1. Innovate UK our offer to GM Businesses
Dr Rick Holland
Regional Manager for North West England
and Innovation Lead for Infrastructure Systems

2. For discussion Our offer to accelerate the growth of GM businesses:
Funding for innovation
Connections to knowledge and markets

3. Our family
GM business

4. The UK’s innovation agency
Innovation will create new products, services and industries that we don’t even know about yet.
We help the UK economy grow head and shoulders above other nations, by inspiring and supporting pioneering UK businesses to create the industries of the future.
We already have a strong track record of driving growth, by working with companies to de-risk, enable and support innovation.

5. Published at the start of a new Spending Review period, 2016-20
innovate-uk-delivery-plan-2016-to-2017

6. “Whether you have a small or large business or are involved in any way in innovation, this plan will explain how we are working this year to accelerate its pace - and ultimately increase UK productivity and growth.” Dr Ruth McKernan CBE, Chief Executive

7. Our allocation
Note 1: Core Grant = Capital (CDEL) + Resource (RDEL)

8. Four sectors 1. Manufacturing and Materials 2. Infrastructure Systems
Advancing manufacturing readiness so R&D and technology developments increase productivity and capture value in the UK
2. Infrastructure Systems
Optimising transport and energy systems and integrating them with other systems such as health and digital
3. Health and Life Sciences
Focused on agriculture and food and healthcare, underpinned by bioscience and medical research and enabled by engineering and physical sciences
4. Emerging and Enabling Technologies
Identifying and investing in technologies and capabilities that will lead to the new products, processes and services of tomorrow

9. Competitions for grant funding
Open Register Close (Noon) (Noon)
Manufacturing & Materials Rd2 21/11/16 18/01/17 25/01/17
Open Rd /12/16 01/02/17 08/02/17
Infrastructure Systems Rd2 16/01/17 15/03/17 22/03/17
Health & Life Sciences Rd2 06/02/17 05/04/17 12/04/17
Emerging & Enabling Rd2 06/03/17 03/05/17 10/05/17
Information on all competitions (more than listed above) available at:

10. Our family
GM business

12. Strengthening Connections
Businesses grow by connecting: with academics, government, new partners and funding opportunities
Connecting support from the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) and Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)
We provide guidance and help business navigate the support opportunities

13. The Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)
The largest B2B network of its kind in the world
The Network covers 64 countries
600 partners. Staffed by 4,000 experienced professionals
Here to support SME business growth through internationalisation and Innovation Management
Free Services: European Commission & Innovate UK funded

14. What do SME clients get? Access to new Markets Business contacts
Technology and development partners and sources
Market and regulatory information
Advice on sources of funding and finances

15. 2-DTech taking graphene out of the laboratory
“We have three Innovate UK projects. They provide the underpinnings that allow us to get started, to get the technology working, to get people engaged and to find applications.”
Managing director Dr Nigel Salter
Manchester university spin-out
Scaling up production graphene to commercial levels
Acquired by by rapidly growing materials business Versarien in 2014
[Case Study link]

16. InTouch Internet of Things drives better roads maintenance
“The backing we’ve received from Innovate UK, not just the funding but mentoring and helping us to make new business connections, has been invaluable.”
Managing director John Walden
£50k grant to InTouch and Lancaster University led to £635k grant for SmartStreets project with seven partners in total
new ways to share and use data for more efficient and cheaper highway maintenance
[Case Study link]

17. Find out more:
Call the EEN team: