ODA and business-led engagement

Janet GeddesJan 2017

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Innovate UK is going international…

• More ODA-funding being made available for UK business-led innovation (non-DFID and DFID)

• Brexit – S&I seen as a potential enabler to building new trading relationships – international prioritisation exercise and Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund

• UKRI?

Interesting times!Brief on current thinking, current activities

Our goals related to ODA….

• Doing what we do best: Access resource from HMG ODA programmes to deliver international business-led innovation and mutual economic growth

• Doing what we do best: Support UK businesses and Catapults/RTOs to internationalise further, utilising overseas structures and support systems funded by FCO, BEIS and DFID in country

• ODA: Work in partnership with emerging and developing economies to innovate and develop commercially viable solutions to global challenges

• For Innovate UK/HMG: Build our reputation in emerging economies as thought leaders on business led innovation

• For HMG: Deliver transformational ODA programmes and competitions; building our reputation as important partners in the delivery of HMG ODA ambitions

Our ODA portfolio

BEIS

DFID

FCO/BEIS

• Newton Fund

• Agri-Tech Catalyst• Energy Catalyst• Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI)

• Prosperity Fund?

Other Government Departments

• DH – SBRI - Vaccines• DH – AMR (China)?

Our role in Newton Fund

People Research Translation

Improving capacity in research and science, individually and institutionally

Improving research collaborations on critical socio-economic development challenges

Creating collaborative solutions to socio-economic development challenges and strengthening innovation systems

Innovate UK’s Newton Fund objectives

1. Stimulate business-led innovation collaborations – between UK and partner country business and research organisations proposing novel commercially-focussed solutions to particular socio-economic challenges

Our delivery tool: Collaborative R&D funding competitions, workshops and missions/visits

2. Strengthen innovation capacity – to support our partner countries to deliver business-led innovation better = more attractive innovation destination and markets for UK business

Our delivery tool: Bespoke programmes of professional development and other capacity building

Current and forthcoming CR&D opportunities

1. OPEN: India – technology solutions for societycompetition in a nutshell

Scope:

• Clean Technology

• Affordable Healthcare

• Use of ESDM technologies to provide solutions to particular societal challenges

UK total budget: £1.6 mil

UK project grant size: £350K – 450K

Minimum consortium (UK & India): 1 UK business (UKPL) & 1 Indian business (IPL). UK ROs eligible as partners

Project duration: 12-24 months

ODAble!

Application deadline: 22 February 2017

2. OPEN: Brazil – urban innovationcompetition in a nutshell

Scope:

• Integration and governance of systems within a city

• Urban infrastructure and affordable, smart mobility

• Sustainable urban environments

UK total budget: £2.4 mil

UK project grant size: £200K – 500K

Minimum consortium (UK & Brazil): 1 UK business (UKPL) & 1 Indian business (BPL). UK ROs eligible as partners

Project duration: 12-24 months

ODAble!

Application deadline: 3 May 2017

3. FORTHCOMING: South Africa – precision medicinecompetition in a nutshell

Scope: precision medicine for non-communicable disease and child health

UK total budget: £1.5 mil

UK project grant size: up to £350K

Minimum UK consortium: 1 UK business. UK ROs eligible as partners.

Project duration: up to 36 months

ODAble!

Competition expected to open: 30 January 2017

4. FORTHCOMING: China – agri-tech innovationcompetition in a nutshell

Scope: agricultural technologies

UK total budget: still being discussed, around £8 mil (with BBSRC)

UK project grant size: still being discussed

Minimum consortium: 1 UK business & 1 UK research organisation (any could lead)

Project duration: 24-36 months

ODAble!

Competition expected to open: Q4 FY 16/17

5. FORTHCOMING: India – industrial waste and value recoverycompetition in a nutshell

Scope: bio-chemical solutions for key Indian waste streams

UK total budget: still being discussed, around £8 mil (with BBSRC and EPSRC)

UK project grant size: still being discussed

Minimum consortium: 1 UK business & 1 UK research organisation (any could lead)

Project duration: still being discussed

ODAble!

Competition expected to open: Q1 FY 17/18

6. FORTHCOMING: Malaysia – urban innovationcompetition in a nutshell

Scope: sustainable urban innovation

UK total budget: still being discussed, around £3 mil

UK project grant size: still being discussed

Minimum consortium (UK & MY): 1 UK business (UKPL) & 1 Malaysian business (MPL). UK ROs likely to be eligible as partner.

Project duration: still being discussed, likely to be 24 months

ODAble!

Competition expected to open: Q1 FY 17/18

OPEN: Agri-tech Catalyst Round 6 (DFID-funded, not Newton)- see our website. Full-stage registration deadline for the early and

late-stage awards is today – 25 Jan 2017.

FORTHCOMING: Energy Catalyst Round 5 (with DFID-funding)– see our website. Likely to open late spring 2017.

Some stats on Newton

– 11 Newton Fund competitions run with 7 countries, from a starting position of nearly zero relationships. International partnerships aren’t easy!

– Of the 257 full-stage applications received, there were 159 counts of UK HEIs/Unis being included.

– Of the 257 applications received, we have jointly agreed to fund 57projects = £23.6m worth of grant commitments made to UK businesses, universities and RTOs by Innovate UK.

– 32 of those 57 projects include HEIs.

– In 2/32, the HEI/Uni are leading the project; in 30/32 they are collaborators.

– Of those 32, it looks like only 3 include Scottish Unis (2 x Heriot Watt, and 1 x Edinburgh Napier), all as collaborators.

Under Newton Fund, who do we support?

Research

Business

53% 4% 4%

Large (Multi-national)

31% 1%

Catapult

7%

Other (Charity/NPD RTO/ PD RTO/

PSO/ PSRE

SME’s (Micro/Small/Medium) Large (UK)

University/HEI

And finally…

Our international prioritisation exercise and the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund…