West Midlands University Regional Development Agency Collaboration

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West Midlands University Regional Development
Agency Collaboration
Dr Brian More IP Director Coventry University
Enterprises Ltd
CIP Forum 2007 Intellectual Property and
Entrepreneurship, Wednesday 23rd May
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Agenda

• The West Midlands Region of the UK
• CUE Ltd the commercial arm of Coventry
  University
• Advantage West Midlands Strategy 2004 2010
• Delivering the Strategy through the University
  Base
• Specific University/AWM Collaborative Projects
• The future 2010 - 2020

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The West Midlands - At the heart of England
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At the heart of Innovation since 1700
5.27 million people 9 of UK population more than
half in cities 20.4 in the manufacturing
sector 32,000 listed buildings 5 areas of
outstanding beauty 13 Universities/HE
Colleges Source GOWM
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What are the characteristics of the West
Midlands Economy

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Manufacturing Decline Service Sector Rise

The service sector now accounts for 70 of
regional employment
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Increasing higher valued added manufacturing

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CUE Ltd - Core Capabilities

• Commercialising IC
• Consultancy and RD support
• Commercialising IP and technology transfer
• New enterprise generation
• Entrepreneurship and new business creation
• Business and product innovation processes
• Access to finance
• Enterprise management skills
• Business support
• ICT business support
• International trade assistance
• Foresight/scenario planning
• Knowledge exchange and business development best
  practises
• Science Park modelling and development
• Events management

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CUE Ltd Recent Successes

• The largest UK University enterprise unit for
  publicly funded business support programmes
• The most successful Park in the UK for
  exploiting the knowledge base ( UKSPA 2005)
• The most successful tenant on a UK Science Park
  (Sprue Aegis) (UKSPA 2005)

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CUE Ltd - Structure and Focus

• Wholly owned by Coventry University
• Accredited EC BIC representing UKBICs on EBN
  board
• European Innovation Relay Centre for East and
  West Midlands and European Information Centre
• Member of UKBI (board) and UKSPA
• Well developed working relationships with public
  and private sector organisations for
  implementation and delivery
• 120 full time staff, extensive network of
  entrepreneurs and business experts, secondees,
  and experienced project managers, supported by
  over 500 academic experts

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CUE Ltd - Operating Divisions
(Includes second stream activities)

• Technology Park
• Technology Park management and tenant services
• Conferencing and Events services
• Projects and business support
• International Business, Knowledge and Technology
  Transfer
• Creativity Enterprise, Business Innovation
  Centre

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CUE Ltd The Technology Park
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CUE LTD Project Divisions
Enable our clients to play a full and effective
roll in the development of a sustainable
knowledge based economy
Enable our clients to compete in the global
economy
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CUE LTD Project Divisions
Enable our clients to play a full and effective
roll in the development of a sustainable
knowledge based economy
Enabling Policy
Regional Enterprise Creation Virtual
Incubation LEGI Student Enterprise European SEARC
H STIM-SME
Pre-Incubation Incubation Support
Innovation Support Programmes
Technology Transfer Programmes
International Business Collaboration
Enable our clients to compete in the global
economy
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CUE LTD Project Divisions
Enable our clients to play a full and effective
roll in the development of a sustainable
knowledge based economy
Enabling Policy
Regional Innovation Networks Innovation
Challenge Inside Manufacturing Enterprise Coaching
Entrepreneurs European Next Business
Generation
Pre-Incubation Incubation Support
Innovation Support Programmes
Technology Transfer Programmes
International Business Collaboration
Enable our clients to compete in the global
economy
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CUE LTD Project Divisions
Enable our clients to play a full and effective
roll in the development of a sustainable
knowledge based economy
Enabling Policy
Pre-Incubation Incubation Support
Regional IP Forum European Innovation Relay
Centre Framework CIEI, CICO Lean TTT
Innovation Support Programmes
Technology Transfer Programmes
International Business Collaboration
Enable our clients to compete in the global
economy
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CUE LTD Project Divisions
Enable our clients to play a full and effective
roll in the development of a sustainable
knowledge based economy
Enabling Policy
Regional UKTI IntaTrade Soft Landing GOF European
District SME-International
Pre-Incubation Incubation Support
Innovation Support Programmes
Technology Transfer Programmes
International Business Collaboration
Enable our clients to compete in the global
economy
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CUE Ltd Specialist Institutes
MARKET NEEDS
CUE
GROUP CAPABILITIES
Commercial Consultancy
Applied Research Centres and Groups
Integration
Innovation
Business Support
Enterprise
Applied Research
Health
University
Design
Teaching
Engineering
PLATFORM FOR SPECIALIST INSTITUTES
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Advantage West Midlands

• Regional Development Agency
• Board advised by
• Innovation and Technology Council
• Enterprise Board
• Regional Skills Partnership
• Lead on Economic Strategy
• Regional Assembly
• Lead on Regional Spatial Strategy
• Local Authorities

