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What are knowledge transfer networks?A knowledge transfer network’s main role is to put companies and innovators in contact with the knowledge and funding that they need to bring new products and processes to market.

Why join a knowledge transfer network or KTN?

KTNs provide many benefits including:

Networking – frequent opportunities to network with other businesses and academics through targeted events, meetings and special interest groups organised by the KTN.

Partnering – through their contacts and knowledge of your industry, KTNs can help you find partners for new projects and wider business opportunities.

Funding opportunities – advice on Technology Strategy Board collaborative R&D competitions, knowledge transfer partnerships and other sources of funding for innovation such as Framework Programme 7, Eureka and venture capital.

Information and news – free access to on-line services such as market and technology reports, newsletters, webinars/e-training, events diaries, e-conferencing and collaboration tools, and general sector/application specific information.

Policy and regulation – a communications route between the KTN’s community, Government and the EU, giving members the opportunity to influence policies and regulation in the UK and abroad.

To find out more and join a KTN go to the _connect space at: www.innovateuk.org/connect

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Aerospace, Aviation and Defence KTN 6

Biosciences KTN 7

Chemistry Innovation KTN 8

Creative Industries KTN 9

Electronics, Sensors, Photonics KTN 10

Energy Generation and Supply KTN 11

Environmental Sustainability KTN 12

Financial Services KTN 13

HealthTech and Medicines KTN 14

Industrial Mathematics KTN 15

Information & Communications Technology KTN 16

Materials KTN 17

Modern Built Environment KTN 18

Nanotechnology KTN 19

Transport KTN 20

Current knowledge transfer networks

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KTN profiles and key contacts

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The UK Aerospace, Aviation and Defence KTN is a single overarching network spanning Government, industry and academia with the principal aim of promoting and enabling innovation.

Priorities include:

K delivering improved sector performance through innovation and collaboration. Custodianship of the National Aerospace Technology Strategy and enabling the National Technical Committees are core to this priority

K making the UK a more globally competitive environment for investment in aerospace and defence research and technology

K facilitating innovation and knowledge transfer across sectors

K defining coherent priorities in science, research, technology and innovation and promoting these to Government and industry. This is supported by rigorous analysis and technology roadmapping.

The Aerospace, Aviation and Defence KTN is also host to the Space Special Interest Group – a Technology Strategy Board initiative that connects activity and resources across KTNs with the Space Innovation and Growth Team project.

Key contacts Ruth Mallors, Director – [email protected]

Bettina Rigg, Infrastructure Manager – [email protected]

Daniel Jones, Coordinator – [email protected]

Pete Murray, Researcher – [email protected]

Melinda Witherow, Space SIG Coordinator [email protected]

General Enquiries: email [email protected] tel: 020 7091 1123, fax: 020 7091 4545

For more details and to join, visit www.innovateuk.org/aeroanddefktn

Aerospace, Aviation and Defence Knowledge Transfer Network

KnowledgeTransferNetwork

Aerospace, Aviation and Defence

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The Biosciences KTN covers four market sectors:

K animal breeding and animal health

K industrial bioscience

K plant and crops

K food technology and manufacture.

The KTN encourages effective knowledge transfer, provides networking opportunities and stimulates innovation in the bioscience industry, targeting four key themes:

K food for health

K innovation in animal and plant production and performance

K renewable and sustainable bioproducts

K sustainable food supply and security.

The Biosciences KTN is outward-facing and also works internationally, at the forefront of the work to achieve a sustainable bio-economy for the future.

Key contacts Chris Warkup, Director [email protected], tel: 0131 527 4363

Huw Jones, Animal Sector Lead (Edinburgh) [email protected], tel: 0131 527 4236

John Sime, Industrial Bioscience Sector Lead (York) [email protected], tel: 0190 456 5182

Tom Jenkins, Plant Sector Lead (York) [email protected], tel: 0190 456 1582

Food sector Contact Chris Warkup as above

For more details and to join, visit www.innovateuk.org/biosciencesktn

Biosciences Knowledge Transfer Network


Biosciences

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The Chemistry Innovation KTN provides the focus and stimulus to support product and process innovation that will deliver growth and sustainability across the UK chemistry-using industries though a coherent national strategy and action plan.

We facilitate innovation and knowledge transfer by connecting industry, academia, national and regional government via unique networking events and forums. Through our activities, we are actively engaged with over 1,500 UK companies and manage a portfolio of collaborative projects valued at just under £100m. Our event programme consists of our own and partner events allowing us to connect with over 2,000 individuals per year. To date, our activities have secured over £1bn of value to UK plc.

