Association of Universities in the East of England Presented by Dr Phil Fiddaman Senior Knowledge Transfer Coordinator University of Hertfordshire Imperial War Museum, Duxford 19 th March 2010 Shorter Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

Association of Universities in the East of England 10 – 40 week projects Principally aimed at independent micro-sized organisations and SMEs but large and public organisations can also be eligible (funder- dependent criteria) Tactical/operational issues Stepping stone to full-on collaboration for first- timers All applications on-line No Adviser support during the project

Association of Universities in the East of England sKTP may: Lead to a classic KTP Run in parallel with a classic KTP or Follow-on from a classic KTP Partnerships may have more than one sKTP running in parallel or sequentially (can’t be used replace a classic) Company contribution ca. 40% of total cost – minimum of £380/week plus VAT (60% if large organisation) Reverse sKTP option – existing company employee works on project in knowledge base (for min. 70% of project time)

Association of Universities in the East of England Total Submissions since July ‘09 – 332 Number supported – 164 Number of live programmes – 87 Completed programmes – 5 Decision Pending – 45 In preparation – 43 Not supported/withdrawn – 79 National Picture

Association of Universities in the East of England Approved Projects at 26 weeks and 40 weeks long – 21 and 98 Approved Projects at 10 weeks long – 5 Company size distribution Large (250+ employees) – 19% Medium ( employees) – 17% Small (10-49 employees) – 33% Micro (<10 employees) – 31% National Picture

Association of Universities in the East of England OH Company – “To develop and deliver an accredited training course to extend the expertise of OH nurses to undertake objective musculoskeletal assessment”. KT = pedagogic processes to gain accreditation. Conservatory Manufacturer – “To create a customer focused approach to manage sales leads, quotes and follow-ups to drive cost-effectiveness /efficiencies on new/existing business”. KT = CRM selection and implementation to optimize the sales/order processes. Commercial Heating Manufacturer - “To develop the company’s capability in product development, testing and design needed to bring this new product to market”. KT = 3D CAD modelling for on pipe flow to improve product design. sKTP at UH

Association of Universities in the East of England Software Company – “To develop the capability to document the Cuneiform engine, design and develop the desired OCR product enhancements”. KT = Pattern recognition systems (machine learning), image segmentation and morphological image processing. Labelling and Marking Company – “To redesign the electronics system currently faced with an obsolete chip. This will enable continued support of existing machines and through new software architecture provide enhanced capability for new machines until a major redesign is introduced”. KT = Redesigning software and microcontroller systems. Thermal Shrink & Labelling Company – “To develop a product/ marketing plan defining new and existing market sectors, competitors and customer requirements”. KT = Market analysis tools, product introduction planning processes and integrated marketing/product development communications plan. sKTP at UH

Association of Universities in the East of England Thank You Any Questions?