Welcome to the East of Scotland KTP Centre
The East of Scotland KTP Centre represents the following Institutions:
What are Knowledge Transfer Partnerships?
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships is Europe’s leading programme helping business to improve their competitiveness and productivity through the better use of knowledge, technology and skills that reside within the UK knowledge-base. KTP is funded by the Technology Strategy Board with 17 other funding organisations.
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships involve the forming of a partnership between a company or organisation (the company partner) and the academic institute (knowledge-base partner), enabling the organisation to access skills and expertise to help it undertake strategic growth projects. Each partnership employs one or more high calibre Associate (recent graduate) to facilitate this transfer of skills and expertise. The Associate works within the company/organisation on a project central to its needs and is jointly supervised by company personnel and a senior academic.
Projects can last 1—3 years and typically aim to introduce new or improved products or services, new or improved processes or systems, marketing or management capabilities. The company has access to the resources of the university and its experts throughout the life of the project. KTP enables new capability to be embedded into the business and has benefited and continues to benefit a wide range of businesses across many sectors, small and large businesses, third sector and public organisations.
For companies
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships provide resources and expertise to thriving organisations that wish to innovate, expand or improve their performance.
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships is a cost effective way to help your organisation:
- Access additional technological, scientific or management expertise that can help take your business forward
- Access highly qualified people to spearhead new projects
- Develop innovative solutions to help your business grow
- Access valuable equipment and facilities
- Develop your business for today’s market
KTP often delivers significant increased profitability for business partners as a direct result of the partnership through improved quality and operations, increased sales and access to new markets.
- KTP annual report (08/09) - click here to download (pdf)
- KTP business brochure – click here to download (pdf)
- Case studies (see main menu to left).
For academics:
Opportunities to:
- Participate in rewarding collaborations with innovative business
- Supervise and act as mentors for postgraduates working on challenging company-based projects
- Enhance the industrial relevance of their teaching and research
- Produce papers for journal publication/conferences
- Develop business relevant teaching and research material
- Secure significant grant funding
- Identify new research themes and undergraduate/postgraduate projects
- Contribute to REF
More information:
- KTP academic case study - click here to download (pdf)
- KTP academic brochure - click here to download (pdf)
For high-calibre graduates:
KTP one of the UK's leading recruiters Knowledge Transfer Partnerships give you the opportunity to apply your degree straight away. You will be working on a project of strategic importance to the business from the very start.
Opportunities to:
- Work on high profile projects with innovative companies.
- Gain business-related training and personal development
- Undertake a higher degree and or professional qualification
More information:
- Click here to find out more about KTP graduate opportunities
- Click here to search current UK KTP vacancies
What will it cost?
KTP is funded by the Technology Strategy Board with 17 other funding organisations.
Government funding for each Knowledge Transfer Partnership is provided by means of a grant to the participating university partner and a contribution from the company involved.
KTPs with Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) receive a grant for 67% of eligible project costs. Large companies or groups receive a 50% grant.
Each project is different as it is tailored to suit the business and the needs of that business. Consequently the costs to a business can vary. As a guide, for a project with a typical SME, the annual cost to the business will vary from £20,000 to £25,000. For a non-SME the costs typically range from £30,000 to £35,000 (based on average total project costs of £60,000 to £70,000 per year).
The largest part of the costs of a Partnership is the employment cost of one or more KTP Associates and the cost of staff from the knowledge base partner who are directly involved in the Partnership. The remainder includes provision for equipment and travel costs, the knowledge base partner's indirect and administrative costs and costs associated with the personal and professional development of the Associate(s).
Eligibility
An organisation must be able to demonstrate:
- It has the ability to support the project financially
- It has sufficient qualified staff to supervise the associate appropriately
- That it is a strategic project, central to the organisation's development
KTP may not be appropriate for every business. Very small businesses, or very recent start-ups, may not have the capacity to provide support for the KTP Associate or the resources to commit to the project.
How can the Centre help?
The East of Scotland KTP Centre is a collaboration between the Universities of Edinburgh, Stirling & St Andrews; Edinburgh Napier, Heriot-Watt and Queen Margaret Universities and Edinburgh College of Art.
The East of Scotland KTP centre will work with your organisation to help you:
- define your requirements
- identify appropriate university partners
- define the project
- prepare the proposal for submission
- facilitate the KTP funding process
- recruitment and support the Associate
- administer the project
Whether a commercial or public organisation or university academic, whether you have established industry/university links or not, the Centre aims to help and support you at every step of the process.
