Wednesday 12 January 2011, University of Leicester

Whether a technology originates in industry or at a university, an industry/university partnership can reap great rewards for all parties. SMEs are becoming increasingly active in such collaborations, often working closely with end-customers throughout.

This event was organised by the Midlands Aerospace Alliance, the University of Leicester and the Transport iNet.

In light of the recent government changes to technology funding in the UK, the Technology Strategy Board's Director of Communications and Strategy gave a keynote presentation on its strategy for innovation in the UK and highlighted some of the funding mechanisms that are available to support the practical development and transfer of novel technologies.

Several highly innovative technologies were also presented which could provide opportunities to companies for commercial exploitation.

• Agenda

Presentations

Beware - large file sizes!

• John Frodsham - Transport iNet
  Overview of Transport iNet (Powerpoint, 1.2MB)
• Dr John Lees - Technology showcase
  Is real-time engine oil analysis possible? (Powerpoint, 0.8MB)
• Piyal Samara-Ratna - Technology showcase
  Additive Manufacturing of high integrity complex components for high performance engineering (Powerpoint, 1.0MB)
• Jon Sykes - Technology showcase
  Practical applications of vibration testing for testing of space structures (Powerpoint, 3.6MB)
• Dr Aldo Rona - Technology showcase
  Presentation (Powerpoint, 1.8MB)
• Dr Michael Lawrence, Keynote presentation - Technology Strategy Board
  UK Innovation Strategy and new funding initiatives (Powerpoint, 2.3MB)
• Dr Ralph Cordey - Collaboration case study: Astrium
  Cooperation and knowledge exchange for space hardware (Powerpoint, 4.3MB)
• Dr Jon Howarth - Collaboration case study: Photek
  Developments of advanced sensors (Powerpoint, 4.8MB)
• Andrew Bowyer - Collaboration case study: Magna Parva
  Commercialising space technologies in other industries (presentation unavailable)
• Professor Michael Pont - Collaboration case study: TTE Systems
  Bridging the university/industry gap - a personal view (Powerpoint, 1.3MB)
• Professor Helen Atkinson - Technology showcase
  Metallurgical advances for aerospace and transport applications (PDF, 2.3MB)
• Dr Karl Ryder - Collaboration case study: Rolls-Royce
  Application of Green Technology in the manufacture of turbine blades (Powerpoint, 2.6MB)