The Knowledge Exploitation Centre:

1
The Knowledge Exploitation Centre

• Steering the Third Mission

2
The Knowledge Exploitation Centre (KEC) -
Background

• Established in 2001
• Knowledge Exploitation Fund
• KEC Mission
• To mobilise the resources of the University in
  conjunction with its regional partners, to aid in
  the economic regeneration of the South West
  Region of Wales

3
Role of KEC

• To manage the level and complexity of investment
• Coordinate the NTR activities
• Manage growth
• Develop a distinctive UWS brand
• Third Mission Strategic Planning

4
Current Scale of NTR Projects

• Aggregate Current Funding gt 40M
• Interaction with gt 300 Companies
• Number of Individual Projects 21

5
Current Projects

• Technium
• CETICS
• IP Wales
• IT Network Wales
• Cymru Prosper
• Teaching Companies

• Eng.D / IGDS
• Wales Spin-Out
• Help Wales
• TACS
• UWS Ventures Ltd
• KEF

6
Knowledge Exploitation Fund

• 40m over 5 years (5050 HEFE)
• Two Thirds of this for Objective 1 Region
• ELWa/HEFCW and EU Funded (100 Funded Projects)
• Up to July 31st 2005

7
Entrepreneurship

• Technium Chair of Entrepreneurship
• Entrepreneurship Seminars/Modules
• Entrepreneurship Pathway
• Development of Entrepreneurship Culture

8
Training Consultancy Services

• UWS SME Development Project
• Training Needs Analysis of SMEs
• Consortia TACS
• South West Wales e-learning
• NVQ Printing Coating (Yale, CCTA Swansea
  College)

9
IPR and Commercial Exploitation

• Commissioned IP Audit
• To formulate IP Policy/Framework
  Commercialisation Strategy
• Product Development Projects
• Pilot Projects

10
Technology Transfer

• Welsh Centre for Printing Coating (CETIC)
• Centre for Complex Fluids Processing (CETIC)
• Refurbishment of Knowledge Exploitation Centre

11
Organisation
12
Staffing

• Director
• Deputy Director
• Entrepreneurship Development Officer
• KEC Administrator
• Finance Officer
• Training Officer

13
Future Developments

• Third Mission Strategic Plan/HEED
• Teaching Company Scheme
• Cross-University Participation in Third Mission
  Projects
• Entrepreneurship Pathway
• Continue Dialogue with Industry
• Develop Brand
• IP Commercialisation Strategy

14
Knowledge Exploitation Centre Contact

• Mr Ceri Jones
• The Knowledge Exploitation Centre
• University of Wales Swansea
• Singleton Park
• Swansea
• SA2 8PP
• Tel [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• E-mail kecenquiries_at_swansea.ac.uk