Advancing the commercial applications of graphene Paul Huggett 8th September 2015

Agenda for the Day 10:00 Arrivals and coffee 10:30 Introduction to SIG (KTN, Paul Huggett) 10:45 Competition Brief (Innovate UK, Lien Ngo) 11:15 Ian Walters - Perpetuus 11:45 Owen Guy - University of Swansea 12:15 Lunch 13:30 Bob Stevens - Nano Products 14:00 Challenges Definition Session 14:45 Reporting 15:00 Pitching Session (5 minutes each pitch) 15:30 Tea/Coffee with networking 16:00 Close

Introducing The Knowledge Transfer network — KTN is the UK’s innovation network. — KTN connects people. To speed up innovation, solve problems and find markets for new ideas. — KTN brings together businesses, entrepreneurs, academics and funders to develop new products, processes and services What we do

Interdisciplinary Bringing together businesses and researchers from different sectors. Commercial Introducing innovators to public and private funders and investors. Strategic Connecting people who wouldn’t usually meet to solve innovation challenges. Entrepreneurial Linking people with new ideas and technologies to partners and customers. The Knowledge Transfer Network Connecting people to accelerate innovation

16 Industry communities Core thematic networks covering key application areas and underpinning technologies 60,000+ Members An engaged online community of innovators served by a single platform 20 Cross-sector groups Interdisciplinary programmes building communities around priority challenges 15,000+ Delegates per year Hundreds of events bringing people together ‘to make magic happen’ Addressing societal challenges and growing new technologies

Materials Chemistry Environmental Services Agri-Food Biosciences Health ICT Electronics, Sensors & Phototonics Defence & Security Space Built Environment Transport Energy Creative Industries Digital Economy Design Sustainability, H2020, International, Access to Finance, Design Clustered communities, groups and business programmes Focus is on bringing together groups that would not normally meet

Sustainability: Horizons Toolkit Innovation starts with thinking about future markets Environmental and Social drivers are as important as Economic and Technological drivers of future markets Most innovators find it difficult to ask themselves the environmental and social questions Horizons is designed to help explore those questions by describing all the factors needed for a sustainable economy Will be used by assessors of proposals!

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GRAPHENE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP An Overview September 2015

Graphene SIG – Motivation  We aim to ensure the UK participates in the commercialisation of graphene to the benefit of the UK economy  We do this by : - Providing a networking focus point for the graphene community - Identifying the challenges to be addressed - Highlighting opportunities for collaborative working - Informing direction of public funding

Graphene SIG – Structure The Graphene Community - Homed at Management & Delivery Team - Dedicated resource to manage, plan and deliver  Graphene Innovation Leadership Board - Advisory group to guide and check direction  Governance Board - Ensures successful delivery

UK Government investment in Graphene  National Graphene Institute (NGI) £38m in capital from the UK Government, £23m from the ERDF  Cambridge Graphene Centre, £12M investment by EPSRC and a variety of industrial partners and Chair of the Executive Board of the EU €1BN Graphene Flagship Project with 142 partners over 23 countries  Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC), £20m (£15m from HEFCE UK Research Partnership Investment Fund and £5m from Innovate UK) and is co-funded by the Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy company Masdar.  Graphene Applications Innovation Centre, £14M at CPI  Innovate UK/EPSRC £2.5mln feasibility study funding (2014)  EPSRC portfolio in graphene is approximately £32M over 55 projects  Additional funding within the UK from industry and European programmes

SIG Work Streams Functionality AreaWork Stream Structural bulk materials (composites)Structural Conductive bulk materials (electrical & thermal)Conductive Coatings (electrical conductive, thermal conductive, barrier) Coatings Membranes (separation, barrier)Membranes Energy storageEnergy Printed electronics & conductive layersDeposited Optoelectronic devicesOptoE Semiconductor electronicsSemiE Sensors Biomedical functionalityBio

Community building  Active website:  Live  Looking for capability: - Organisation profile database - Match making function

Who is needed to make it happen? Application development & commercialisation activities Science: Fundamental & Applied Knowhow: Material & Application Graphene raw materials supply Enabling capability & input Graphene enabled applications The Graphene value chain(?) network

Commercialising Graphene  Moving Graphene from the lab to the marketplace will be achieved through collaborative effort  The UK is home to all the jigsaw pieces - Entrepreneurs with big ideas - Industry sectors with needs and wants - Enablers with unique offerings - Centres with capability and infrastructure - Academia with scientific knowledge  We need to put them together

Supporting the funding competitions  Scoping Competitions  Connecting organisations and companies wishing to participate to appropriate partners & consortia  Providing answers to questions related to the competition  Critique of draft project proposals (not writing them!)

Sources  National Graphene Institute:  Cambridge Graphene Centre:  EU graphene Flagship:  EU graphene Roadmap: roadmapgraphene-and-related-materialshttp:// roadmapgraphene-and-related-materials  NESTA graphene Commercialisation Report: using-big-data using-big-data  KTN graphene Special Interest Group:  Review of Other 2D Materials: f f  Intellectual Property Office Report 2015: / /

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