At any one time the Centre is involved in managing approximately 30 projects involving our partner institutions and businesses all over Scotland and across the UK.
Our eleven years of experience allow us to bring our knowledge of over 180 projects to each new partnership. Find out how organisations have benefitted from KTP by accessing our case study library from the main menu.
At the East of Scotland KTP Centre we welcome all enquires relating to KTP projects whether from a prospective company partner, an interested academic, new associates or anyone with a general interest in KTP.
- company business:
2gether NHS Trust provides services for patients with mental health and learning disability challenges within the community context. They are funded through government.
- partnership work:
To create a sustainable, targeted practice development programme (PDP) to facilitate the development and implementation of a new socially inclusive, patient centred service model.
- company business:
The provision of specialist housing and support services for people with learning disabilities and others in need.
- partnership work:
Enable ARK to review/test and monitor the impact of the built environment on people with learning disabilities therefore positioning itself as a prime service provider.
- company business:
Axon Cables designs and manufactures cables, connectors, harnesses and complete interconnect systems solutions for advanced technologies across a wide range of applications such as automotive, aeronautics, military, medical and space travel.
- partnership work:
Development and implementation of a predictive fatigue failure design methodology for complex cable structures to achieve reliability and cost advantage over competitors.
- company business:
Balfour Beatty Rail Ltd undertakes both the remodelling/upgrading of existing rail infrastructure and the construction of new systems. It has designed, manufactured and supplied switches and crossings to railway networks for over 100 years (Previously as Edgar Allen Ltd,).
- partnership work:
To map current product engineering processes, identify process bottlenecks and provide/implement computer aided solutions to specific company AMS casting design, analytical engineering and knowledge capture tasks.To improve downstream manufacturing by mapping mould design/manufacture/analysis methods, identify computer aided manufacturing solutions and implement a strategy for integration/knowledge capture with upstream processes.
- company business:
Burgess Pet Care is a division of Burgess Group plc a family owned business. Burgess Pet Care develops, manufactures, packages, distributes, markets and sells food ranges for mammalian pet animals in theUK. Distribution is predominantly through the specialist channel (pet shops and veterinary practices).
- partnership work:
To develop the capability to assess effects of diet on rabbit health to improve rabbit diet formulations and underpin marketing of Excel brand.
- company business:
Clariant Oil Services UK Ltd is a leading supplier of speciality chemicals and chemical management services to theUKoffshore oil and gas industry. Clariant has approximately 30% of the production chemical market in theUKdoing business with major oil companies and small scale operators. The business is a mixture of fixed margin management contracts and open third party sales.
- partnership work:
To increase business through the development of a range of phosphorus containing, Clariant patented, environmentally friendly polymeric scale inhibitors (P-Copolymers) to full commercial application.
- company business:
Creative Scotland invests in the arts, screen and creative industries for the benefit of the people of Scotland.
- partnership work:
To develop marketing and business models for the film industry in the digital age to enhance targeted Scottish Screen investments
- company business:
The Environment Exchange (known as t2e) provides participants with a confidential and transparent method of buying / selling environmental economic instruments at the best available prices through the use of standard rules and its web based trading floor to provide real time transaction information. The primary environmental economic instrument t2e trades are Packaging Recovery Notes – certificates of compliance showing that organisations have met their obligations under the Packaging Waste Regulations.
- partnership work:
To develop an enhanced web-base trading platform to grow the company’s Packaging Recovery Notes trading business and support diversification into providing marketplaces for commodities.To develop a trading scheme for recovered paper products with particular emphasis on the Chinese markets.
- company business:
Epistemy provides oil and gas companies with software and services to accurately estimate uncertainty in predictions of future production from their fields. Epistemy’s software accurately analyses the risk in oil fields by defining the uncertainty in future oil production, predicted by computer models.
- partnership work:
To improve current software by developing new code, within Epistemy commercial software framework, that allows a user to automatically optimise potential oil/gas field development scenarios.
- company business:
GSK is the world's third largest pharmaceutical research-based company
- partnership work:
Increase the understanding of how the physicochemical properties of inhaled drug candidates affect pulmonary macrophages in vitro and in vivo and decrease attrition during development.
- company business:
Icopal is the world’s leader in waterproofing solutions and building protections.
