how this project would change the nature of the partners’ R&D ac&vity (and related spend)

Ques7on 9 : Addi7onality

Describe the impact that an injec7on of public funding would have on this project.

• Jus&fy the total project cost and the grant being requested, in line with the project goals • How will the partners finance their contribu&ons to the project? • Explain how this project represents value for money for you and the taxpayer. • Jus&fy the balance of costs and grant across the project partners • Describe any sub-‐contractor costs and why they are cri&cal to the project

Ques7on 10 : Costs and value for money

How much will the project cost and how does it represent value for money for the team and the taxpayer?

Finance summary table

Organisa7on name

Company registra7on number

Enterprise category

Postcode where majority of work will be done

Contribu7on to project by

each organisa7on

(£)

Funding sought from Innovate UK

(£)

Other funding from public sector bodies (£)

Total (£)

Lead org. 0 0 0 0

Partner 1 0 0 0 0

Partner 2 0 0 0 0

Partner 3 0 0 0 0

Partner 4 0 0 0 0

Partner 5 0 0 0 0

Partner 6 0 0 0 0

Partner 7 0 0 0 0

Partner 8 0 0 0 0

Partner 9 0 0 0 0

Partner 10 0 0 0 0

Total (£) 0 0 0 0

Project cost summary (for each project par&cipant) 1. Organisa&on name 2. Organisa&on registra&on number 3. Enterprise category 4. Postcode where the majority of the work will be done 5. Contribu&on to project by each organisa&on 6.  Funding sought from Innovate UK 7.  Other funding from public sector bodies 8.  Total

All applica&ons are assessed by independent assessors drawn from industry and academia

Applica7on assessment

What do they look for?

•  Clear and concise answers •  The right amount of informa7on

•  not too much detail •  no assump&ons

•  Quan7fica7on and jus7fica7on •  That the applicant (team) has presented

a viable opportunity for growth, a level of innova7on that necessitates public sector investment and an appropriate team and approach to take it forward

Final ques7on for assessors

Recommenda7on Recommended Would you recommend this project for funding and if not

why not?

Forms required

•  Applica&on form

•  Industry partner finance form •  Appendices (Op&onal)

•  JeS output document confirming “With Council” status (for each academic partner)

Por_olio selec7on •  Our assessment processes changed in May 2016 •  External, independent experts assess the quality your applica&on •  We will then select the projects to be funded, to build a poruolio of

projects that are: -  high quality -  reflect a poruolio range as described in the scope -  address opportuni&es across a range of industrial sectors -  reflect the poten&al for short, medium and long term return on investment for the company and the UK

Key dates

Time line Dates

Compe&&on Opens 9th May 2016

Briefing Event 23rd May 2016

Registra7on Closes Noon 6th July 2016

Submission Deadline Noon 13th July 2016

Decision to applicants By 31st October 2016

Funding

Funding rules •  Funding rules

-  The level of funding awarded will depend upon the type of organisa&on and the type of research being undertaken in the project

-  Funding is calculated by project par&cipant -  Levels of par&cipa&on

•  Defini&on of collabora&on

•  Minimum grant •  Project Costs

-  Business (& non academic partners) -  Academic partners submit through Je-‐S

Types of organisa7on •  Business – Small/Micro, Medium or Large (EU defini&on) •  Research Organisa&on (RO):

-  Universi&es (HEIs) -  Non profit distribu7ng Research & Technology Organisa&on (RTO) -  Public Sector Research Establishments (PSRE) -  Research Council Ins&tutes (RCI) -  Catapults

•  Public sector organisa&ons and chari&es doing research ac&vity

Grant dependent upon type of research and type of par7cipant Organisa7on /

Type of Ac7vity

Technical Feasibility Studies and

Industrial Research

Experimental Development Notes

Business (economic ac&vity)

Micro/Small – 70% Medium – 60% Large – 50%

Micro/Small – 45% Medium – 35% Large – 25%

Research Organisa7on (non-‐economic ac&vity)

Universi&es – 100% (80% of Full Economic Costs) Other research organisa&ons can claim 100% of their project costs – see note:

Other research organisa&ons must: •  be non-‐profit distribu7ng and •  disseminate the project results & •  explain in the applica7on form how this will be done

Public Sector Organisa7on or Charity (non-‐economic ac&vity)

