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Birmingham Science City Overview

Birmingham Science City Overview. B irmingham Science City is a partnership of public, private and HE sectors that aims to develop, use and promote science, technology to stimulate innovation to improve economic prosperity and quality of life. Birmingham Science City Focus and activity.

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Birmingham Science City Overview

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  1. Birmingham Science City Overview

  2. Birmingham Science City is a partnership of public, private and HE sectors that aims to develop, use and promote science, technology to stimulate innovation to improve economic prosperity and quality of life

  3. Birmingham Science City Focus and activity • Developing a thriving Innovation Ecosystem • Collaborative projects to stimulate R&D and Innovation in specific sectors (currently Digital, Low Carbon and Innovative Healthcare) • Marketing, engaging, communicating with/ for local Innovation Community

  4. Innovation Ecosystem • Innovation Infrastructure (inc funding) • MERCIA science parks • Innovation in future ERDF Programme • People Skills and Attitudes • Regional STEM Cohesion Group: joining up and stimulating STEM education, training and careers activity • Events eg British Science Festival, Big Bang STEM careers fair • Innovation in Business • Business Clusters WM – stimulating cross-cluster activity • Innovation Engine: Matching large organisational challenges with knowledge/ technology from SMEs and universities • Chief Technology Officers Group

  5. Collaborative projects to stimulate specific sectors • Focus on Low Carbon, Digital and Innovative Healthcare • Underpinning R&D and centres • Co-catalysing key partner discussion around Healthy Ageing KIC • Ongoing support for Science City Research Alliance (Universies of Birmingham and Warwick) and for European Bioenergy Research Centre (Aston University) • Demand-led Demonstrators • SWARM: Small 4-Wheel fuel cell passenger vehicle applications in Regional and Municipal transport • Public sector procurement driving innovation in energy sector • Creative Digital Health Solutions

  6. Marketing, engaging, communicating • Supporting Inward Investment • Work with MB to ensure two way flow of information • Maintaining innovation community • Thematic working groups (Low Carbon, Digital, Innovative Healthcare) meet 4x per year, public, private and HE members • Social Media - LinkedIn, Twitter, Blog – used to exchange information and views with wider community • Communication and promotion • Website • Engaging with local funders, policy makers and business; eg contribution innovation input on GBS LEP Growth Strategy • Engaging with UK funders, policy makers and business: eg regular contact with TSB.

  7. Birmingham Science City Board (Chair : Norman Price) Includes: BCWM, EEF, Maverick TV, JLR, ARUP, Universities of Aston, Birmingham, Warwick, BCU, GBS-LEP, Birmingham City Council, Marketing Birmingham, Innovation Birmingham, University Hospital Birmingham, TSB, BIS Structure Other BSC supported Groups* BSC Thematic/ Sectoral Working Groups* Business Clusters WM Chair: Steve Turner, Environ. Tech Cluster Midlands STEM Cohesion Group Chair: Richard Halstead, EEF Digital Chair: Rick Robinson, IBM Innovative Healthcare Chair: Bethan Bishop, HEFT Low Carbon Chair: Keith Budden, E-on Birmingham Science City Executive Pam Waddell (Director, 0.8 FTE); Susannah Goh (BSC Demonstrator Manager); Jackie Homan (BCC BSC/ Sustainability Manager, approx 0.2 BSC); Alan Carr (SWM Sustainability Advisor, approx 0.2 BSC); AliyaHussain (Marketing Birmingham, approx 0.2 BSC); Lesley Hewitt (approx 0.2 BSC support) Innovation community Businesses and business/ sector support, HE and FE, Local Authorities, LEPs, NHS Trusts, BIS and TSB * Further Task and Finish Groups as required

  8. Keep in Touch Website - http://www.birminghamsciencecity.co.uk/ Blog - http://birminghamsciencecity.wordpress.com/ Twitter - @BhamScienceCity LinkedIn - Innovation Futures Birmingham Science City Group Director - Pam Waddell, p.j.waddell@bham.ac.uk, 07766 206399

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