Simon Cooper from Welsh Government covering the main sources of funding available currently from the Welsh Government, the TSB etc.

1. Corporate slide master
With guidelines for corporate presentations
Welsh Government R&D Support
Accessing TSB Funding
Simon Cooper
Senior R&D Advisor, Welsh Government
Uwch Gynghorydd Prosiect Y&D, Llywodraeth Cymru
Simon.Cooper@wales.gsi.gov.uk

2. Introduction
• Background.
• TSB Themes.
• Calls and Collaborators
• Collaborative R&D Innovation Support Programme.
• Business Innovation Programme
• Innovation Specialists.
• Innovation Vouchers.
• SMART Cymru.

4. Welsh Government strategy - Innovation Wales
• “…more collaboration between businesses, academia and others who
access UK and EU funding streams...”
• “…compete more successfully for competitive UK and European
academic research funding …”
• “…We will work with Welsh businesses and universities to help them
collaborate and engage with the newly established network of Catapult
Centres… We will also help them take advantage of the other
opportunities ...”

5. 5
Where do the TSB invest? Projected Programme Budget 2014/15

6. UK Funding Competitions Open 14/03/14
Prog Topic
FS Advancing the development and application of non-animal technologies
FS Seeing more than before - emerging imaging technologies
FS Manufacturing electronic systems of the future
CR&D UK-China partnerships in sustainable manufacturing
CR&D Localised energy systems - a cross-sector approach
CR&D Manufacturing electronic systems of the future
CR&D Make it lighter, with less
SBRI A digital tool for building information modelling competition
SBRI Novel electro-optic infrared technology
SBRI Medicines optimisation
Other BioMedical Catalyst
Other Agri-Tech Catalyst
Other Industrial BioTechnology Catalyst

7. UK Funding Competitions Open 14/03/14
Prog. Topic
Innovation Vouchers - Round 7
Smart - Round 6

8. UK Funding Competitions Forthcoming.
Prog. Topic
FS Developing the civil nuclear supply chain - Feasibility study
FS Realising the graphene revolution
CR&D Developing the civil nuclear supply chain
CR&D Digitising the construction sector
CR&D Making remote working secure, resilient and reliable
CR&D Advancing regenerative medicines and cell therapies
SBRI Innate response targets for therapy

9. Delivery
Plan 14

10. Where to Find out about the calls.
The TSB Website www.innovateuk.org
The TSB “Social Networking Site” _Connect
Knowledge Transfer Networks
TSB RSS Feed.
Call Alert.
Briefing and Brokerage Events.
www.expertisewales.com

11. Where to Find Prospective Collaborators.
The TSB Website www.innovateuk.org
The Knowledge Transfer Network.
The TSB “Social Networking Platform” _Connect
Previous Grant Recipients. connect.innovateuk.org/publicdata/
Brokerage Events.
Call Briefing Events.

12. Outline
Welsh Government support:
• Collaborative Research & Innovation Support Programme
• Business Innovation Programme

13. Collaborative Research Innovation Support Programme
• Knowledge Events & Workshops
• Proposal Preparation
• Early Stage Project Scoping.

14. Collaborative Research Innovation Support Programme
• 50% or £5,000 (whichever is the lesser)
• Exceptionally 100%.
• Projects which:
• Are Collaborative R&D
• Have demonstrable potential Impact
• Leverage R&D Investment into Wales
• Stimulate Innovation

15. Business Innovation Programme
• £28 million European Funded Programme
• 6 years
• Technical & professional support at all stages of the innovation
process where there is a technical hurdle to overcome
• For businesses – mainly targeted at SMEs
• Pan-Wales
• Across all sectors

17. • Mentoring clients through in NPD/ NPI process
• Awareness and exploitation of IP – Linking with IP specialists
• Access Welsh Gov funding for the acquisition and implementation of
new technologies and processes
• Facilitate collaboration with other businesses, networks and academia
across Wales and UK.
• Work with clients to exploit wider UK and EU technology networks and
funding
Plus team of Manufacturing, Design & IP Advisors)
Innovation Specialists

18. • Nominally max £25k per annum per company but can be more
• 50% funding for:
• external consultancy support (including IP but £5K max grant )
• collaboration with universities
• NPD (external design/ fabrication costs)
• specialist capital equipment purchase
• Equipment must be a technology step for the company
Financial Support – Innovation Vouchers

19. Financial Support – SMART Cymru
Up to 6 months6 to 24 months3 to 12 months1 to 6 monthsPhase duration
50%
£20,000
45%
£200,000
70%
£100,000
75%
£15,000
Max. % age
Max funding
ExploitationExperimental
Development
Industrial
Research
Technical and
Commercial
Feasibility
Description
SMARTCymru R&D support for Small Enterprises
Up to 6 months6 to 24 months3 to 12 months1 to 6 monthsPhase duration
50%
£20,000
35%
£200,000
60%
£100,000
75%
£15,000
Max. % age
Max funding
ExploitationExperimental
Development
Industrial
Research
Technical and
Commercial
Feasibility
Description
SMARTCymru R&D support for Medium Enterprises
Support is available for all sizes of business

20. Thank you for listening
• Questions?