Our team consists of 19 professional connectors with a wide range of experiences and competences to serve the chemistry-using industries. This combination of skills ensures that we are equipped to help industry address the challenges of innovation in the chemistry-using industries.

Key contacts Carol Boyer-Spooner, CEO

Steve Fletcher, Director Delivery Programmes

Colin Tattam, Director of Projects

Maureen Laughton, Stakeholder Manager [email protected], tel: 01928 515 662

For more details and to join, visit www.innovateuk.org/chemistryinnovationktn

Chemistry Innovation Knowledge Transfer Network


Chemistry Innovation

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The Creative Industries KTN was established by a consortium led by the University of the Arts, London, with Imperial College London, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and TIGA, the trade association for games developers. We accelerate innovation by bringing together those who develop technology with people in the creative industries who can exploit it.

Our work covers the 13 creative sectors as identified by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport as performing arts, arts and antiques, crafts, architecture, design, fashion, advertising, radio and TV, film and video, music, publishing, video games and software.

Over two years, we are running a series of Beacon Projects which will tackle big challenges for the creative industries that have emerged from our discussions with leading experts from across the UK. Beacon Projects will identify the priority innovation and business needs that will enable individuals and organisations to turn these visions of the future into business successes for the UK.

Key contactsFrank Boyd, Director [email protected], tel: 020 3051 0586, 07855 805 375

Jeremy Davenport, Deputy Director [email protected], tel: 020 3051 0587, 07855 805 375

Jess Sully, Office Manager [email protected], tel: 020 3355 3062

For more details and to join, visit www.innovateuk.org/creativektn

Creative Industries Knowledge Transfer Network


Creative Industries

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The Electronics, Sensors, Photonics KTN covers the full spectrum of underpinning activities in these technical domains, and the related areas of systems engineering, autonomous systems and more.

The UK is rich in innovation in these domains, but there are few large companies and so the KTN has a real part to play in giving our members a voice, and helping them to maximise their effectiveness.

We follow a challenge-led approach, and our key themes are:

K secure world

K connected world

K quality of life technologies

K smart moves

K electricity for the future

K knowledge base support.

Key contacts Dr Steve Welch, CEO [email protected], tel: 07515 774 014

Phil Cooper, Director for Sensors and Instrumentation [email protected], tel: 020 8943 8641

Alastair Wilson, Director for Photonics [email protected], tel: 07834 622 552

For more details and to join, visit www.innovateuk.org/espktn

Electronics, Sensors, Photonics Knowledge Transfer Network


Electronics, Sensors,Photonics

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The Energy Generation and Supply Knowledge Transfer Network aims to create an integrated and dynamic network of business, technology, academic and policy maker members, delivering strategic and effective knowledge exchange to advance the UK energy sector. As the ‘front door’ for the energy community, the KTN aims to:

K better position UK business in exploiting UK/global market opportunities

K Improve the impact and gearing of Technology Strategy Board spending in the energy area

K ‘future-proof’ the UK’s activity through coordinated technology & innovation

K knowledge share between developers nationally and internationally

K stimulating access to public and private funding within the energy industry

K promoting collaboration to accelerate the UK’s uptake in the following areas: K offshore windK wave and tidalK nuclearK hydrogen and fuel cellsK maximising oil and gas resources K future emerging opportunities.

Key contacts Dr Brian Cane, Director [email protected], tel: 01223 899 000Chris Bagley, Network Manager [email protected], tel: 01223 899 000Dr Nee Joo Teh, Business Manager [email protected], tel: 01223 899 000

For more details and to join, visit www.innovateuk.org/energyktn

Energy Generation and Supply Knowledge Transfer Network


Energy Generationand Supply

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The Environmental Sustainability KTN is accelerating the UK’s transition to a low carbon, resource and energy efficient economy by connecting businesses, universities, other research organisations and Government agencies, and catalysing innovation for increased sustainability across a wide range of environmental technologies.

It is industry-led and focuses particularly on promoting innovation in four priority areas:

K resource efficiency and waste management

K water management

K land management and food production

K renewable energy, and carbon sequestration and storage

The ESKTN has offices in the University of Oxford, and C-Tech Innovation at Capenhurst, and is governed by an industry-focused management board chaired by Colin Drummond, Chief Executive of Viridor. The team of knowledge transfer managers is also supported by expertise from third party organisations, including the universities of Birmingham, Cranfield, Sheffield and Lancaster.

