Name Job Title @xxxxxxx Funding Opportunities for the Rail Supply Chain through InnovateUK Presentation title Name Job Title @xxxxxxx Kelvin Davies Innovation Lead Rail, Innovate UK Use this image if your presentation has a future of mobility focus

Topics Covered Insight into the objectives of InnovateUK. Review of future funding opportunities. Highlights of previous successful applications. Strategies for submitting a successful proposal.

Insight into the Objectives of Innovate UK Innovate UK drives productivity and economic growth by supporting businesses to develop and realise the potential of new ideas. We connect businesses to the partners, customers and investors that can help them turn ideas into commercially successful products and services and business growth.   We fund business and research collaborations to accelerate innovation and drive business investment into R&D.  Our support is available to businesses across all economic sectors, value chains and UK regions.

Innovate UK ‘Fund & Connect’ Innovate UK drives productivity and economic growth by supporting businesses to develop new ideas. We connect businesses to the people that can help them, and fund businesses and research collaborations in all economic sectors, value chains and UK regions to accelerate innovation. ‘Fund & Connect’ Innovate UK drives productivity and economic growth by supporting businesses to develop and realise the potential of new ideas. We connect businesses to the partners, customers and investors that can help them turn ideas into commercially successful products and services and business growth.   We fund business and research collaborations to accelerate innovation and drive business investment into R&D.  Our support is available to businesses across all economic sectors, value chains and UK regions.

Benefiting everyone through knowledge, talent and ideas. Arts and Humanities Research Council Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council Economic and Social Research Council Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Medical Research Council Natural Environment Research Council Science and Technology Facilities Council Innovate UK Research England Benefiting everyone through knowledge, talent and ideas. UK Research and Innovation brings together the 7 Research Councils, Innovate UK and Research England.   As part of UK Research and Innovation, Innovate UK drives productivity and economic growth by supporting businesses to develop and realise the potential of new ideas including those from the UK’s world-class research base.

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Catapult Centres Fostering innovation to drive economic growth established and overseen by Innovate UK part of a network of technology and innovation centres bridge the gap between businesses, academia, research and government transforming the UK’s ability to create new products and services ensure global opportunities for the UK and sustained economic growth for the future Catapult Centres Fostering innovation to drive economic growth

Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) Find markets. Find solutions. Find funding. KTN is a network partner of Innovate UK. It helps businesses get the best out of creativity, ideas and the latest discoveries to strengthen the UK economy and improve people’s lives. KTN links new ideas and opportunities from all sectors with expertise, markets and finance through a network of businesses, universities, funders and investors. www.ktn-uk.co.uk KTN supported clean-tech company FeTu

8,500 £18bn £6-7 9 jobs 70,000 11,000 £2.5bn £4.3bn Investment of since 2007 Industry match funding taking the total value of projects above £4.3bn Up to £18bn in added value to the economy Up to £6-7 for every £1 we’ve invested We’ve funded around 11,000 projects 8,500 unique organisations involved 9 jobs for each organisation involved 70,000 jobs created in total

Review of Future Funding Opportunities Innovate UK drives productivity and economic growth by supporting businesses to develop and realise the potential of new ideas. We connect businesses to the partners, customers and investors that can help them turn ideas into commercially successful products and services and business growth.   We fund business and research collaborations to accelerate innovation and drive business investment into R&D.  Our support is available to businesses across all economic sectors, value chains and UK regions.

Becoming a world leader in shaping the future of mobility Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund: Grand Challenges AI and data economy Ageing society Clean growth Future of mobility Putting the UK at the forefront of the artificial intelligence and data revolution Harnessing the power of innovation to help meet the needs of an ageing society Maximising the advantages for UK industry from the global shift to clean growth Becoming a world leader in shaping the future of mobility Information: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/industrial-strategy-challenge-fund-joint-research-and-innovation Documents: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/industrial-strategy-building-a-britain-fit-for-the-future Sign Up: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/industrial-strategy-challenge-fund-joint-research-and-innovation

Wave 1 challenges Ageing society AI and data economy Future of mobility Medicines manufacturing technologies Satellites and space technology Self-driving vehicles Batteries for clean and flexible energy storage Manufacturing and materials of the future Robots for a safer world

Wave 2 challenges Ageing society AI and data economy Clean growth Data to early diagnosis and precision medicine Healthy ageing Audience of the future Quantum technology Next-generation services Energy revolution Transforming construction Transforming food production

Smart Grants For businesses in any sector Smart grants enables businesses to apply for grant funding regardless of technical or industrial area of focus funding is offered to businesses that submit the best proposals in a competitive application process 5 competitions run in 2018/19, each offering £20 million funding Current competition : https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/346/overview Paul Holt, founder, Photocentric

RSSB Opportunities Ageing society AI and data economy Clean growth Data to early diagnosis and precision medicine Healthy ageing Audience of the future Quantum technology Next-generation services Energy revolution Transforming construction Transforming food production Data Sandbox+, £650k demonstrator projects, closes 5h Jul and 6th Dec RSSB R&D Home Page: https://www.rssb.co.uk/research-development-and-innovation Sandbox Information: https://www.rssb.co.uk/Pages/future-sandbox.aspx Call document: https://www.rssb.co.uk/PERFORMcontent/Data-Sandbox-plus.pdf