100% of eligible costs Must be: •  Be performing research ac7vity & •  disseminate project results & explain in the applica7on form how this will be done

•  ensure that the eligible costs do not include work / costs already funded from other public sector bodies

Levels of par7cipa7on

•  The aim of our State Aid scheme is to: -  op&mise the level of funding to business and -  recognise the importance of research base to project

•  At least 70% of total eligible project costs must be incurred by business •  The maximum level (30% of project costs) is shared by all research

organisa&ons in the project •  Please refer to the compe&&on guidance for applicants on our website

What is collabora7on? In all collabora&ve projects there must be: •  at least two collaborators •  a business-‐led consor&um, which may involve both business and the

research base and •  evidence of effec7ve collabora7on (see guidance)

-  we would expect to see the structure and ra3onale of the collabora3on described in the applica3on.

Non-‐grant claiming partners

If partner wishes to collaborate but does not wish to claim a grant: •  role and work should be in applica&on as for all other partners •  partner name and total costs (contribu&on to the project) must be

included in the finance summary table. -  Enter zero grant requested in finance summary table

•  no partner finance form required •  not named in the offer le}er if your project is successful

Worked example – £500k total cost project: Project costs for 5 partners (2 SME, 1 University, a Catapult and 1 large), doing industrial research.

Total funding limits

Total Eligible Project Costs

Maximum % of eligible costs which may be

claimed as a grant Innovate UK

Grant Partner

Contribu&on Business Medium £130,000 60% £78,000 £52,000 Business Medium £90,000 60% £54,000 £36,000 Business Large £130,000 50% £65,000 £65,000 University HEI (80% FEC) £75,000 100% £75,000 nil** Catapult RTO £75,000 100% £75,000 nil Total £500,000 £347,000 £153,000

** 20% FEC not to be shown as a contribu3on

Research Base Costs £150,000

Research base % of Total Eligible costs (cannot exceed 30%) 30.00%

Project costs

•  Business & non-‐academic partners –  Eligible Project Costs –  Partner Finance Form

•  Academics –  Je-‐S

Partner finance forms

•  Each applicant or non-‐academic partner claiming a grant must complete a Partner Finance Form.

•  IMPORTANT: Figures on the individual Partner Finance Forms must total the

same as those shown on the Finance Summary Table on the applica&on form. •  The form includes a tab for each cost category which needs to be completed.

The figures in each cost category tab populates the summary/total fields. •  Form must show the status as “complete” before submizng.

Projected Growth Status: This worksheet Incomplete Whole form: Incomplete

Current 1 Year 3 Years 5+ yearsProportion related to project (%)

Annual Turnover (£) **Annual Profit (£) **Annual Exports (£) **R&D Spend (as a percentage of Annual Turnover) **R&D Spend Value (Auto Calculated) £ - £ - £ - £ - 0%

Employment (FTEs) **

New finance form requirement

Eligible project costs (applicants / non-‐academic partners)

ü  Labour Costs ü  Administra&on Support Costs ü  Materials ü  Capital Equipment Usage ü  Sub-‐Contracts ü  Travel & Subsistence ü  Other Costs

-  Other eligible direct costs not included in the above headings ü  IP filing costs up to £7,500 (SME only)

Labour costs

Eligible: -‐Staff working directly on project. -‐Paid by PAYE -‐NI, pension, non-‐discre&onary costs.

Ineligible: -‐Dividends -‐Bonuses -‐Non produc&ve &me

Administra7on support

-‐20% of Labour Costs. -‐Administra&on Support Costs

Eligible administra7on support costs

ü  Indirect labour costs -  Board & senior management – the percentage of their &me where they are involved in your projects but are not included as individuals in the direct labour costs

-  Admin staff – where not included in direct labour costs

ü  Admin Support – Temporary/Agency Staff costs – includes fees paid to temporary staff agencies for the provision of staff in administra&on or support roles BUT not any opera&onal, marke&ng, sales etc.

ü  General supplies and IT – not linked to produc&on or service delivery ü  Corporate fees and expenses – IPR maintenance, insurance, photocopying ü  Site expenses – building rental, taxes, security and cleaning ü  U7li7es – careful not to include produc&on equipment energy or supply

costs

Ineligible administra7on support costs Χ  Produc7on or service delivery costs – any costs associated with the way in

which the company makes its money. This would include all items used to calculate gross margin and cost of sale.