Key contactsProfessor Carolyn Roberts, Director [email protected], tel: 01865 610 502

Dr David Gardner, Deputy Director [email protected], tel: 01513 472 918

Dr Derek Pedley, Associate Director, Business Development [email protected], tel: 01865 610 509

Dr Kerry Thomas, Associate Director, Training and Education [email protected], tel: 01865 610 506

For more details and to join, visit www.innovateuk.org/sustainabilityktn

Environmental Sustainability Knowledge Transfer Network


EnvironmentalSustainability

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The Financial Services Knowledge Transfer Network harnesses cutting edge scientific research to support and protect innovation, competitiveness and market stability. Networking events bring together industry insight and scientific knowledge to identify major challenges and build multi-disciplinary teams to pursue research and development into products and processes.The KTN maps the landscape of challenges and resources, both in business and in academia, and provides independent reviews and suggestions for strategic R&D initiatives.

The KTN is led by the needs of the financial services sector and acts as a voice for the sector in discussion with science funding agencies. It encourages business to have a greater role in shaping its own future, and to anticipate future developments more easily, through close partnership with the science base.

The KTN will help promote innovation in the financial services sector, particularly in areas of risk management behaviour and governance. It will allow the various sub-sectors of the financial services sector to share techniques and issues, and therefore identify areas for required research which will benefit the whole sector.

Key contacts Dickie Whitaker, Director [email protected], tel 07920 502302

Chris Sier, Director [email protected], tel: 07976 887642

Eve Hall, Director of Operations [email protected], tel: 07775 991779

General Enquires [email protected], tel: 020 7357 3398

For more details and to join, visit www.innovateuk.org/financialservicesktn

Financial Services Knowledge Transfer Network


Financial Services

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Building a healthy nation through business innovation.

The HealthTech and Medicines KTN supports business innovation through partnerships, funding and knowledge transfer:

K connecting partners: bringing together and facilitating collaborations with a common goal

K access to funding: identifying and influencing new and existing sources of funding

K knowledge transfer: opening doors to wider networks of people and organisations.

The HealthTech and Medicines KTN is built on the foundations of the former Health Technologies and bioProcessUK KTNs, supporting the broader health technology, and medicines sector. The KTN is contracted to TWI, an independent research organisation working with the lead partner BioIndustry Association, and has a management team of partner organisations which include: BITECIC, Medilink UK and M4Technologies.

Key contacts Dr Tony Bradshaw, Co-Director [email protected], tel: 020 7565 7143

Sue Dunkerton, Co-Director [email protected], tel: 01223 899 384

Narpal Sihra, Senior Marketing Manager [email protected], tel: 020 7565 7142

General Enquires: Jean Aligorgi, Coordinator [email protected], tel: 020 7565 7143

For more details and to join, visit www.innovateuk.org/healthktn

HealthTech and Medicines Knowledge Transfer Network


HealthTechand Medicines

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Mathematics has an underpinning role in stimulating innovation. Modeling and analysis add value in the design of products, operations and strategy across all areas of business. Innovation often occurs most intensively on the interfaces between established capabilities, and mathematics has many such interfaces.

The Industrial Mathematics KTN connects together the organisations that are most able to exploit these opportunities, using mechanisms that are effective catalysts of new activity. We tap into the unique versatility of mathematics to provide our member companies with timely access to relevant know-how and expertise, leading to rapid competitive advantage.

Key contacts Dr Robert Leese, Director [email protected], tel: 07967 651 129

Dr Vera Hazelwood, Programme Manager [email protected], tel: 07875 401 570

Dr Tim Boxer, Operations Manager [email protected], tel: 07967 966 449

For more details and to join, visit www.innovateuk.org/mathsktn

Industrial Mathematics Knowledge Transfer Network


IndustrialMathematics

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The Information & Communications Technology (ICT) KTN merges the activities of the previous Digital Communications and Digital Systems KTNs. It has been formed in response to the convergence of communications, computing and broadcasting, to address all aspects of ICT, including its transformational role as a key enabler of many vertical sectors.

The ICT KTN aims to be the focal point in the UK for innovation in ICT systems by:

K maximising the economic and social benefits the UK realises through such systems

K accelerating the deployment of advances in ICT by addressing issues that would otherwise delay or even prevent such deployment

K engaging with those in adjacent sectors for which ICT is transformational

K encouraging increased inward investment in ICT

K supporting the growth of UK companies in the sector and the UK activities of global companies.

