Innovation Network event

1 December 2016

Centre for Defence Enterprise

8years

Centre for Defence Enterprise

SDSR 2015 Innovation Initiative

We will launch a defence innovation initiative

We will establish a defence and security accelerator for government to help the private sector, allies and academia turn ideas into innovative equipment and services faster for national security users.

Strategic Defence and Security Review Nov 2015

Strategic Defence and Security Review

We will launch a defence innovation initiative

We will establish a defence and security accelerator for government to help the private sector, allies and academia turn ideas into innovative equipment and services faster for national security users.

Strategic Defence and Security Review Nov 2015

Strategic Defence and Security Review

Defence and Security Accelerator

SDSR 2015 Innovation Initiative

In the beginning ….

Technology development

Technology development

Innovation = advantage

The aim of CDE

Prove the value of innovative, high-risk, high-potential-benefit research to enable development of cost-effective military capability advantage

Defence White Paper – National Security Through Technology Feb 2012

CDE directive

Military capability

National security capability

Enduring

Themed

Two routes to funding

up to £3 million per year

at least £500,000 per competition

Themed competitions FY15/16Theme Value

Open-source big data insight £2.25MPersistent surveillance from the air £2.25M

Agile, immersive training £2.25MWhat's inside that building? £1.15M

Understand and interact with cyberspace £1.00MSecurity for the internet of things £2.00M

Autonomy and big data £4.00MSynthetic biology for novel materials £3.50M

Identification and treatment of tinnitus £1.00M

Theme ValuePersistent surveillance phase 2 (April 16) £1.00M

Agile and immersive training phase 2 (April 16) £1.00M

Seeing through the clouds ( Jun 16) £2.00M

Autonomy and big data phase 2 (Sep 16) £2.00M

Autonomous Hazardous Scene Assessment (Sep 16) £2.00M

Many drones make light work (Sep 16) £2.00M

The future of aviation security £2.00M

Synthetic biology for transparent materials £1.75M

Beyond battery power £1.50M

Themed competitions FY16/17

6738 proposals received

57% SMEs

CDE legacy

23% Industry

20% Academia

1066 proposals funded (16%)

19% Themed

13% Enduring

1059 contracts placed

43% SMEs

29% Industry

28% Academia

10% of proposals ‘exploited’

• Into core research programme• Primes• Other investors

£76M investedsince 2008

Defence and Security Accelerator

SDSR 2015 Innovation Initiative

What’s happening today?

10:00 to 10:20 Welcome and CDE update

10:20 to 11:20 Beyond battery power themed competition briefing

11:30 to 11:50 Coffee break

11:20 to 11:30 Competition summary and Q&A

11:50 to 12:00 Welcome back

12:00 to 13:00 Synthetic biology for transparent materials competition briefing

13:10 to 14:00 Competition summary and Q&A

14:30 to 15:15Creating a great proposal

14:30 to 16:30

Synthetic biology for transparent materials

Themed competitionface-to-face confidential meetings

13:15 to 14:30 Lunch and networking

14:30 to 16:30

Beyond battery power

Themed competitionface-to-face confidential meetings

Beyond battery power

Synthetic biology for transparent materials

Today’s competitions