Knowledge Transfer Account - University of Exeter

埃克塞特大学将探索与QinetiQs应用技术部门的独特合作机会，以利用功能材料领域的潜在智力资本，提供定制的电磁解决方案。我们在埃克塞特基于EPSRC资助的研究开发知识产权的提议将由一位经验丰富的企业家推动，该企业家负责推动面向市场的研究，制定商业计划并为三家分拆公司获得资金。企业家将由牵头方任命（大学和QinetiQ），将向KTA交付委员会报告，并持有专门用于满足成功利用现有知识产权的业务驱动要求的预算，即准备商业计划，市场技术状态，原理证明演示，孵化器空间租赁，减少风险，以弥合与大规模投资之间的差距，并向投资提供者介绍情况。有效的研究开发最终需要商业上的成功。如果能够确定真正的市场需求和/或要求，就可以解决具体的问题，但是新技术和解决方案只有在能够向客户、制造商和供应链合作伙伴等适当展示的情况下才能进入市场。有意义地利用新技术的最大障碍之一是缺乏合适的示范者和明确的开发和利用计划：没有这些，潜在的投资者无法清楚地看到提供的是什么，以及他们将如何能够做出贡献，在大学资助创建的早期技术的情况下，导致感知风险大大增加。因此，KTA的目标是将技术解决方案转化为原型，根据市场需求量身定制，从而为行业创造令人信服的产品。要求的348万KTA投资可以显示在三年期间创造就业和支出的三个分拆公司的约1500万投资的回报。一个例子可以帮助说明这个想法。QinetiQ帮助成立了一家新公司Omni-ID，在货物和产品的射频标签领域利用知识产权。传统上，射频标记对于诸如计算机之类的金属产品是难以实现的，其中，在这种产品中的金属在射频处的反射率引起干扰并且危害标签的性能。这项新技术基于一种新的结构材料，以克服金属部件反射引起的干扰的方式操纵无线电波。这种新方法实现了射频标签（用于资产跟踪，供应链管理）领域的范式转变，并且是通过智能设计定制材料电磁特性如何带来新技术和新机遇的一个例子。2911 ch.

The University of Exeter will explore an unique collaboration opportunity with QinetiQs Applied Technologies Division to exploit latent intellectual capital in the area of Functional Materials to provide Tailored Electromagnetic Solutions. Our proposal to develop IP based on EPSRC-funded research at Exeter will be driven by an experienced entrepreneur employed to drive market-facing research, develop business plans and secure funding for three spin-out companies. The entrepreneur will be appointed by the lead parties (the University and QinetiQ), will report to a KTA Delivery Board and hold a budget dedicated to meeting business-driven requirements for successful exploitation of the existing IP, i.e. preparation of business plans, market technology status, proof-of-principle demonstrations, rental of incubator space, risk mitigation to bridge the gap to large scale-investment and introduction to investment providers. Effective research exploitation ultimately requires commercial success. If true market demand and/or requirements can be identified, specific problems can be solved, however new technologies and solutions will only reach the market if they can be properly demonstrated to customers, manufacturers, and supply chain partners alike. One of the most significant obstacles to meaningful exploitation of new technologies is the lack of a suitable demonstrator and a clearly articulated development and exploitation plan: without these, potential investors cannot visualise clearly what is on offer and how they will be able to contribute which, in the case of early stage technologies of the type created by University funding, leads to greatly increased perceived risk. Hence, the aim of this KTA is to bring technical solutions to prototype, tailored to the markets needs, and therefore to create compelling offerings for industry. The 3.480M KTA investment requested could show a return of ~15M investment in three spin-out companies creating jobs and expenditure over the three year period.An example may help illustrate the idea. QinetiQ helped facilitate the setting up of a new company, Omni-ID, to exploit IP in the area of Radio Frequency tagging of goods and products. Traditionally radio frequency tagging was difficult to accomplish for metallic products such as computers, where the reflectivity of metals in such products at radio frequencies causes interference and jeopardises the performance of the tags. The new technology, based on a new structured material, manipulates the radio waves in such a way as to overcome interference caused by reflections from the metal components. This new approach has enabled a paradigm shift in the area of RF-tagging (used for asset tracking, supply chain management) and is an example of how tailoring the electromagnetic properties of materials through smart design can lead to new technologies and new opportunities. 2911 ch.