- partnership work:
Development of building membranes for acoustic isolation in sustainable homes and embedding the capability to design and test further acoustic products in the company.
- company business:
Marine Harvest (Scotland) is the UK’s largest salmon farmer with all sales derived from the sale of fresh, processed and smoked salmon. It has sites throughout Scotland and produces around 35,000 tonnes of salmon per annum.
- partnership work:
To develop the technology for capture and acclimation of wild wrasse for successful egg/large scale juvenile production to control lice populations in farmed Scottish Salmon.
- company business:
NHS Lothian delivers healthcare services.
- partnership work:
To facilitate the creation of a sustainable Knowledge Exchange System & Tools in order for NHS Lothian to become a learning organisation
- company business:
NHS Lothian delivers healthcare services.
- partnership work:
To improve public engagement and understanding with cancer prevention and early cancer diagnosis leading to improved survival of patients with head and neck cancer.
- company business:
NHS Lothian delivers healthcare services.
- partnership work:
To implement evidence based service redesign for patients who are resistant to rehabilitative intervention in order to release resource intensive acute care beds.
- company business:
Powerwall Systems are a market leader in innovative products with an established record in modern methods of construction. The company produces an extensive range of construction products, in addition to high-tech specialist automotive and power-generating elements.
- partnership work:
Develop a novel system of embedding intelligence in Powerwall modular components assembled to create “intelligent buildings” optimising performance and occupant comfort in a sustainable manner. Develop novel detailing design to gain structural robustness in Powerwall modular buildings. Develop a cost-effective structural monitoring system for integrated intelligence of the modular buildings.
- company business:
QCTR Ltd is a contract research organisation (CRO) It provides clinical trial management, as well as medical writing and regulatory advice services to the pharmaceutical industry.
- partnership work:
To identify and collect appropriate data on early Alzheimer's disease required to define an industry-standard clinical rating scale which meets regulatory, clinician and patient demands.
- company business:
Positioned at the intersection of academic research and commercial development, Roslin Cellab Ltd was established to exploit commercial opportunities related to the development of stem cell science; to make it easy for companies/researchers not equipped for stem cell research to conduct short, focused proof of concept stage research.
- partnership work:
To transfer expertise and techniques in human liver differentiation to support the development of pioneering therapies for human liver failure.
- company business:
Scottish Water is a Government owned corporation providing a vital service to Scottish Society. That is, the abstraction, treatment and consistent supply of clean safe drinking water to every home and business across Scotland as well as the collection, treatment and disposal of resulting wastewater in a manner that protects the environment.
- partnership work:
To develop statistical models forecasting performance for Scottish Water’s key asset groups and to develop an expenditure optimisation tool for planning varied, competing and interconnected capital and operational requirements.
- company business:
Simpson Strong-Tie (UK) is part of the world’s largest manufacturer of connectors for the building industry and manufactures steel products such as joist hangers, fixings and wall ties.
- partnership work:
To acquire the design technology and building systems to develop a structural element for the timber frame market that facilitates construction of multi-storey buildings with large spans and openings.
- company business:
Sumerian’s core business involves applying IT Analytics techniques to the IT infrastructure and business processes of large organisations (5000+ employees).
- partnership work:
To develop and deploy two advanced data mining, modelling and optimisation tools, underpinning improvements in efficiency, accuracy and market reach.
- company business:
Action Scaffolding is a growing independent scaffolding company that provides scaffolding design and assembly services in the east of Scotland.
- partnership work:
To embed engineering expertise in the company to support the specification of safe scaffolding structures for complex applications through the development of CAD software.
- company business:
Colloidal gold and gold conjugate production; lateral flow test development and manufacture.
- partnership work:
To evaluate, develop and implement strategies to better exploit core intellectual assets in colloid production.
- company business:
Anderson Caledonia Ltd. was founded in 1997 in Bellshill, Scotland. It specialises in providing infection control services and has a state of the art ethylene oxide gas sterilisation plant and microbiological laboratory.
- partnership work:
The project will focus on providing a robust methodology to evaluate novel sanitisers and develop a treatment protocol for using these sanitisers in different hospital environments.
- company business:
Venture capitalists.
- partnership work:
To capture, examine and codify investment management processes within an angel investment context and devleop an investment management framework based on global best practice.
