Innovation Centre for Sensor & Imaging Systems

www.censis.org.uk

Opportunities to partner with us

Services, processes and funding

Your VisionYour company has a technology innovation challenge that needs specialist SIS research

and development expertise. This could range from incremental improvement to step changing innovation. You may also need funding.

FeasibilityWhat kind of SIS challenge do you have? The CENSIS Business Development and

Technical teams will explore your aims and development plan with you and help to shape your vision.

This will be in the context of our knowledge of the SIS innovation landscape and our understanding of the market.

ReviewBenchmark your starting point. Our initial review will look at existing and

emerging technologies.

This will have a cross sector perspective to analyse and identify which SIS technologies could meet or contribute to solving your challenge. Many effective innovations involve taking existing solutions from other sectors.

PositioningCould your solution be applicable to other markets? We will help you understand the relevance of your technology across the SIS market sectors.

CENSIS will work with you to identify the potential technical interventions at appropriate levels in the sensor stack that will have the biggest impact for your innovation idea. We will also identify any relevant SIS markets for your technology outside your target market.

PlanningWho, what and when? At the project planning stage, the CENSIS team will work

with you to optimise your R&D choices and create a technology development plan.

This will identify the resources and expertise that will be required to fulfil the project objectives. We will make the introductions and help you source the

right expertise and collaborative partners.

ScopingManaging costs, risk and reducing time to market. CENSIS will help you to

convert an end-to-end project into a phased development plan. The budget for each phase of your project will be quantified and possible funding routes will be

identified if required.

We will alert you to any eligible funding opportunities that might be helpful to you and support you in applying for these.

Project LifecycleSupport from CENSIS does not end when your project starts. Support continues

throughout the lifetime of your project, including lessons learned and identifying next steps/future challenges.

How canCENSIS

help with your SIS Innovation

Project?

Project type

Collaborative R&D projects

Researching trends in response to wider industry need

Consultancy on specific needs

Challenge level

TRL 4-7 (projects at integration, demonstrator or prototype level)

TRL 2-3 (projects covering the formulation of new technology/application to Proof of Concept)

TRL 4-8 (from integration level needs through to suitability to meet operational requirements)

CENSIS funding models

Funder

CENSIS or CENSIS with third party funder from Scotland, UK or EU

CENSIS

Industry

We are Sensor & Imaging Systems (SIS) experts with a cross-sectoral knowledge baseWe have the skills to sense, measure, process, communicate and visualise; turning data into valuable and actionable information.

We are the industry-driven centre of excellence for SIS integrating academic research and industry communities.

We have in-house engineering & project management capabilitiesOur commercially experienced team is available to guide and provide expertise, getting involved as required throughout the life cycle of your project.

We engage with the full supply chain to optimise exploitation opportunitiesWe have knowledge, networks and connections with end users, developers, integrators and system architects to fully support your commercialisation opportunities.

We have academic partners at Scotland’s world leading UniversitiesWe can integrate the SIS-relevant expertise and facilities from all of Scotland’s universities.

We have an extensive network of funders and strategic partnersCENSIS supports Scottish-based businesses in developing SIS projects and in finding resources to realise their SIS objectives. We can help you to assemble a fundable technology development plan. We also have the in-house capabilities to become one of your project delivery partners should this be required.

As well as CENSIS funding, we can present opportunities to access SE, HIE, Innovate UK, Horizon 2020 funding and other specialist sectoral funding schemes. CENSIS has funds that can be used to support the costs of any Scottish university project partners.

There are various options for funding your research project and we will explore these with you at the Planning and Scoping stage. Options fall into the following categories with the most suitable funding highlighted depending on the maturity of the technology, described by Technology Readiness Level (TRL).

Why engage with CENSIS?

CENSIS is a not-for-profit organisation There is no charge to use our services for planning and scoping your SIS project.

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