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Small R&D Partnership Projects
Consortia Building Workshop
27th October 2021
Kaeli Johnson
KTM AgriFood – Plants & Crops
kaeli.johnson@ktn-uk.org

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Protocol for today’s event

Which competition?
Feasibility Small R&D Partnership Research Starter
Businesses and research
organisations
Test early stage feasibility
ideas
Businesses and research
organisations
Develop new solutions addressing
major on-farm issues
Total eligible costs between
£1million and £3million
• start by 1 June 2022
• end by 31 May 2025
• last up to 36 months
Farmer or grower
Bold, ambitious early-stage
idea
No previous IUK funding

This event should help you:
• Refresh your knowledge of the scope of Small R&D Partnerships Projects competition
• Listen to a number of pitches – project ideas, capabilities and needs
• Consortia build
• Have an “accidental conversation”
Aims of today’s event

Small R&D Partnership Projects Consortia Building
09:30 – 09:35 Welcome & Introduction – Kaeli Johnson, KTN
09:35 – 09:50 Competition Overview & Scope – Myriam Pacho &
Paul Laniran, Innovate UK
09:50 – 10:00 Q&A
10:00 – 10:30 Pitches– Simon Baty, KTN
10:30 – 10:45 Break
10:45 – 11:10 Break out room (facilitated)
11:10 – 11:25 Break out room (random) – more rooms with smaller group size
11:25 – 11:40 Repeat - break out room (random) – more rooms with smaller
group size
11:40 – 11:45 Close
Agenda

How to access support
Farming Innovation
Website
Recordings of
Events
KTN AgriFood Team
https://farminginnovation.ukri.org https://apply-for-innovation-
funding.service.gov.uk/comp
etition/1049/overview#dates

KTN have an established managed
LinkedIn group;
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/137732
50/
Please join this group and use it to build
consortia as per the group rules.
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We have deep expertise in AgriFood
Livestock Crops Food

How we can help
Make powerful
connections
Secure
funding
Get expert
insight
Keep up
to date

For a little more advice…
https://ktn-uk.org/investment/good-application-guide/
Please give us time to review your bids

Competitions
Overview & Scope
Myriam Pacho & Paul Laniran
Transforming Food Production, Innovate UK / UKRI

Competition Highlights
Feasibility
Small R&D Partnership

Comparison – Feasibility and Small R&D
Feasibility Studies Small R&D Partnerships
 £5.5M available total budget
 Up to 24 months
 £200K - £500K total eligible project
costs
 Projects to start 1 May 2022
 £11M available total budget
 Up to 36 months
 £1M-£3M total eligible project costs
 Projects to start 1 June 2022
 have at least 50% of the farmers, growers or foresters involved based in England
 UK Business led
 Collaborative

Scope – Feasibility and Small R&D
Address major on-farm or immediate post farmgate challenges or opportunities.
Solutions must significantly improve:
productivity
sustainability and environmental impact
progression towards net zero emissions
resilience
Must be able to demonstrate how your project will benefit farmers,
growers or foresters in England
Feasibility studies
investigating new solutions
Small R&D
developing new solutions

Scope
In Scope
Address major on-farm or immediate post
farmgate challenges or opportunities.
Solutions must significantly improve:
 productivity
 sustainability and environmental impact
 progression towards net zero emissions
 resilience
Out of Scope
× equine-specific
× wild caught fisheries
× aquaculture, including algae and seaweed
production
× cellular or acellular production systems,
fermentation systems for bacteria, yeast or fungi
× hemp or cannabis production
× projects that do not include or benefit farmers,
growers or foresters in England

Hints and Tips
Preparation is Key
Do not leave this until last minute
Eligibility and Scope
To avoid missing out before assessment
Build up your partnership
Get to know and understand your partners
Know who you are planning to work with before you
commit and make sure all partners are aware of their
role and responsibilities
If you apply you will be entering a competitive process https://innovateuk.blog.gov.uk/2021/01/07/less
ons-from-panel-pitches/

Customer Support Services:
0300 321 4357 (Monday - Friday 9:00am - 11:30am & 2:00pm - 4:30pm)
support@innovateuk.ukri.org
Farming Innovation: Website
https://farminginnovation.ukri.org/
Research Starter:
https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/1047/overview
Feasibility projects:
https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/1048/overview
Small partnership R&D projects:
https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/1049/overview
Contact us

Approach
• Presenters will provide a brief overview of their idea / offer / desired partners
• Attendees will then select break-out rooms to discuss challenges and develop ideas
• Each room will be supported by a KTN facilitator
• After 25 min, all attendees will come back to the main room
• We will then do two rounds of shorter, random break-out rooms
• A capability document sharing details of all registrants will be circulated after the event
The sound levels on videos vary, please use your local volume
controls to optimise the level for you
Consortia Building – Presentations and Break-out Sessions

Break-out Rooms (Facilitated)
Room 6: Robotics and Automation
Marc Jones, Antobot
Rebecca Lewis, Agri-Epi
Melvyn Smith, University of the West of England
David Telford, KTN
Room 1: Data
Betty Bonnardel, Farmer Charlie
Bruce Grieve, Manchester University
Liangxiu Han, Manchester Met University
Simon Baty, KTN
Room 2: Novel systems
Ruth Bastow, CHAP
Richard Randle-Boggis, University of Sheffield
Kaeli Johnson, KTN
Room 3: Net Zero and Adoption
Stewart Hall, VBMS
Burak Karadag, Debye
Lucy Mather, KTN
Room 4: Alternative protein
Azhar Murtuza, Born Maverick
Richard Small, InsPro
Joanna Scales, KTN
Room 5: Soil Health & Horticulture
Andy Evans, Angus Horticulture
Colin Richardson, University of Kent
Pedro Carvalho, KTN

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Kaeli Johnson - KTM AgriFood, KTN
kaeli.johnson@ktn-uk.org
Simon Baty - KTM AgriFood, KTN
simon.baty@ktn-uk.org
Competition Deadline: 1st December 2021