- company business:
Manufactures and sells robots which use ink jet print-heads to print microarray for the life sciences market. This patented technology enables DNA or protein samples to be picked up from 96 or 384 well plates and then printed in arrays ranging from a few spots in a high density format to slides containing 43,000 elements or more.
- partnership work:
To enable the printing of high quality protein micro array by designing and optimising the solutions used to suspend the protein, and identifying buffer-substrate combinations which support successful printing.
- company business:
The distribution and manufacture of building products for the construction industry.
- partnership work:
To implement improved business processes supported by strategic applications of IT solutions.
- company business:
Design and manufacture of microwave amplifiers, receiver protectors and power supplies for the defence and industrial markets.
- partnership work:
To develop new electronic packaging techniques for Microwave Power Modules which maximise the use of computer aided techniques and new materials.
- company business:
Develops Bio-pharmaceutical products.
- partnership work:
To analyse the fundamental biology and progress the pre-clinical and clinical evaluation of the cervical ripening agent MCP-1.
- company business:
BCF Designs specialises in the design and supply of first line/operational level electronic ground support equipment for the military and civil aerospace markets.
- partnership work:
The design and construction of multisensor devices, capable of intelligently monitoring the electrical health of aircraft wiring systems in flight. The design and construction of a test bed to evaluate the reliability of multisensor devices and to certify for flight trials
- company business:
Manufacture of wood-shaving horse bedding.
- partnership work:
To characterise the wood-shaving horse bedding product, produce wood species specific raw material specifications, optimise manufacturing for those species and incorporate sawdust as pellets into the product.
- company business:
Bioforce manufactures and distributes herbal medicines in the UK and Ireland.
- partnership work:
To establish an in-house clinical trial capability to take herbal products through scientific scrutiny and licensing to the mainstream pharmaceutical market place.
- company business:
Provides a range of software development and consultancy services tailored to meet the specific needs of each individual talent.
- partnership work:
To develop the next generation of tools and practices for future software and hardware development projects. Also to develop a Management Information System.
- company business:
Veterinary virology laboratory undertaking contract research, primarily related to safety, efficacy and field studies in vaccine development.
- partnership work:
To produce a portfolio of diagnostic reagents and tests for laboratory animal viral infections.
- company business:
Precision engineering contract manufacturer incorporating toolmakers and metal finishing.
- partnership work:
To re-engineer the production processes and implement an integrated manufacturing strategy to obtain optimum efficiency and utilisation of all production facilities.
- company business:
Sound and thermal insulation for retrospective and new build housing applications.
- partnership work:
To develop a range of high quality specialist sound and thermal insulation solutions compliant to building Regulations for new build and retrofit market and a thermal assessment software model for business applications.
- company business:
Recycling and processing nickel, cobalt and titanium super alloys.
- partnership work:
To identify and implement means of reducing volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions within the existing alloy gegreasing process whilst improving the effectiveness of the process. To investigate, design and commision a totally new degreasing process to degrease nickel and cobalt super alloys that is also suitable for titanium. - To optomise existing logistics process; develop a strategic and tactical supply-chain planning tool and develop and implement new supply chain strategies and 'closed loop supply chain management' services.
- To develop a sustainability strategy incorporating 'lean enterprise' philosophies; an integrated management system that consolidates health and safety, quality and environmental systems within a sustainability management framework.
- company business:
Offers a comprehensive range of industrial cleaning services.
- partnership work:
The development and implementation of a strategic business operations plan to introduce and embed the knowledge and processes required to expand into the environmental services market.
- company business:
Broad-based company offering a wide variety of communications, marketing and design services with the added capability to work in Gaelic and English.
- partnership work:
To establish a multi-media department within the company to develop multimedia skills and production tools, initially for CD-ROM production and later for emerging and converging technologies
- company business:
Provision of agronomy services and supply of agrochemicals and related spraying services to the agriculture, horticulture, forestry and amenity sectors.
- partnership work:
To establish a land regeneration division and develop and implement a range of services including site investigation, land remediation and land restoration.
- company business:
Discovery and development of modern therapeutics for cancer and other serious diseases.
- partnership work:
To introduce leading edge organic synthetic chemistry approaches and techniques to the drug development process. To introduce new ways of approaching the drug discovery question. - To develop a new lead anti-cancer compound within a reduced timeframe through the introduction of advanced nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques.