Χ  Marke7ng and sales costs – these again count in the cost of sales Χ  Non-‐bookable R&D 7me – non produc&ve &me or non-‐chargeable &me of

technical or support personnel Χ  Entertainment and hospitality Χ  New IP protec7on costs (from other projects) Χ  Any headings that are being charged for directly within the project – such

as training, T&S

Material costs

Once ‘Yes’ is selected from the drop down op&on the table will appear

Eligible: Directly used in the project

Capital equipment usage

Eligible: -‐Used in the project or shared with day-‐to-‐day produc&on -‐Re sale value

Sub-‐contract costs

Eligible: -‐Jus&fied and quan&fied

Travel and subsistence costs

Eligible: Directly linked to the project

Other costs

Once ‘Yes’ is selected from the drop down op&on the table will appear

Costs that could not be added under previous headings. Do not double count

Ineligible project costs Χ  Recoverable input or output VAT Χ  Interest charges, bad debts, profits, adver&sing, entertainment Χ  Hire purchase interest and associated service charges Χ  Profit earned by a subsidiary or by an associate undertaking work sub-‐

contracted out under the project Χ  Infla&on and con&ngency allowances Χ  The value of exis&ng assets such as IPR, data, soWware and other exploitable

assets that are contributed to the project by any collaborator Χ  Independent Accountant’s Report Fees

Project costs

•  Business & non-‐academic partners –  Eligible Project Costs –  Partner Finance Form

•  Academics –  Je-‐S

Why Je-‐S? •  The Research Councils Joint Electronic Submission System (Je-‐S) is being

used to collect ALL academic finance forms •  Also to collect project finance details from non-‐HEIs (e.g. RTOs) that are

claiming they are carrying out academic quality work and want to be funded on an FEC basis

•  The Je-‐S system automates the collec&on of Full Economic Costs (FEC)

based costs from academic partners and tells them exactly what numbers should be used in the applica&on form for their costs

•  Using Je-‐S enables Research Councils to easily co-‐fund Technology

Programme projects

Eligible costs (academic partners) •  Eligible costs are based on FEC

calcula&on •  RC Contribu&on is the total

eligible cost of academic partners.

•  The 20% difference between this and the FEC total DOES NOT represent a contribu&on to the project and should not be included anywhere within the applica&on.

Normal Je-‐S applica7on elements

Not just the financials -  E.g. Jus&fica&on of resources -  E.g Pathways to impact

•  Full details on the Je-‐S system

•  Queries about Je-‐S via the Je-‐S Helpdesk -  [email protected]

-  01793 44 4164

Submiqng your applica7on and the way forward

The applica7on submission process

Take your 7me, use all space provided COMPLETE documents

Finance Form 2016 – for all non-‐academic partners claiming grant

DOWNLOAD documents

Don’t leave it to the last minute. Do it early! UPLOAD documents

On date provided NOTIFICATION received

Within 4 weeks of receiving your no7fica7on FEEDBACK received

REGISTER Via compe77on website

Public area

Click Login to access the Secure area

Check: your applica7on number matches your login username number

Naming a)  Your documents should contain your unique applica&on number

(e.g. App12345.docx) b)  Appendices begin with APPENDIX and should contain your unique

applica&on number Format

a)  Applica&on Form submi}ed as a Word file (.doc /.docx) b)  Finance forms submi}ed as an Excel file (.xls / .xlsx) c)  Appendices, including Je-‐S form (where applicable) submi}ed as

PDF file -‐ check the guidance for page limits

COMPLETE documents

Secure area

Enter your login details and accept the T and Cs. Click the Login bu}on at the bo}om.

Click Upload and follow the on-‐screen instruc&ons.

UPLOAD documents

Innovate UK Successful Applicant

The Project may not start un&l the organisa&on has received and returned signed acceptance of the Grant Confirma&on Le}er

Condi&onal offer le}ers will be

issued 3 – 4 weeks aWer no&fica&on

Return documents stated in

condi&onal offer le}er

Submit financial forecast and

detailed project plan

Financial cost review and viability

checks

Issue Grant Confirma&on Le}er

Sign & return Grant Confirma&on Le}er with project start

date

NOTIFICATION received

Project finance

Overview •  Looking aWer the public purse

•  Ensuring monies are appropriated to legi&mate/valid enterprises -‐ Applicant viability checks, reviewing; audited accounts, management accounts, cash flow forecast, working capital, current ra&os etc. -‐ to ensure that the company legally exists, and to assess whether it can meet its financial obliga&ons for the project.

