Accessing Public Sector Funds for Innovation and R

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Accessing Public Sector Funds for Innovation and
RD Andrew BealeDirector, IP Wales
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IP Wales
A 3.5m project (part funded by the European
Union) to help SMEs within the Region become
aware of IP protect their IP assets
commercialise their IP assets.
Our Chairman Lord Griffiths (Vice Chairman
Goldman Sachs International)
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50 grant funding
IP Wales has supported a total of 162 SME
projects from 109 Welsh SMEs helping them to
acquire the following assets Projects
Patents Trade Marks Designs Total 162
205 60 12
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Patents
New Zealand 2 Norway 2 Poland 2 Spain 2 Brazil
1 Hong Kong 1 India 1 Ireland 1 Israel 1 Singa
pore 1 South Africa 1 Total 205
UK 53 PCT 45 EP 34 USA 31 Canada 10 Australia
5 Germany 4 China 2 France 2 Italy 2 Japan 2
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Trade Marks
UK 23 CTM 20 USA 13 Canada 2 Australia 1 New
Zealand 1 Total 60
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Registered Designs
UK 3 USA 3 CDR 2 Australia 1 Canada 1 France
1 Germany 1 Total 12
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Understanding innovation
Innovation
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EU Funding Opportunites for SMEs (2007-13)
The March 2006 Aho Expert Group Report on
Creating an Innovative Europe, which has been
endorsed by EU Heads of State and the Commission,
recommended trebling the present 10.6bn
structural funds support to measures related to
RI. In addition, Commission President Jose
Manuel Barroso has emphasised that the EU needs
to deliver results on innovation, and that EU
regional policy is the primary instrument to do
so.
Jose Manuel Barroso (Commission President)
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EU Funding Opportunites for SMEs (2007-13)
The Commission Directorate-General (DG) for
Regional Policy is under significant political
pressure from the Commission President and EU
heads of government to increase the number and
impact of structural fund projects that will
deliver increased innovation within companies
under the Lisbon growth and jobs agenda (as
refreshed in 2005).
Danuta Hubner (Commissioner for Regional Policy)
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EU Funding Opportunites for SMEs (2007-13)
For the first time ALL Regions can apply for
funding and the Commission will start to adopt
Regional Innovation Plans from the end of 2006.
A European Innovation Scoreboard will be
extended to the Regional level and the Commission
will grade Regions on the following indicators
Number of science and technology graduates
Number of adults engaged in learning
Employment in hi-tech sectors/services Gross
and business expenditure on RD Number of
patent applications A new European 25 cluster
collaboration map has been commissioned for
publication in 2007
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SME applications for EUProject funding

• Need to focus on a relevant Priority with
  uncommitted expenditure.
• Projects are invariably non profit making and
  claims for retrospective part payment are the
  norm (cash flow issues are recognised for non
  public sector applicants).
• Will be PR obligations.
• Will have major obligations of evidence and
  documentation with the potential for claw-back.

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SME applications for EUProject funding

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SME applications for EUProject funding

• Need to focus on a relevant Priority with
  uncommitted expenditure.
• Projects are invariably non profit making and
  claims for retrospective part payment are the
  norm (cash flow issues are recognised for non
  public sector applicants).
• Will be PR obligations.
• Will have major obligations of evidence and
  documentation with the potential for claw-back.

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SME applications for EUProject funding

• Need to focus on a relevant Priority with
  uncommitted expenditure.
• Projects are invariably non profit making and
  claims for retrospective part payment are the
  norm (cash flow issues are recognised for non
  public sector applicants).
• Will be PR obligations.
• Will have major obligations of evidence and
  documentation with the potential for claw-back.

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SME applications for EUProject funding

• Need to focus on a relevant Priority with
  uncommitted expenditure.
• Projects are invariably non profit making and
  claims for retrospective part payment are the
  norm (cash flow issues are recognised for non
  public sector applicants).
• Will be PR obligations.
• Will have major obligations of evidence and
  documentation with the potential for claw-back.

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SME applications to benefitfrom EU funded
projects

• Need to be focus on the Project Targets (see
  Scoreboard)
• Jobs (but not job relevant)
• Gross FTE new jobs in high/medium hi-tech
  companies
• - permanent (direct/indirect) temporary
• Gross FTE safeguarded jobs in high/medium hi-tech
  companies
• Patents
• Positive due diligence
• Defensive due diligence
• Need to be supported by a business strategy.
• May require prior approval (note
  confidentiality/prior disclosure issues) and only
  offer a retrospective part payment.
• May have PR obligations.
• Will have obligations of evidence and
  documentation with the potential for claw-back.