- company business:
Daxtra Technologies designs and sells Recruitment Process Automation software to recruitment agencies and corporate HR departments in the UK and worldwide
- partnership work:
To build a computational system, including models and rule sets, to facilitate the automatic analysis of Chinese language CVs.
- company business:
Environmental solutions for disinfectant and effluent problems.
- partnership work:
To develop a biocide product to meet current and future legislation which will show efficacy on removal of biofilm across various industries.
- company business:
Development of Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) software for simulation of particle handling, processing and manufacturing operations enabling prediction of the performance of new products.
- partnership work:
To extend the functionality of a Discrete Element Modelling (DEM) - Computational Fluid Modelling (CFD) coupling software module and characterise the ability of the software to solve industrial problems.
- company business:
Production, marketing and distribution of premium drinks.
- partnership work:
To optimise the design of the traditional whisky cask to improve maturation performance and reduce whisky loss; to develop a novel cask that is less costly to manufacture.
- company business:
Production, marketing and distribution of premium drinks.
- partnership work:
To develop expertise in electronic sensors through the development of a bottle re-fill detection device; to transfer fluid dynamics and valve design expertise through the development of an advanced mechanical device to prevent bottle re-fill or re-use.
- company business:
The design, development and manufacture of portable diagnosis instruments for vibration analysis etc.
- partnership work:
To design improved instruments with adaptive input electronics for programming for specific applications. Also to design data analysis software for enhanced user capability.
- company business:
Waste disposal and remediation of waste products.
- partnership work:
To research, develop and implement cost effective, safe waste disposal and remediation methodologies to meet SEPA, UK and EU regulations for a range of waste materials.
- company business:
Water supply and treatment and waste water collection, treatment and re-cycling. TCS Programme: To develop and implement efficient, environmentally sound processes into the water and waste water assets to obtain optimum and sustainable performance compliant to environmental standards.
- partnership work:
To develop and implement efficient, environmentally sound processes into the water and wastewater assets to obtain optimum and sustainable performance compliant of environmental standards.
- company business:
Design, manufacture and supply switches and crossings to railway networks.
- partnership work:
To improve production efficiency by identifying, evaluating and implementing improved processes for machining manganese steel and developing a comprehensive strategy for capacity scheduling and planning.
- company business:
Design and manufacture of oil and gas exploration drilling instrumentation and control systems and hazardous area Closed Circuit TV equipment.
- partnership work:
To establish a design and development capability within the company to develop and market a range of advanced intrinsically safe Closed Circuit TV systems to operate in hazardous environments.
- company business:
Investigation and treatment of contaminated soil and groundwater.
- partnership work:
To develop comprehensive capabilities for the bioremediaton of contaminated construction sites, including in-house laboratory facilities, with reduced risk of poor outcomes.
- company business:
Investigation and treatment of contaminated soil and groundwater.
- partnership work:
To develop and implement a 'decision support framework' for the investigation, risk assessment and remediation of DNAPL contaminated field sites.
- company business:
Manufacture of tubes for the installation of fibre optic cables
- partnership work:
To analyse fluid drag performance of different fibre bundles. Development of improved fluid dynamics by change of tube/fibre coating and design and development of an air-flow boosting system.
- company business:
The provision of specialist environmental tracing technology, testing, analysis and consultancy in the water, air, marine, oil and environmental industry.
- partnership work:
To develop optimum fluorescent and/or luminescent tracers for a range of aquatic and atmospheric tracing applications.
- company business:
Designs, manufactures and distributes surgical medical devices for use within the healthcare industry.
- partnership work:
To research, develop and implement the application of silicone coatings, or alternative additives or processes, to improve the performance of surgical sutures
- company business:
Works to improve the business competitiveness of the UK livestock breeding and animal health Industries.
- partnership work:
To develop a web-based animal breeding management tool for pedigree cattle and sheep breeders that will facilitate the utilisation of genetic evaluation technology to improve breeding strategies and lead to more sustainable livestock agriculture.
- company business:
FES FM Ltd. provides Facilities Management solutions.
- partnership work:
Development of an in-house capability for facilitating user involvement in schools operations, based on an adaptable building user’s manual. Development of a whole-life-cycle modelling tool to enable clients in the educational sector to prioritise sustainable solutions based on whole life costs.
- company business:
Marquee hire for corporate and private events.
- partnership work:
To develop materials management and operations management systems to improve operational efficiency and serve as an operations 'blue print' to underpin operational improvements and the integration of future acquisitions.