•  Ensuring costs meet eligibility/State Aid/compe&&on rules -‐Project cost eligibility checks involve reviewing an applicant’s project costs -‐ labour costs, overhead rates, materials, sub-‐contactors, travel, capital equipment, other costs and overall project costs -‐ and interven&on rates, to check that the project costs meets the published eligibility criteria.

Condi7onal Offer Leser •  Project lead organisa&on •  Total grant amount •  Project &tle •  Terms & Condi&ons of offer •  Payment terms •  Changes affec&ng the Project •  Publicity

•  State Aid Obliga&ons •  Role of the Lead and project

management •  Confiden&ality and Intellectual

Property •  Exploita&on •  Acceptance of Offer •  Dispute Resolu&on

Issued for both successful and unsuccessful applicants within 4 weeks of receiving your no&fica&on

Word document

Uploaded to your secure area

Not issued via email

FEEDBACK received

Collabora7on Agreement •  To be returned within the deadlines stated within the offer le}er

•  Original agreement signed by all par&cipants

•  Key Features: -  Who is in the Consor&um? -  What are the aims, and how is the work divided up? -  Ownership of IPR -  Management of consor&um

Note: Nego3a3ng a Collabora3on Agreement can be complex and 3me consuming. Start work on this at an early stage in the process, ideally before submiKng your full applica3on.

Grant claims and payments

•  All grants are claimable quarterly in arrears

•  Claims can only be made for costs incurred and paid between the project start and end dates

•  Claims may be subject to an independent audit (including all academic partners) according to grant size

•  Claims are only paid once quarterly repor&ng and necessary audits are complete

•  Projects over 6 months are monitored on a quarterly basis including a visit from the appointed Monitoring Officer. Anything outside of this will be discussed on a case by case basis.

•  The monitoring will be carried out against a detailed project plan and financial forecast

Submission summary

Stream 1 Stream 2

Project Composition Single or Collaborative Collaborative

Project Size (indicative) Up to £100k Up to £2m

Anticipated Project length Up to 12 months 12 to 36 months

Application form 10 marked questions 10 marked questions

Appendices Yes Yes

J-eS output document (if applicable) Yes Yes

Contact us:

[email protected]

Compe&&on Helpline: 0300 321 4357

www.innovateuk.gov.uk

_connect Network:

h}ps://ktn.innovateuk.org

North Star House, North Star Avenue, Swindon SN2 1UETel: +44 (0)1793 442 700

Email: [email protected]

Compe77ons Helpdesk

Tel: 0300 321 4357 (Monday-‐Friday, 9am-‐5:30pm) E-‐mail: [email protected]

Q&A – PROCESS AND RULES Over to you…

KTN AND CATAPULTS

Support for connec&vity and access to key facili&es, equipment and exper&se

KTN Support for ApplicantsDr Robert Quarshie Head of Materials & Nanotechnology

ktnuk.org @KTNUK

The Knowledge Transfer Network Connecting people to accelerate innovation

Interdisciplinary

Bringing together businesses and researchers from different sectors.

Commercial

Introducing innovators to public and private funders and investors.

Strategic

Connecting people who wouldn’t usually meet to solve innovation challenges.

Entrepreneurial

Linking people with new ideas and technologies to partners and customers.

ktn-uk.org @KTNUK

We work with you to capture value and facilitate wealth crea7on for the UK from science and crea7vity

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We help to broker cross-‐sectoral partnership and collabora&on

We share and capture strategic insights…

A State of the Art Review Of Smart MaterialsA Review of Metamaterials in the UK

September 2015

Support for Modelling and Simulation KTN Capability Map

bit.ly/SimBest Industry – Post your simulation i d e a / c h a l l e n g e i n t h e Challenges section. Researcher – Po s t you r capability in the Capability section. M a t c h - m a k e t h o s e w i t h capability with those who need it online! More information: [email protected]