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SME applications to benefitfrom EU funded
projects
high technology companies means those in both
high technology industries and medium high
technology industries. high technology
industries means those in the following
sectors pharmaceuticals SIC 24.4 office
machinery and computers SIC 30.0 Aerospace SIC
35.3 electronics-communications SIC 32.0 medium
high technology industries means those in the
following sectors scientific instruments SIC
33.0 motor vehicles SIC 34.0 electrical machinery
SIC 31.0 chemicals SIC 24.0 (exc.24.4) other
transport equipment SIC 35.2, 35.4,
35.5 non-electrical machinery SIC 29.0
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High Medium Hi-Tech Cos
SIC Code analysis was found to be irrelevant for
28 of our membership and potentially less than
20 accurate for the remainder. Using the Nice
classification system was 3 times more accurate.
SIC Code No. Co.s Co.s TM Prediction Success
N/A 31
A 2 0 01
D 34 15 1,6,7,10,12,14,16,17, 30 5
F 3 1 37 0
G 5 5 35 0
K 30 12 35 2
M 1 0 41 0
N 1 1 44 0
O 2 2 36 0
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SME applications to benefitfrom EU funded
projects

• Need to be focus on the Project Targets (see
  Scoreboard)
• Jobs (but not job relevant)
• Gross FTE new jobs in high/medium hi-tech
  companies
• - permanent (direct/indirect) temporary
• Gross FTE safeguarded jobs in high/medium hi-tech
  companies
• Patents
• Positive due diligence
• Defensive due diligence
• Need to be supported by a business strategy.
• May require prior approval (note
  confidentiality/prior disclosure issues) and only
  offer a retrospective part payment.
• May have PR obligations.
• Will have obligations of evidence and
  documentation with the potential for claw-back.

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SME applications to benefitfrom EU funded
projects

• Need to be focus on the Project Targets (see
  Scoreboard)
• Jobs (but not job relevant)
• Gross FTE new jobs in high/medium hi-tech
  companies
• - permanent (direct/indirect) temporary
• Gross FTE safeguarded jobs in high/medium hi-tech
  companies
• Patents
• Positive due diligence
• Defensive due diligence
• Need to be supported by a business strategy.
• May require prior approval (note
  confidentiality/prior disclosure issues) and only
  offer a retrospective part payment.
• May have PR obligations.
• Will have obligations of evidence and
  documentation with the potential for claw-back.

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SME applications to benefitfrom EU funded
projects

• Need to be focus on the Project Targets (see
  Scoreboard)
• Jobs (but not job relevant)
• Gross FTE new jobs in high/medium hi-tech
  companies
• - permanent (direct/indirect) temporary
• Gross FTE safeguarded jobs in high/medium hi-tech
  companies
• Patents
• Positive due diligence
• Defensive due diligence
• Need to be supported by a business strategy.
• May require prior approval (note
  confidentiality/prior disclosure issues) and only
  offer a retrospective part payment.
• May have PR obligations.
• Will have obligations of evidence and
  documentation with the potential for claw-back.

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SME applications to benefitfrom EU funded
projects

• Need to be focus on the Project Targets (see
  Scoreboard)
• Jobs (but not job relevant)
• Gross FTE new jobs in high/medium hi-tech
  companies
• - permanent (direct/indirect) temporary
• Gross FTE safeguarded jobs in high/medium hi-tech
  companies
• Patents
• Positive due diligence
• Defensive due diligence
• Need to be supported by a business strategy.
• May require prior approval (note
  confidentiality/prior disclosure issues) and only
  offer a retrospective part payment.
• May have PR obligations.
• Will have obligations of evidence and
  documentation with the potential for claw-back.

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SME applications to benefitfrom EU funded
projects

• Need to be focus on the Project Targets (see
  Scoreboard)
• Jobs (but not job relevant)
• Gross FTE new jobs in high/medium hi-tech
  companies
• - permanent (direct/indirect) temporary
• Gross FTE safeguarded jobs in high/medium hi-tech
  companies
• Patents
• Positive due diligence
• Defensive due diligence
• Need to be supported by a business strategy.
• May require prior approval (note
  confidentiality/prior disclosure issues) and only
  offer a retrospective part payment.
• May have PR obligations.
• Will have obligations of evidence and
  documentation with the potential for claw-back.

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Thank you for your attention and I hope your
interest Andrew BealeDirector, IP Wales