- company business:
Providers of consultancy and services across a wide range of fibre optic transmission equipment including fibre optics test and measurement solutions.
- partnership work:
To develop an integrated network software application using radio communications, broadband connections, and other emerging communication technologies across a number of video, data and audio applications.
- company business:
Health board.
- partnership work:
To develop a generic service re-design methodology through the application of new computer based healthcare system modelling and analysis techniques to the redesign of a range of healthcare services.
- company business:
Manufacturers of electronic equipment for use in road weather monitoring, rail weather monitoring, road and runway surface friction measurement and military control systems.
- partnership work:
To design and develop a web-based multimedia database, data warehouse and graphical user interface for use as a real-time information management system - an internet bureau service for road weather monitoring.
- company business:
Manufacturer of heating elements and specialised heating applicances.
- partnership work:
Development of new flexible film heating elements, appliances and related products.
- company business:
Flexitricity uses Britain's most advanced smart grid system to unlock the hidden flexibility of commercial energy users and small generators.
- partnership work:
Develop and implement new engineering solutions for incorporating remote sites into the “virtual power station” which Martin Energy Ltd. uses to run its Flexitricity service.
- company business:
NHS Primary Care Trust.
- partnership work:
To identify and establish a Community Health Partnership (CHP) model to accommodate the requirements of the community, the NHS Trust, local authorities and voluntary sector stakeholders, and to develop a system for evaluating stakeholders' progress in partnership working within the CHP.
- company business:
Whisky distillers, packagers and wholesalers.
- partnership work:
To implement new technology into the whisky supply chain from exmaturation to bottled product to increase customer service levels by reducing lead-time and batch sizes being processed.
- company business:
Manufacture of digital duplicator consumables including ink and stencil masters.
- partnership work:
To develop and implement a process for the identification and exploitation of new product opportunities in the external market place exploiting the company's technologies and competencies.
- company business:
Industrial design consultancy and developer of retail and exhibition products.
- partnership work:
To develop a range of panel speaker products for the retail and exhibition markets, using electro-mechanical technology and novel materials for optimum performance.
- company business:
Supplies critical thin film coating processes to the semi-conductor optoelectrics community.
- partnership work:
To research and develop a novel polymer substrate for pigment which will allow the creation of a new improved ink manufacturing process.
- company business:
Load testing, load measurement and structural performance testing of complex fixed structures such as bridges, cranes and pressure vessels.
- partnership work:
To develop a sensor based instrument to measure, analyse and database machinery performance with diagnostic and prognostic capability.
- company business:
Company develops and markets a range of software products for the travel industry.
- partnership work:
To develop and implement an on-line training platform and e-business training modules for the SME tourism market.
- company business:
Provision of integrated circuit ion implantation and related technical services for the integrated circuit manufacturing industry.
- partnership work:
To develop a 'product data management (PDM) system' for ion implanter components to underpin the provision of a quality asssured replacement part & assembly procurement service; to identify methods to improve its inventory management.
- company business:
Producing robotic sub-assemblies and systems for the dairy automation market.
- partnership work:
To introduce an advanced 'Virtual Prototyping' mechanical design process using novel robotic technology to develop a robotic arm capable of complex manipulations.
- company business:
Founded in 1947, James Callander & Son is a medium sized sawmill, employing approximately 85 people.
- partnership work:
To design and install a new sawmill on a newly acquired site and embed robust manufacturing techniques to significantly improve throughput, productivity and yield in the processing of timber. To develop high value engineered timber products using glue lamination technology and production processes within the new mill.
- company business:
Design and manufacture of timber joists for floors and buildings.
- partnership work:
To secure European Product Approval for timber products and develop and improve the performance of the product range, including new tailored products to meet end user requirements.
- company business:
Sawmill & timber suppliers.
- partnership work:
To optimise productivity in the sawmill and maximise recovery of sawn timber through utilising scanning technology.
- company business:
Manufacture of medical devices.
- partnership work:
To identify sources of waste in suture manufacture and embed innovative analytical processes for continual waste reduction.
- company business:
Distributor of tools, machinery and equipment to the printed circuit board industry and manufacturer of image processing and control equipment.
- partnership work:
To develop the drill bit profilling robotics system for existing and extended markets, and to develop the company's GSM communications product, utilising Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) for Web cellular phones.
