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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.
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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%
5%
9%8%
Scotland 12%
Northern Ireland 6%
10%
South East
London
East
East MidlandsWest Midlands
South West
England
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%)
Top 25 KB Partners
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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
REF
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
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.
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
w: www.qub.ac.uk/ktp
w: ktponline.org.uk
Dr Mary Flynn