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Pushing the Boundaries of Innovation Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council INNOVATION SPECIAL 18 Pushing the boundaries of innovation Spark to a flame – meet the research entrepreneurs EPSRC’s crucial partnerships – working with business Joe McGeehan – godfather of mobile communications Professor Chris Toumazou: European Inventor of the Year Young guns – the doctoral students shaking up the business world EPSRC Impact Acceleration Accounts – early-stage research, big impact World’s most expensive material • Turning CO2 into plastic • Robots for wind farms • Solar arsenic buster CONTENTS 3-5: News Recent EPSRC investments 6-9: Things we’ve learned Research in action 14 10-21: People Meet the movers and shakers behind ground-breaking EPSRC- supported research and innovation 22-23: Going mobile Researchers are developing mobile phone-connected 7 HIV tests for South African communities hardest hit by the disease 24-25: Master maker 2014 European Inventor of the Year, Professor Chris Toumazou, on being an entrepreneur 40 26-31: Pushing the boundaries EPSRC’s CEO joins the dots between fundamental science and its translation into commercial and societal applications 32-35: Getting connected BT’s Jonathan Legh-Smith on working with EPSRC 36-37: Five stars The PhD students shaking up the business world 38-39: Inner vision Kromek, an award- winning spin-out company that’s helping make the world a safer place 40-47: Wireless wizard How a £9,600 EPSRC grant enabled Professor Joe McGeehan to start a wireless revolution 48-49: Chain reaction Professor Charlotte Williams has found a way to turn waste CO into plastic 52 12 2 50-51: Earning curves The University of Southampton’s new startup incubator 52-53: Accelerating impact EPSRC’s ground-breaking Impact Acceleration Accounts 54-55: Gateway to success Professor Andrew Rix on forming a spin-out company Editor: Mark Mallett ([email protected]) To provide feedback on this magazine, and to subscribe to 56-57: Little wonders Ant behaviour print and/or electronic versions of Pioneer, please e-mail Design: Angela Jones ([email protected]) [email protected] gives insights into brain function Contributors: Dr David Crawford; Jo Enderby; James Pictures courtesy of thinkstock.com unless otherwise 58: The bigger picture Graphene ink Franklin; Dr Ellie Gilvin; Florence Gschwend; Dr Susan stated. Graham; Jonathan Legh-Smith; Professor Joe McGeehan; shot wins EPSRC Photo Competition Professor Philip Nelson; Professor Andrew Nix; Richard Tibenham; Professor Chris Toumazou; Dr Reuben Wilcock; 59: About EPSRC Facts, stats and what Professor Charlotte Williams we do [email protected] Contact: 01793 444305 PIONEER 18 Summer 2017 2 The magic of innovation EPSRC Chief Executive, Professor Philip Nelson, on the link between blue-skies research and its applications All scientists With these foundations in place, the to the Science Research Council and engineers magic starts to happen. That magic is (SRC), the forerunner of EPSRC, for have one thing the process and cycle of innovation. funding that could help him crack in common – This edition of Pioneer is a celebration the conundrum. curiosity. They of innovation in its many forms – from In less than five years, that SRC grant, are driven by smart autonomous robots that can for £9,600, together with some key the need to harvest strawberries and other soft collaborations with business, enabled solve problems fruits (page 15), to using seaweed Joe to develop the core technology that and overcome to help heal wounds (page15). The makes all wireless communications challenges. But they are people, too; first story is an example of research possible – from mobile phones to they live in a world of selfies and that uses underpinning technology to Wi-Fi routers. supermarkets, cybercrime and food solve a problem; the latter could be banks. It stands to reason that they One of the most effective ways to described as genius. would be motivated as much by a maximise, and often accelerate, the desire to make the world a better Blue-skies research hardly ever impact of your research is through place as they are to engage in takes place in a vacuum; scientists collaborations with others. Many of fundamental science. and engineers are always looking to our initiatives focus on encouraging see where their work takes them. this flow of ideas and resources, at At the core of EPSRC’s philosophy Indeed, we have enshrined this in all stages of the innovation cycle (see and activity is a focus on encouraging our grant application process, within pages 26-31). Our formal partnerships imagination, and to ensuring that with over 3,000 UK and international researchers have the resources they which we ask academics to describe the potential impact of their work. businesses are testament to the need to both push the boundaries success of this approach. of science and to tackle real-world Some have criticised this approach challenges. We do this through a host as prescriptive – what if a theoretical In 2018, EPSRC will join forces with the of different