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Quantum Technology SIG and Funding OpportunitiesDr. Matt Butchers

Isaac Newton Institute, Cambridge – 7th August 2014

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Introducing the KTN

The KTN is the UK’s innovation network. We bring together businesses, entrepreneurs, academics and funders to develop new products and services.

We help business to grow the economy and improve people’s lives by capturing maximum value from innovative ideas, scientific research and creativity

What we do

The UK’s Innovation Network

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The Knowledge Transfer NetworkEnabling collaboration

Strategic Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurial Commercial

Connecting people who wouldn’t usually

meet to solve innovation challenges

Bringing together businesses and

researchers from different sectors

Linking people with new ideas and

technologies to partners and customers

Introducing innovators to public and private

funders and investors

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The Knowledge Transfer Network

Core thematic networks covering key application areas and underpinning technologies

17 Industry Communities

Stimulating dialogue/accelerating innovation

Renew

Chris WarkupCEO

David LockwoodChair

We are eliminating silos to make it easier to

assemble multi-disciplinary teams so that we can do more,

and do it well.

The “half-life of knowledge” is

shortening, so we must connect business with

research faster than ever before.

Interdisciplinary programmes building communities around priority challenges

17 Cross-sector Groups

An engaged online community of innovators served by a single platform

60,000+ Members

Hundreds of events bringing people together ‘to make magic happen’

6,000+ Delegates per year

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5UK Quantum Technologies Initiative

The government is to invest £ 270 m over five years in the

development of quantum technologies, including £ 32 m through the Technology Strategy Board

The Technology Strategy Board will work with the EPSRC to encourage UK companies to evaluate and develop innovative uses of quantum technology, to gain an early competitive advantage in the global race to exploit this innovative technology area.

This funding will allow us to work with the research base and companies from several areas to evaluate and develop the potential of quantum technologies

– Iain Gray, Chief Executive, Technology Strategy Board

We will be working with partners such as the Technology Strategy Board to identify best use of these funds, and details of how this investment will be allocated will follow in 2014

– Prof David Delpy, Chief Executive, EPSRC

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Quantum Technology SIGconnect.innovateuk.org/web/quantum-technology

SIG Objective

Unite communities to exploit the commercial opportunities for quantum technologies

Communications

Defence systems

Space

Mining

Medical physics

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Quantum Technology SIGconnect.innovateuk.org/web/quantum-technology

SIG Objective

Explore market opportunities and help build vital supply chains for a thriving future industry

The SIG recognises that it needs to engage with end-users from a broad range of sectors to establish true market opportunities and market needs.

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Quantum Technology SIGconnect.innovateuk.org/web/quantum-technology

SIG Activities

Tangible Industrial Benefit

Promote Routes to Funding

Directory of end-users

Networking Opportunities

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9Technology Strategy Board - Funding CallExploring the commercial applications of quantum technologies

The Technology Strategy Board, EPSRC and Dstl are launching a

£ 5 m competition to open in September 2014 which will provide funding to explore and accelerate commercial opportunities in quantum technologies.

It will help companies to conduct studies, make early-stage prototypes and test components at reduced cost. These early-stage activities will be crucial tools in driving expectations and mapping the potential value of new markets.

Overview

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Technology Strategy Board - Funding CallExploring the commercial applications of quantum technologies

Development of technologies with exploit one or more of the following quantum phenomena:

Entanglement

Superposition

Bose-Einstein condensates

Matter wave interferometry

Squeezed states

Critical sub-systems

Vacuum systems

Stabilised-frequency laser systems

Integrated laser and vacuum systems

Interpretation algorithms and software

Single photon light sources / detectors

Optical clocks

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Technology Strategy Board - Funding CallExploring the commercial applications of quantum technologies

Exploring the technical or commercial potential for ‘far from market’ quantum technologies or components

Undertaking early-stage development activities to understand and support potential application area for quantum systems or components

Producing technology prototypes based on laboratory equipment, to demonstrate proof of concept.

Attracting 65 % (75 % for SMEs) public funding

Range from £ 50 k - £ 250 kRange from three – 12 months

£ 3m

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Technology Strategy Board - Funding CallExploring the commercial applications of quantum technologies

Look for projects that undertake industrial research, ideally leading to prototypes

Attracting 50 % (60 % for SMEs) public funding

Range from £ 250 k - £ 500 kRange from three – 12 months

£ 2m

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Technology Strategy Board - Funding CallExploring the commercial applications of quantum technologies

Important Dates

Glasgow Glasgow University 04 Aug 2014

Cardiff Park Inn, Cardiff 12 Aug 2014

Durham NetPark, Durham 14 Aug 2014

Lancaster Lancaster House Hotel 19 Aug 2014

London Paddington, London 11 September

Opens 09 Sept 2014

Registration Closes 15 Oct 2014

Closes 22 Oct 2014

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Contacts

Richard Murray, Lead Technologist – Emerging TechnologiesRichard.Murray@tsb.gov.uk

Bob Cockshott, Knowledge Transfer Networkbob.cockshott@ktn-uk.org

Competition pagewww.innovateuk.org

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