We share with applicants &ps on how to write a successful proposal

h}p://horizons.innovateuk.org

Contact Details

Join KTN Communi&es to stay in touch h}p://www.ktn-‐uk.co.uk Robert Quarshie E: robert.quarshie@ktn-‐uk.org

HVM Catapult – suppor/ng Companies of all sizes

Dan Thompson HVM Catapult 27 May 2016

Market failure: Bridging the Valley of Death

What we do

Drive growth of manufacturing Help companies of all sizes incubate and develop new technologies to commercial reality

Take the risk out of innova7on Give business open access to:

—  World class open sourced equipment

—  The UK’s best relevant research knowledge —  At elbow support from engineers,

scien/sts, technicians

—  An environment of collabora/on and open innova/on • Cross sector • Cross technology • Whole supply chain • Even among direct compe/tors

Who we help

High Value Manufacturing:

Specialised work, yielding highest rewards

High level of R&D intensity, leading to significant growth

Companies of all sizes

Companies from all sectors

Added value in helping the transfer of innova/on between sectors

HVM Catapult centres

27 technologies

Industry clients of HVM Catapult centres

More resources at: hvm.catapult.org.uk

DIGITAL CATAPULT

#DigiCatapult

THE DIGITAL CATAPULT

•  Daniel Dearing, Manager R&D Programmes•  [email protected]•  Mob: 07970 227860 Work: 0203 7356108 •  www.digitalcatapultcentre.org.uk/

About us The Digital Catapult is a private, not-‐for-‐profit research organisa&on. Established and sponsored by Innovate UK, we are a na&onal centre set up to support innova&on in digital products and services and to reduce risk for innovators, so new digital products and services can be accelerated to market. Our mission is to develop breakthroughs for the UK’s data sharing movement. We do this by collabora&ng and engaging in strategic projects with large and small digital economy players, ac&ng as a neutral convenor for industry, research and academia and the wider innova&on community, with a clear focus on the UK and European digital economy data value chain.

What we can offer •  Technical development in the areas

below •  Architecture, system, plauorm,

framework and best prac&ce design •  Open innova&on – Co-‐crea&on

workshops, Hackathons, Pitstops, open calls and other engagement ac&vi&es

What or who we are seeking •  Lead partners (SME or Large Enterprises)

with digital manufacturing projects that use closed, proprietary or personal data, IoT or digital asset licensing and permissions

•  Test, demonstrator or pilot deployment sites/facili&es

•  Supply chain partners with digital innova&on ideas

What’s our technical capability

Four main challenge areas: •  Personal Data – Trust, Iden&ty,

Privacy, Security, informed consent •  Closed, proprietary data – sharing and

security. Data Catalyser •  Internet of Things – sharing data,

interoperability, standards •  Crea&ve industry, digital media and

content

Market opportuni&es we’re addressing

•  Open Permissions Plauorm to manage IPR in supply chain – esp. for AM/3DP designs

•  Data Catalyser to share closed datasets (e.g. component obsolescence data and BOM datasets)

•  Use of personal data in mass customisa&on •  New business models for sharing component

models and designs in manufacturing (e.g. gene&c algorithms and crowd-‐sourced design)

THANK YOU!

#DigiCatapult

[email protected]

0300 1233 101

Digital Catapult

digitalcatapultcentre.org.uk

/DigitalCatapult

@DigitalCatapult

Other resources

•  Online brokerage tool called konfer: h}ps://konfer.online/ •  Developed by the Na&onal Centre for Universi&es and Business (NCUB)

–  supported by HEFCE, RCUK and Innovate UK •  The online tool has been designed to:

–  Help businesses find opportuni&es for collabora&on including research, researchers, facili&es, equipment, funding and support

–  Establish opportuni&es for universi&es to find poten&al research partners •  Horizons tool: h}p://horizons.innovateuk.org/ •  Developed by Forum for the Future, Innovate UK and Aviva Investors •  Designed to help you iden&fy the wider economic, social, environmental,

cultural and/or poli&cal challenges which are influen&al in crea&ng business opportuni&es

PLAN FOR THIS AFTERNOON

This aWernoon’s ac&vi&es in parallel

•  1300-‐1400 Lunch

•  1330-‐1500 Side Q&A slots

•  1400-‐1630 Consor&um building session