News: £200m network of Technology and Innovation Centres
The University of Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) with Boeing in Rotherham could well form one model for the Technology Innovation Centres proposed by the Government.
The government has invited organisations to register their interest in forming a technology and innovation centre focused on the area of high value manufacturing.
The centre will be the first of an elite national network of centres, to be established and overseen by the Technology Strategy Board, that will work in partnership with universities and businesses to help commercialise the results of research in specific technology areas where there are potential multi-billion pound global markets.
Secretary of State for Business Dr Vince Cable said: "The new technology innovation centres will help to equip UK industry with the ability to capitalise on the future global market opportunities by drawing on leading edge research. They form a key part of the Government's work to rebalance the UK economy and create new high-value private sector jobs."
Universities and Science Minister David Willetts added: "I am pleased that the first of these centres will be focused on high-value manufacturing as a strong manufacturing base is an essential component of a balanced and dynamic economy, where exports and investment drive growth.
"Technology innovation centres will work in partnership with universities and businesses. They will bridge an important gap giving innovative firms access to facilities and technical expertise, enabling them to undertake essential development work which can often be beyond the capability of individual businesses."
Professor Keith Ridgeway, research director at The AMRC, based on the Advanced Manufacturing Park in Rotherham, gave evidence on the government proposals to Parliament's Science and Technology Committee in December.
The centres, which will receive the money over the next four years, will be based on the model proposed by Hermann Hauser and James Dyson. Hauser's report, published last April, looked at the Fraunhofer institutes in Germany and highlighted The AMRC's sustainable business model which secures both private sector and public sector funding.
Professor Ridgway told the committee: "We have been approached by 22 countries to go and give lectures about this type of model. We know of nine AMRCs that have been set up around the world already. Once people start to copy us instead of Fraunhofer, that will be a good indication that we are doing quite well."
After consultations, a decision will be taken on the establishment of the first centre in March 2011.
AMRC website
The government has invited organisations to register their interest in forming a technology and innovation centre focused on the area of high value manufacturing.
The centre will be the first of an elite national network of centres, to be established and overseen by the Technology Strategy Board, that will work in partnership with universities and businesses to help commercialise the results of research in specific technology areas where there are potential multi-billion pound global markets.
Secretary of State for Business Dr Vince Cable said: "The new technology innovation centres will help to equip UK industry with the ability to capitalise on the future global market opportunities by drawing on leading edge research. They form a key part of the Government's work to rebalance the UK economy and create new high-value private sector jobs."
Universities and Science Minister David Willetts added: "I am pleased that the first of these centres will be focused on high-value manufacturing as a strong manufacturing base is an essential component of a balanced and dynamic economy, where exports and investment drive growth.
"Technology innovation centres will work in partnership with universities and businesses. They will bridge an important gap giving innovative firms access to facilities and technical expertise, enabling them to undertake essential development work which can often be beyond the capability of individual businesses."
Professor Keith Ridgeway, research director at The AMRC, based on the Advanced Manufacturing Park in Rotherham, gave evidence on the government proposals to Parliament's Science and Technology Committee in December.
The centres, which will receive the money over the next four years, will be based on the model proposed by Hermann Hauser and James Dyson. Hauser's report, published last April, looked at the Fraunhofer institutes in Germany and highlighted The AMRC's sustainable business model which secures both private sector and public sector funding.
Professor Ridgway told the committee: "We have been approached by 22 countries to go and give lectures about this type of model. We know of nine AMRCs that have been set up around the world already. Once people start to copy us instead of Fraunhofer, that will be a good indication that we are doing quite well."
After consultations, a decision will be taken on the establishment of the first centre in March 2011.
AMRC website
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