initiatives and platforms physicist is pondering the nature of the other UK Research Councils, Innovate (pages 26-31). universe – how can he or she predict UK and Research England to form a the impact of their work? new single body, UK Research and Above all, we are investing in creativity, Well, we’re not looking for predictions, Innovation (UKRI), which will have a collaboration and exploration, brought strong focus on collaborative working. about by fundamental research in the and we would never penalise researchers if their work fails to deliver We welcome the creation of this new physical sciences, engineering, ICT body, which embraces the very same and mathematics. a new product or technology. What we are looking for is what researchers do values we have been championing Of the £800 million we invest each anyway, which is, in effect, to dream. for decades. year in research and doctoral Because all great innovations begin training, we ensure that over half of with a vision. And sometimes that it goes to ‘blue-skies’ proposals from vision is, from the outset, pin sharp. researchers to conduct fundamental science. The remainder is allocated Take the case of Professor Joe “All great to investments in key areas identified McGeehan (pages 40-47) who, in the by EPSRC and its network of advisers early 1970s, knew that, with modest from business, academia, government financial backing, he would be able innovations begin and the third sector as important to to find a way to transmit high quality national prosperity and to global health speech and data across the airwaves. with a vision” and security. These include real- Senior colleagues told him he was world challenges such as clean water, wasting his time, and no company or sustainable transport, energy storage, private investor would back him. But he and supporting an ageing population. persevered, and successfully applied PIONEER 18 Summer 2017 3 NEWS Recent EPSRC investments £100 million Rosalind £138 million for partnerships to drive prosperity Franklin Institute EPSRC is delivering two major names such as Siemens, BP and The UK government is investing investments in research partnerships Unilever as well as leading UK SMEs. £100 million to establish an innovative that will strengthen the links between EPSRC is investing £60 million in a new multidisciplinary science and technology the UK’s research base, industry and tranche of Impact Acceleration Accounts research centre to transform our business partners. (IAAs), awarded to 33 universities. understanding of disease and speed up A new initiative, Prosperity Partnerships, the development of new treatments. will receive £31 million of government IAAs speed the contribution that scientists make towards new innovation, Delivered and managed by EPSRC, the new funding from EPSRC and the Industrial Rosalind Franklin Institute (RFI) Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF), successful businesses and the economic returns that beneft the UK. will bring together UK strengths in the while £36 million in cash or in-kind physical sciences, engineering and life contributions from industry partners and IAAs are complementary to other sciences to create a national centre of £11 million from universities’ funds will investment routes along the innovation excellence in technology development bring total investment to £78 million. cycle and aim to promote movement and innovation. Uniquely, the initial expression of interest between universities, business and other Industry partners will be on board from the stage is led by the main business partner, organisations. They are designed to outset, and the institute will grow over time, rather than the academic lead. support the very early stages of turning as more universities and researchers start research outputs into commercial Nineteen universities working with to participate. 21 industry partners will lead on projects propositions; improve engagement with ranging from the future networks for businesses, government and third sector; The new institute will have a hub based at digital infrastructure to offshore wind, and reach out to researchers who do not the Research Complex at Harwell that will and they will partner with businesses normally engage in exploitation activities; link to partner sites at the universities of operating in key areas of the innovation helping to drive culture change within Cambridge, Edinburgh, Manchester and landscape. These include household the university. Oxford, Imperial College, King’s College London, and UCL. Robotics and AI get £17.3 million boost £8.6 million for gas-guzzling research EPSRC is investing £17.3 million in A new research programme that has Four interdisciplinary, multi-institute Robotics and Artifcial Intelligence cross-Research Council and government consortia and seven topic-specifc technologies to improve how we care support will look at new ways to projects will lead the £8.6 million for the sick and elderly, and deal with counteract global warming by removing programme, which will involve around hazardous environments.
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