Key contactsPhilip Hargrave, CEO and Network Director [email protected], tel: 020 7331 2055, mob: 07792 484 251

Kathryn Veares, EA to Philip Hargrave [email protected], tel: 020 7331 2056

For more details and to join, visit https://ktn.innovateuk.org/web/ictktn

Information & Communications Technology


Information & Communications Technology

Knowledge Transfer Network

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The Materials KTN brings together under one umbrella materials-related knowledge networks covering a wide range of materials, such as polymers, composites, ceramics, technical textiles, natural materials and metals. It also covers materials-related technologies, such as rapid manufacturing, powder processing, surface engineering and smart materials and structures. The KTN has wide coverage of product design, sustainable materials for transport applications and for packaging. The Materials KTN has been working with products designers, materials scientists and materials producers, to undertake and exploit innovations in new materials technologies, new design concepts and new business models, which address challenges relating to energy, sustainability and high value markets.

Key contacts Dr Robert Quarshie, Director [email protected], tel: 020 7451 7404, 07802 770 883

Jackie Butterfield, Network Manager [email protected], tel: 01302 380 906, 07889 815 036

Dr Bernard Rickinson, Management Group / Design Exchange [email protected], tel: 020 7451 7365

Dr Colin Johnston, Theme Leader, Sustainability [email protected], tel: 01865 283 705, 07970 024 089

Stuart MacLachlan, Theme Leader, High Value Markets [email protected], tel: 01782 764 404, 07784 717 149

General Enquires Switchboard: 020 7451 7300, helpline: 01302 380 916, fax: 01302 380 900

For more details and to join, visit www.innovateuk.org/materialsktn

Materials Knowledge Transfer Network


Materials

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The Modern Built Environment KTN aims to increase the exploitation of innovation in the built environment for demonstrated business benefit. The KTN is focusing on four key themes to establish where innovation can add real value to the built environment:

K energy and carbon efficiency

K process efficiency

K climate change adaptation

K life extension and retrofit.

Key contacts

Deborah Pullen, Director [email protected], tel: 01923 664 000

Alison Nicholl, Programme Manager and Energy Efficiency Champion [email protected], tel: 01923 664 550

Philip Charles, Climate Change Impact and Life Extension Champion [email protected], tel: 020 7549 3325

Anne King, Process Efficiency Champion [email protected], tel: 01344 465 566

For more details and to join, visit www.innovateuk.org/modernbuiltktn

Modern Built Environment Knowledge Transfer Network


Modern BuiltEnvironment

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The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network (NanoKTN) is one of the UK’s primary knowledge-based networks for micro and nanotechnology.

The NanoKTN supports the exploitation and commercialisation of micro and nanotechnologies by informing, facilitating innovation and encouraging collaborations between suppliers and users.

The activities of the NanoKTN are divided into five priority areas:

K healthcare and life sciences

K ICT/hardware

K engineering applications

K chemical and consumer products

K metrology, instrumentation and standards.

Key contacts Dr Alec Reader, Director [email protected], tel: 07826 902 201

Dr Martin Kemp, Theme Manager, Engineering Applications [email protected], tel: 07770 735 968

Natasha Taylor, Marketing Manager [email protected], tel: 07826 902 204

For more details and to join, visit www.innovateuk.org/nanoktn

Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network


Nanotechnology

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The Transport KTN aims to assist the UK to innovate to achieve sustainable mobility of goods, people and services on road, rail and the sea, as an enabler of economic prosperity. It will do this by seeking out and enabling cross-fertilisation and new synergies across supply chains and transport modes as well as seeking innovative business opportunities from greater intermodal integration.

The Transport KTN covers road, rail and marine and replaces and extends the activities of the former Low Carbon and the Intelligent Transport Systems KTNs.

Its role is to work with such organisations to identify:

K intermodal issues where two or more groups can deliver better solutions through greater cooperation

K issues that are common to two or more communities

K issues in which one group has taken a lead and thus others can learn from that experience.

Critical challenges have been identified as follows:

K capacity

K customers

K cost

K carbon

K security

K safety.

Key contacts Neil Ridley, Director [email protected], tel: 07900 438283Tessa Darley, KTN Knowledge Manager [email protected], tel: 01865 338 409For more details and to join, visit www.innovateuk.org/transportktn

Transport Knowledge Transfer Network


Transport

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K improve industrial performance through innovation and new collaborations by driving the flow of people, knowledge and experience between business and the science base, between businesses and across sectors.

K drive knowledge transfer between the supply and demand sides of technology-enabled markets through a high quality, easy-to-use service.

K facilitate innovation and knowledge transfer by providing UK businesses with the opportunity to meet and network with individuals and organisations, in the UK and internationally.

K provide a forum for a coherent business voice to inform Government of its technology needs and about issues, such as regulation, which are enhancing or inhibiting innovation in the UK.

The Technology Strategy Board funds the knowledge transfer networks to:

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