Technology Gateway Programme Presented by Paddy Byrne Enterprise Ireland 27-06-2013
May 18, 2015
Technology Gateway Programme
Presented by Paddy Byrne Enterprise Ireland 27-06-2013
Technology Gateway Programme
Technology Gateway Programme
Background to Technology Gateway
• Objective of Technology Gateways to act as an industry facing
portal to leverage IoT technical skills to:
• Deliver technology solutions for near to market problems for
Irish industry
• Provide open access for technical expertise and research
infrastructure
• Collaborate with companies in order to improve their use of
new and established technologies
• Act as a portal to wider technological expertise across Ireland
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Background-Industrial Performance Industrial Projects 2008 to 2012
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Innovation Vouchers
Innovation Partnerships
Direct Funded
Industrial Projects
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Background-Industrial Performance
• 525 industrial projects completed from 2008 to 2012, total value of is ≈ €8.5M with an industry contribution of ≈ €2.7M (32%)
• Q2 2013 Technology Gateways 100 industrial projects completed, at a value of €1.55M, industry contribution at 36%
Profile of Companies Collaborating with ARE Centres
158, 45%
62, 18%
5, 1%
125, 36%
EI
IDA
Udaras
Start-ups and local businesses
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What the Gateway Funding Supports
• €1.2 M over 5 years-performance related funding
• Open access industry ready, flexible resources with industry informed technology offer
• Gateway Manager-
• Gateway Engineers • Domestic Travel
• Overseas Travel
• Promotional Activities
• Key Performance Indicators Industrial Projects Completed > €1,500
Industrial Projects Completed > €5,000 Industrial Projects Completed > €10,000 Number of Companies engaged with
Total €,000 value of projects Value €,000 of industry contribution to these projects
Transfer of Technology to Company
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Industry Case Study
• The CAPPA Gateway (www.cappa.ie), explores light based photonic
technologies with applications in New Photonics Devices, Med Tech, Pharma.
Food & Beverages, Manufacturing
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Industry Case Study
• The TEC Gateway is the industry interface for the Nimbus group in CIT
(www.tec-centre.ie) . The Gateway offers ICT solutions for a broad range of
industry in Energy, Water, Location Based Services and Applications
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Industry Case Study
• SEAM Gateway (www.seam.ie) provides predictive FEA modeling, non-
destructive materials characterisation and materials process development
technologies for companies from sectors such as Bio-medical devices,
Pharmaceuticals, Micro-Electronics, Precision Engineering & Construction.
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Profile of Gateways –Shannon ABC
• Shannon ABC Gateway (www.shannonabc.ie) , working with the biotech, life
sciences and food industries develops new processes & novel products from
bio-resources. SABC assists companies in adding value to natural bio
resources, including organic industrial waste material by developing & optimising
processes for extraction of valuable ingredients. The Gateway defines it
Technology Offer as
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• Aims to Build Links between Small Businesses and Knowledge Providers
• Voucher (€5,000) can be exchanged for Advice and Expertise
• Projects: Require Innovative Solution
• Provide Additional Value for the Business
• Have On-going Benefits
• All Small Enterprises:
Less than 50 Employees
Annual Turnover and / or Balance Sheet Not Exceeding €10m
• Restricted to:
Registered Limited Companies
Contact Mike Dolan Enterprise Ireland
www.innovationvouchers.ie
http://www.enterprise-ireland.com/en/News/MediaLibrary/Innovation/
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Industrial
Collaborative
Research
Experimental
Collaborative
Development
Every company partner will be expected to pay 20% of the project costs in cash
80%
60%
75%
50%
Type of Research Small Company
Medium Company
Large Company
65%
40%
FUNDING RATES
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Small 1–50
employees
Annual Turnover
and/or Balance Sheet
Not exceeding
€10M
Medium 50–249
employees
Annual Turnover
Not exceeding
€50M
Balance Sheet
Not exceeding
€43M
Large Greater than
250 employees
Annual Turnover
Greater then
€43M
If a company is part of a group the employee, turnover, annual balance sheet and ownership limits
apply to the group.
COMPANY SIZE
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Outline Proposal
Full Proposal IRCC
Commercial Logic
Programme Remit
Good Academic Match
DA
IPP Team
Technical Assessor
Commercial Assessment
Programme Remit
Technical Assessment
APPLICATION PROCESS
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Innovation Partnership Process
Feasibility Study
Full Proposal
Technically Feasible
De-Risk Tasks
100% EI Funded
Not a ‘Bigger Voucher’!
€9,000
2 weeks to 6 months
Fast Approval
Map IP Landscape
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More information
Declan McGee
T: 01 7272668
M: 087 9809883 E: [email protected]
Cormac Cantwell T: 7272517 E: [email protected]
Web: www.enterprise-ireland.com/ipp
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Conclusion
• Metric of success for each Gateway is level of industry engagement
and impact for companies
• Open access point for industry, providing technology solutions and a portal to a nationwide network of research infrastructure
• Extension of the R & D capabilities of industry
• Information dissemination through industry days, training of industry staff
• Referrals of industry enquiries to Gateway Network
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Technology Gateway Contact Details
Technology Gateway Team
Mark Whelan
Phone: +353 (061) 777053
Mobile: 086 8595466
Paddy Byrne
Phone 051 333531
Mobile: 087 6685723
Website: www.technologygateway.ie
Email: [email protected]
LinkedIN Group Page: Technology Gateway Network