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West Midlands Economic Strategy and Action Plan

• The RES is half way through its delivery period
  and under review, the delivery is underpinned by
  several key partnerships.
• The Universities interact through WMHEA, and
  include a
• Research Strategy Group
• Enterprise and Innovation Group
• Learning and Teaching Group
• AWM see University collaboration as absolutely
  essential in achieving the 2010 vision for the
  region

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West Midlands Economic Strategy and Action Plan

The 4 Pillars Pillar 1 Developing a Diverse
and Dynamic Business Base To improve enterprise
and manufacturing performance, developing the
knowledge economy, improve knowledge transfer,
increasing international engagement Pillar 2
Promoting a Learning and Skilful Region To
provide a highly skilled, innovative and
adaptable workforce, supporting the growth of
high value jobs
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West Midlands Economic Strategy and Action Plan

The 4 Pillars Pillar 3 Creating the Conditions
for Growth To develop a world-class
infrastructure, including facilities for
incubation, science and technology parks and
business parks within a region with 100
broadband coverage Pillar 4 Regenerating
Communities To counter unemployment, poor skills,
low income, social and economic exclusion in
urban and rural communities
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West Midlands Economic Strategy and Action Plan

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The 3 Delivery Mechanisms

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Regeneration Zones

• 6 Zones
• 1 Rural
• 5 Urban
• Zone Implementation Plans (ZIPs)
• 19,000 jobs created (with Objective 2 projects
  84,000)
• 55,000 learning opportunities provided
• 6,000,000 sq m of brown-field site to be
  remediated

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Business Clusters

• Cluster Action Plans
• Managed through Cluster Opportunities Groups
  (COGs)
• 35,000 jobs created and safeguarded
• 22,000 vocational qualifications achieved
• 16,000 new and improved businesses

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High Technology Corridors

• Portfolio of sites to support growth in business
  clusters
• Building on existing strengths and improving
  networking
• 7,000 jobs created and safeguarded
• 150,000 sq m of brown-field site reclaimed
• 2,500 new and improved businesses
• 33.53 million private sector investment

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Linking the 3 Delivery Mechanisms

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Collaboration with Universities

• Regional Challenges
• Enterprise
• Manufacturing
• Innovation
• Environmental

• University Priorities
• Teaching
• (World Class)
• Research
• (2 World Class , 11 Industry supporting)
• Third Leg
• (Triple Helix with Industry and Government)

145.8 billion public sector resources 29.2
billion core for economic development and
regeneration 2.92 billion AWM and structural
funds
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Mercia Spinner Objective

• To raise the number of spin-out companies from
  the eight West Midlands Universities from the
  previous level of 10 per year up to 33 per year
  by 2006

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Spinner Participants

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The Spinner Project Outputs 2002/06

• Spinner is proud to announce the following
  successes
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• 78 businesses created
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• 23 new jobs
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• 161 patents filed
• 99 prototypes supported
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• 206 business assists
• 89 business plans written
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• 128 new learning opportunities
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• 35 knowledge-based supports       

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Index Business Support Aston University
lead Fillip Provision of professional IP
support to WM companies Coventry lead

Contact KE Matching business needs to
Universities capability UCE lead
Innovative high quality applied research Warwick
lead
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Collaboration with Universities - Challenges

• The West Midlands
• has a strong university
• base to support
• innovation but

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Draft West Midlands Economic Strategy
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Focus on -

• All clusters, particularly 5 ITC priorities -
  Health and medical technologies, Energy and
  Environmental Technologies, Advanced materials
  and nanotechnology, Digital media (and ICT),
  Transport Technologies
• Development of existing critical mass, e.g.
  technology corridors, science parks and
  innovation centres
• Services as well as manufacturing
• Public-private partnership, real business
  commitment
• Development from successful pilot activity

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Actions Ladders of Progression

• Stimulating business demand for innovation e.g.
  vouchers schemes and innovation advisors
• Increasing knowledge transfer - collaborative RD
  via access to and extension of existing schemes
• Retaining and maximising the potential of skilled
  people placements and increasing
  entrepreneurship activity of students and
  graduates
• Building demonstrators as showcases for the
  integration of knowledge or technologies into
  products, processes and systems (big,
  multi-partner)

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Improving Knowledge Exchange with Universities

• Need to stimulate demand from both sides of the
  fence
• People are important, for qualifying needs, for
  identifying appropriate skills and expertise, as
  well as delivery
• Use of IT can help
• Large companies (and research budgets) get
  attention
• But from small acorns, large oaks can grow
• A business problem that needs a solution today
  can become a valuable RD programme and a major
  economic success
• No single answer!

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West Midland HE Theme Groups
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If you have any questions, please feel free to
contact me Dr. Brian More IP Director Coventry
University Enterprises Ltd Email
b.r.more_at_coventry.ac.uk