1. Co-Innovate | Collaborative Innovation
Paul Davies
Co-Innovate, Operations Manager
3rd September 2018

2. Today
Co-Innovate is currently a £4 million 3 year business engagement project opening up the resources of Brunel university London to businesses particularly London based SME businesses
Student
Academic
Physical
Utilising an Open Innovation Model which means that we try to accommodate the best journey for the business rather than pushing them through a fixed journey.
Funded jointly by the
EU – through the London ERDF Programme to work with London based SMEs
University – to work with all businesses.

3. History
Co-Innovate started in 2012 with the first bid for ERDF for £500,000 matched with £500,000 from Brunel and ran through to 2015.
Co-Innovate built on a smaller Brunel project called DesignPlus.
Brunel Match is in Staff Time and Overhead Costs.
Co-Innovate Expanded in 2016 with a successful ERDF bid for £2,000,000 Matched with £2,000,000 from Brunel

4. Why? Two Drivers 1) Brunel – To Increase
Student exposure to working with businesses
Graduate employment opportunities
Academic research opportunities
Government requirement for Universities to support SME growth
2) EU Funders – To Increase Employment within London based SMEs through Collaboration with Universities.

5. How? Business Engagement
Direct Marketing, Database building and Networking
Workshops and Events
e-Marketing
Crowdfunding
Food – Turning Food Waste into Business/Packaging
Branding
Diagnostic of Business Need
Turning the Need into a project brief to address the business issue
Identifying the correct Brunel Resource
Engaging that Resource
Maintaining contact to ensure Issues that arise do not stop the work
Final review of work and results.

6. Results Case Studies Businesses engaged – 1,400
Total number of hours of Support – 30,000 Hours
Businesses completing 12 hours – 200
Collaborations – 100
Employment increase – 30 .

7. Thank you