Centre for Defence Enterprise
Innovation Networking Event
22 September 2016
Innovation Network event
22 September 2016
Jim Pennycook
CDE Head of Operations
Centre for Defence Enterprise
In the beginning ….
Technology development
Technology development
Innovation = military advantage
The aim of CDE
Military capability
years
Prove the value of innovative, high-risk, high-potential-
benefit research to enable development of cost-effective
military capability advantage
Defence White Paper – National Security Through Technology Feb 2012
CDE directive
Enduring
Themed
Two routes to funding
up to £3 million
per year
at least £500,000
per competition
Themed competitions FY15/16
Theme Value
Open-source big data insight £2.25M
Persistent surveillance from the air £2.25M
Agile, immersive training £2.25M
What's inside that building? £1.15M
Understand and interact with cyberspace £1.00M
Security for the internet of things £2.00M
Autonomy and big data £4.00M
Synthetic biology for novel materials £3.50M
Identification and treatment of tinnitus £1.00M
Theme Value
Persistent surveillance phase 2 (April 16) £1.00M
Agile and immersive training phase 2 (April 16) £1.00M
Seeing through the clouds ( Jun 16) £2.00M
Autonomy and big data phase 2 (Sep 16) £2.00M
Autonomous Hazardous Scene Assessment (Sep 16) £2.00M
Many drones make light work (Sep 16) £2.00M
Themed competitions FY16/17
Future Air Security Systems Synthetic biology Portable power
6519 proposals received
57% SMEs
CDE headline figures
23% Industry
20% Academia
1059 proposals funded (16%)
19% Themed
13% Enduring
1059 contracts placed
43% SMEs
29% Industry
28% Academia
10% of proposals ‘exploited’
• Into core research programme
• Primes
• Other investors
£75Minvested
since 2008
CDE Marketplace
The future
We will launch a defence innovation initiative
We will establish a defence and security accelerator for
government to help the private sector, allies and
academia turn ideas into innovative equipment and
services faster for national security users.
Strategic Defence and Security Review Nov 2015
Strategic Defence and Security Review
Centre for Defence Enterprise
SDSR 2015 Innovation Initiative
Defence & Security Accelerator
SDSR 2015 Innovation Initiative
Pause on 25 October 2016 at 5pm
Relaunch early 2017
Enduring competition
What’s happening today?
10:00 to 10:20
Welcome and CDE update
Jim Pennycook
10:20 to 11:20
Many drones make light work
Themed competition briefing
12:15 to 13:15
Autonomy in hazardous scene
assessment
Themed competition briefing
10:00 to 13:15
CDE enduring
competition
face-to-face
confidential
meetings
Morning
11:30 to 12:00 Coffee break
14:30 to 14:45
Introduction to CDE
Bruce Hardie
14:45 to 15:30
Creating effective
CDE proposals
Bruce Hardie
14:30 to 16:30
Autonomy in
hazardous scene
assessment
Themed
competition
face-to-face
confidential
meetings
Afternoon
14:30 to 16:30
Many drones
make light work
Themed
competition
face-to-face
confidential
meetings
Many drones make light work
Autonomous hazardous scene assessment
Today’s competitions
Questions
Innovation Networking Event
22 September2016
Centre for Defence Enterprise

Update on CDE 22 September 2016

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    Prove the valueof innovative, high-risk, high-potential- benefit research to enable development of cost-effective military capability advantage Defence White Paper – National Security Through Technology Feb 2012 CDE directive
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    Enduring Themed Two routes tofunding up to £3 million per year at least £500,000 per competition
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    Themed competitions FY15/16 ThemeValue Open-source big data insight £2.25M Persistent surveillance from the air £2.25M Agile, immersive training £2.25M What's inside that building? £1.15M Understand and interact with cyberspace £1.00M Security for the internet of things £2.00M Autonomy and big data £4.00M Synthetic biology for novel materials £3.50M Identification and treatment of tinnitus £1.00M
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    Theme Value Persistent surveillancephase 2 (April 16) £1.00M Agile and immersive training phase 2 (April 16) £1.00M Seeing through the clouds ( Jun 16) £2.00M Autonomy and big data phase 2 (Sep 16) £2.00M Autonomous Hazardous Scene Assessment (Sep 16) £2.00M Many drones make light work (Sep 16) £2.00M Themed competitions FY16/17 Future Air Security Systems Synthetic biology Portable power
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    6519 proposals received 57%SMEs CDE headline figures 23% Industry 20% Academia 1059 proposals funded (16%) 19% Themed 13% Enduring 1059 contracts placed 43% SMEs 29% Industry 28% Academia 10% of proposals ‘exploited’ • Into core research programme • Primes • Other investors
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    We will launcha defence innovation initiative We will establish a defence and security accelerator for government to help the private sector, allies and academia turn ideas into innovative equipment and services faster for national security users. Strategic Defence and Security Review Nov 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review
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    Centre for DefenceEnterprise SDSR 2015 Innovation Initiative
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    Defence & SecurityAccelerator SDSR 2015 Innovation Initiative
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    Pause on 25October 2016 at 5pm Relaunch early 2017 Enduring competition
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    10:00 to 10:20 Welcomeand CDE update Jim Pennycook 10:20 to 11:20 Many drones make light work Themed competition briefing 12:15 to 13:15 Autonomy in hazardous scene assessment Themed competition briefing 10:00 to 13:15 CDE enduring competition face-to-face confidential meetings Morning 11:30 to 12:00 Coffee break
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    14:30 to 14:45 Introductionto CDE Bruce Hardie 14:45 to 15:30 Creating effective CDE proposals Bruce Hardie 14:30 to 16:30 Autonomy in hazardous scene assessment Themed competition face-to-face confidential meetings Afternoon 14:30 to 16:30 Many drones make light work Themed competition face-to-face confidential meetings
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    Many drones makelight work Autonomous hazardous scene assessment Today’s competitions
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