Launchpad Cluster Management: Liverpool City Region

利物浦城市地区联合管理局（LCR CA）为该地区制定了一份创新计划书，并为自己设定了两个雄心勃勃的目标：1。到2030年，将目前占全球增值2%的研发支出增加到5% 2。LYVA Labs成立于2021年，由LCR CA资助，旨在成为一家可持续的非营利公司，致力于支持公司的创新计划，并增加与当地/国家研究社区的参与和合作。我们获得的资金将持续到2026年：* 投资于初创企业 * 为所有关键行业中已停止投资研发的老牌企业提供创意研讨会 * 通过创新项目/合作伙伴/资金支持企业 * 发展LCR创新生态系统 * 与国内/国际行业合作伙伴一起发展协作联盟在此过程中，我们的目标是在最初的五年之后实现可持续发展。它将为该行业的中小企业带来急需的资金，使一些中小企业能够发展可持续的，我们促进和鼓励/增加与当地和国家大学以及研究和技术组织（RTO）的合作研发。创新在于我们正在采取的生态系统方法，使企业能够开发创意，识别资金/投资机会，寻找合作伙伴，探索供应链机会，塑造他们的价值主张，并在创新和合作研究方面进行更多的参与/投资。我们将与Valuechain合作，为集群2建立一个在线社区。与整个区域的主要利益攸关方合作，发展和加强集群3。利用其他公共和私人资金增加集群成员的研发支出4。扩大我们的团队，为集群提供全职创新经理5。举办活动，提高认识，介绍和展示“启动平台”方案产生的集群和创新6。与Tees Valley集群经理和未来的潜在集群/地区一起举办活动，分享经验，展示成功并展示我们的创新方法对其他地区/经济体的影响。

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCR CA) has developed an Innovation Prospectus for the region and set itself two ambitious targets:1. increase current 2% GVA spend on R&D to 5% by 20302. achieve net zero by 2040 (10 years ahead of the national target)LYVA Labs was established in 2021, with funding from LCR CA, with the aim of becoming a sustainable not-for-profit company, dedicated to supporting companies with their innovation plans, and to increasing engagement and collaboration with local/national research communities. We are funded to 2026 to:* invest in start-ups* provide ideation workshops for established businesses in all key sectors who have stopped investing in R&D* support businesses with innovation projects/partners/funding* develop the LCR innovation ecosystem* develop collaborative consortia, building on LCR research strengths, with national/international industry partnersIn doing so, we aim to become sustainable beyond the initial five years.The Launchpad builds on these ambitions and foundations; it will bring much needed funding to SMEs in the sector, enabling some to develop sustainable, low carbon technologies from the ideation workshops we facilitate and encouraging/increasing collaborative R&D with local and national universities and research & technology organisations (RTOs).The innovation lies in the ecosystem approach we are taking, enabling businesses to develop ideas, identify funding/investment opportunities, find collaboration partners, explore supply chain opportunities, shape their value propositions and engage/invest more in innovation and collaborative researchSpecifically, as LCR cluster manager:1. We will work with Valuechain to establish an online community for the cluster2. Collaborate with key stakeholders across the region to develop and strengthen the cluster3. Leverage other public and private funding to increase spend on R&D by the cluster members4. Expand our team to provide a full-time Innovation Manager for the cluster5. Host events to raise awareness, profile and showcase the cluster and innovations arising from the Launchpad programme6. Host an event with the Tees Valley cluster manager and future potential clusters/regions to share learnings, showcase successes and demonstrate the impact of our innovative approach to other regions/economies.