Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
Knowledge Network Programme | London Technology Network (LTN)
Finance South East – PoCKet

Innovation and Knowledge Networks

The Innovation and Knowledge section refers to a variety of schemes and networks that have been created to pull together the resources from the knowledge base to share expertise with businesses. These networks have been created from the support offered by the Higher Education Innovation Fund to universities in developing third stream activities.

	Innovation and Growth Teams (IGT) Funded by the South East England Development Agencies (SEEDA), South East Business Innovation and Growth has been formed to help businesses which have the potential to innovate and grow. Operating throughout the South East, IGT's are staffed with experienced business professionals, coaches and mentors with connections to the knowledege base and other specialist support and whose remit is to help companies to succeed regionally, nationally and globally. www.innovationgrowth.co.uk
	Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Knowledge Transfer Partnerships is a partnership between a business and a university, college or research organisation. They enable private and public sector research organisations to apply their research knowledge to important business problems and by working with these partnerships of researchers and academics. provide businesses access to expertise. www.ktponline.org.uk
	Knowledge Network Programme The Knowledge Network Programme is a project funded by SEEDA and managed by the University of Surrey. The objective of the Knowledge Network Programme is to catalyse collaboration and bring more innovation to market. This is achieved through Knowledge Networks, which bring together representatives of the knowledge base and business. Please visit the following website for further information. www.southeastknp.co.uk
	London Technology Network (LTN) LTN promotes and helps transfer innovative technologies between businesses and academics in London, South East and globally. They help facilitate the transfer of knowledge between businesses and universities in London and the South East. LTN is dedicated to improving the competitiveness of UK industry through more effective interaction between the science and technology research base and industry. They have created a network of over 100 university-based research experts linking 6,000 academics across London and the South East. For information on the universities in the South East that LTN are associated with visit the following page to their website. www.ltnetwork.org/POOLED/articles/bf_partart/view.asp?Q=bf_partart_178389
	Finance South East- PoCKeT (Proof of concept for Knowledge transfer) The ability for universities to undertake joint research with Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the South East has been given a boost with the creation of a new stream of funding, the Proof of Concept Knowledge Transfer fund (PoCKeT), which is part funded by the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) and European Social Fund (ESF). www.financesoutheast.com
	CommercialiSE CommercialiSE links university knowledge with business expertise in the South East to deliver an integrated framework of funding and support. www.commercialise.org.uk/
	Institute of Knowledge Transfer (IKT) The Institute of Knowledge Transfer (IKT) supports and promotes the practice of knowledge transfer activities. www.ikt.org.uk/