Professor Stephen Holloway, University of Liverpool

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Alan Welby, Liverpool LEP

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The call: January 2014

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The most significant product and services

technologies included:

Materials and materials science (excluding composites)

Low carbon technologies

Light-weight materials

Biomaterials

Sensor technologiesIntegrated technologies

Nanotechnologies

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Our two Universities had been discussing collaborative opportunities and the UEZ proposal came at an propitious moment to consider leveraging our research strengths. Both Universities had been part of the Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership.

The LEP “making it” foresight document, published in October 2013,reviewed Manufacturing Growth in Liverpool City Region to 2020.

The partnership & ambition

Our chosen theme

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A disconnect exists between industry (especially SMEs), academic research into sensors and access to facilities for research and development.

It is difficult to cross the sensor “innovation valley of death”.

There are skill shortages in the sensor market.

High cost of prototyping and custom development acts as barrier to growth for SMEs.

Sensor market failure in the UK

“… we find it difficult to maintain awareness of emerging skills and capabilities that could support our business. Having a common access point, through Sensor City, would help remove this barrier.” (Medical diagnostic SME)

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Sensor market is growing at over 10% per year.

Global market for sensor systems currently $490bn.

In the last decade 1 in 3 global patents were sensor related.

The UK sensor industry contributes £13bn, 73,000 jobs and £6bn of exports.

1.4 million people employed in sensor-aligned professions in the UK, 159,000 are in the North West and 27,000 in the Liverpool City Region.

The internet of things.

The sensor world economy

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Vision

The application“To establish a unique sensor-systems business incubator focused on creating, nurturing and establishing commercially-viable, hi-tech companies; and, over a 10-year period, drive growth both locally and beyond, creating a cluster of over 300 new businesses and over 1000 jobs in emerging technologies."

Total project cost £15m

To build upon existing excellence and established close working ties in a partnership between the University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University, the Liverpool City Region, LEP and Liverpool City Council to create a world-leading University Enterprise Zone in sensor technologies.

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Over 100 letters of support

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July 14th 2014

Technology entrepreneurship centre

Hi-tech incubatorDigital-health incubator

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Why Liverpool?

We will bring together our University assets in the field of sensors including 86 academic groups from 16 departments who, over the last 5 years have obtained 40 patents, attracted £60m of research income and graduated 140 doctoral students.

Fledgling businesses will draw upon specialist facilities housed within the universities and our strong existing network of Knowledge Exchange Centres.

There is easy access to Liverpool Science Park (a joint venture between UoL, LJMU and LCC) and Sci-Tech Daresbury infrastructure, which both provide neighbouring grow-on space while maintaining strong university links.

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Regional supporting assets

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Liverpool city centre Lime Street

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Sensor City

Liverpool Science Park

LJMU

UoL

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Foster urban regeneration through business start-ups and growth. In 10-years, over 300 new businesses and result in over 1000 new jobs.

Establish and sustain a unique best practice hi-tech sensor business incubator.

Assist graduate entrepreneurs in forming hi-tech businesses, using coaching, mentoring and networks to sustain them and facilitate access to investment.

Increase SME innovation through exploitation of state of the art facilities and academic expertise within the Universities.

Integrate an established academic base, existing businesses and new partners to take the sensor sector to critical mass and scale.

Engage public participation in design and technology through the creation of a Fab Lab.

Sensor City: objectives

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Sensor City: Location

• In the “Liverpool Knowledge Quarter” one of the Mayoral Development Zones

• Next to the two universities and our joint Science Park

• Good communication links

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Sensor City

Growth space

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Sensor City

Growth space

Sensor City: Location• In the “Liverpool Knowledge

Quarter” one of the Mayoral Development Zones

• Next to our two Universities and our joint Science Park

• Good communication links

• Within walking distance of the centre of Liverpool and other entrepreneurial districts (The Baltic Triangle, Ropewalks, etc.)

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