Innovate UK Opportunities All InnovateUK opportunities are listed at: https://apply-for-innovation- funding.service.gov.uk/competition/search Highlights: Smart grants (open) competition, rolling programme of competitions at ~£20M Competitions delivered as part of ISCF activities Circa 20-30 competitions open at any one time, typically with each open for ~2 months Future rail competitions will be listed here Other competitions may be equally relevant Cross-sector activities are welcomed

Innovate UK Opportunities Summary: How to keep informed Monitor https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/innovate-uk https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/search Register for ISCF Updates https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/industrial-strategy-challenge-fund-joint-research-and-innovation Subscribe to Knowledge Transfer Network Updates https://www.ktn-uk.co.uk/

Highlights of Previous Successful Applications Innovate UK drives productivity and economic growth by supporting businesses to develop and realise the potential of new ideas. We connect businesses to the partners, customers and investors that can help them turn ideas into commercially successful products and services and business growth.   We fund business and research collaborations to accelerate innovation and drive business investment into R&D.  Our support is available to businesses across all economic sectors, value chains and UK regions.

Innovate UK – Rail Competitions (2017 – present) Department for Transport Funded 2017 Accelerating Innovation in Rail First of a Kind Round 1: Tomorrow’s Trains Today First of a Kind Round 2: Tomorrow’s Stations Today De-carbonising the railway First of a Kind Round 3 Infrastructure Resilience Operational Resilience Freight Noise and Environment Low-cost High-Value Rail Customer experience in stations Minimising disruption to Train Services Intelligent trains

Innovate UK – Rail Competition Highlights to Date Rapport: an approach to get emergency services to incidents and casualties more rapidly and to help minimise network disruption. New seating approach to maximise train passenger capacity: compact seating for commuter services. CloseRFIT: releasing unoccupied reserved seats. Transreport Passenger Assist System: a real-time system for the disability community to request travel assistance. Journeys Unlocked: audio-based accessibility to support navigation to a specific reserved seat on a train for poorly-sighted customers. Innovation in Novel (TRAIN) Battery Technologies: an approach for rapidly recharging battery trains at stations.

InnovateUK – Rail Projects Awarded Funding Accelerating Innovation in Rail Round 4 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/637041/Accelerating_Innovation_in_Rail_Round_4_-_Competition_Results.pdf Accelerating Innovation in Rail Round 5 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/680443/Accelerating_Innovation_in_Rail_5_-_Competition_Results.pdf First of a Kind Round 1 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/680445/First_of_a_Kind_-_Demonstrating_Tomorrow_s_Trains_Today_-_Competition_Results.pdf First of a Kind Round 2 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/774898/Competition_Results_-_SBRI_First_of_a_Kind_2_-_Demonstrating_Tomorrow_s_....pdf

A Successful Proposal Innovate UK drives productivity and economic growth by supporting businesses to develop and realise the potential of new ideas. We connect businesses to the partners, customers and investors that can help them turn ideas into commercially successful products and services and business growth.   We fund business and research collaborations to accelerate innovation and drive business investment into R&D.  Our support is available to businesses across all economic sectors, value chains and UK regions.

Application Assessment All applications are assessed by independent assessors drawn from industry and academia Each application will be reviewed by several assessors to provide an average score. What do the assessors look for? Clear and concise answers The right amount of information not too much detail no assumptions Quantification and justification That the applicant (team) has presented a viable opportunity for growth, a level of innovation that necessitates public sector investment and an appropriate team and approach to take it forward After we receive your applications they are assessed by independent assessors who are experts in their field. Assessors are drawn from business and academia. It’s important that your application is clear for the assessors so they understand your project without making assumptions. Get somebody else to read it for you as a detached viewer as what’s clear to you might not be clear to the assessors.

Review of Assessor Scores InnovateUK Assessment Process Ranking 1st Application 2nd Application 3rd Application …… ….. nth Application ..... xth Application yth Application zth Application Assessor 1 Score 1 Assessor 2 Score 2 Application Assessor 3 Score 3 Overall Score Assessor 4 Score 4 Review of Assessor Scores Assessor 5 Score 5

InnovateUK Assessment Process Ranking 1st Application 2nd Application 3rd Application …… ….. nth Application ..... xth Application yth Application zth Application Target Zone Fundable projects and budget available Fundable projects but insufficient budget available Projects not scored sufficiently high for funding

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What not to do Typical Application Errors Incomplete application / blank sections on application Inappropriate Budget Wrong collaborators Wrong Application Format Late application Not innovative

What to do Read the questions Answer the question that is asked Answer all questions with equal attention When you have finished your application, re-read the competition documents Explain why the project is within scope Explain why the project is innovative Be realistic in your ambition Make it clear that you are interested to get to market

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