- company business:
Aquaculture selective breeding, mainly focused on the salmon farming industry, aimed at genetically improving fish stocks, and the sale of salmon eggs from broodstock.
- partnership work:
To develop a defined process for enhancing viral disease resistance in salmon through genetic marker-assisted selection to produce genetic lines of salmon with an enhanced natural resistance to early and later life occurring diseases.
- company business:
Solicitors.
- partnership work:
To develop a more cost and impact effective legal service delivery model for client groups associated with technology based spin-out companies.
- company business:
Design, manufacture and assembly of specialist small AC and DC electric motors and gearboxes.
- partnership work:
To assess, evaluate, refine and co-ordinate the marketing concept within the company to implement an end user focus while developing a short, medium and long term embedded marketing strategy.
- company business:
MTechnology development in the field of 'Machine Wear Debris Monitoring'.
- partnership work:
To research, design and develop an in-line debris wear monitor capable of identifying particle metal type.
- company business:
MacRobert presents and produces a high quality multi-arts programme attracting nearly 200,000 attendees each year.
- partnership work:
To develop and embed in the MacRobert a framework enabling it to evaluate the socio-economic impacts of its creative activities.
- company business:
Manufacturers of mortars for the care and repair of historic buildings
- partnership work:
To develop and implement a colorant formulation system for the precise, bulk scale colour matching of a novel stone repair material with customer stone samples.
- company business:
Steel fabrication, steel security door manufacture, stainless steel fabrication.
- partnership work:
To redesign the manufacturing process for Security doors and slide screns and develop an enhanced range of security doors.
- company business:
Improving competitiveness of British dairy farming industry through funding research & development, economic research, nutritional & educational advice, livestock improvement, gathering & publication of stats, provision of market information & promotion.
- partnership work:
To develop and implement a web based selection tool for dairy farmers to be able to customise selection of appropriate bulls to suit own herd circumstances.
- company business:
IT company providing consultancy, systems development, support and training in project management and its project management software controller.
- partnership work:
To add strategic functionality and thus make the company more applicable and relevant to an expanding client base.
- company business:
A manufacturer of Asian foods, including samosas, naan and curries.
- partnership work:
To research, develop, incorporate and validate a strategy to expand existing markets and or market entry into the convenience chain market.
- company business:
The National Microelectronics Institute promotes the operation and growth of the microelectronics industry in the Uk and Ireland.
- partnership work:
To transform the organisation's energy emissions monitoring system into an interative web-based application with an architecture that enables it to be customised for use by other industry associations.
- company business:
Manufacture of integrated circuits.
- partnership work:
To develop the next generation of energy efficient power management integrated circuit devices.
- company business:
Provide Automatic Teller Machines and related software and services to financial institutions.
- partnership work:
To prototype and evaluate new interactions between bank customers and Automatic Teller Machines that tailor transactions to the needs of each individual user.
- company business:
Health Board.
- partnership work:
To develop a generic service re-design methodology through the application of new computer based healthcare system modelling and analysis techniques to the redesign of a range of healthcare services.
- company business:
NHS Highland delivers healthcare services for a population of approx. 299,000
- partnership work:
To assist NHS Highland in addressing dementia care performance targets through the redesign of existing services, and implementation of alternative evidence based approaches.
- company business:
Health Board.
- partnership work:
To introduce evidence based practice into the Occupational Therapy patient assessment & care planning processes to facilitate the smooth discharge of older adults into the community and reduce the number of elderly clients requiring repeated re-admission.
- company business:
NHS Lothian delivers healthcare services.
- partnership work:
To facilitate the development of graded access to employment support services provided by NHS Lothian and its partners, for people with mental health challenges.
- company business:
NHS Lothian delivers healthcare services.
- partnership work:
To facilitate the organisation’s compliance with NHS Quality Improvement standards focused on children services.
- company business:
Manufacture of Scotch grain whisky, liquefied carbon dioxide and distiller's dark grain pellets.
- partnership work:
To develop and implement an Integrated Management System for existing and proposed management systems, offering benefits of enhanced performance and reduced business risk.
- company business:
Manufacturer of polymer renders and coatings and the design and supply of insulation systems.
- partnership work:
To develop methods for assessing thermal efficiency, structure strength and fire resistance levels to improve the company's lightweight building system in a cost effective manner.
- company business:
Development & design of ophthalmic equipment.
- partnership work:
To develop and implement smart image analysis algorithms whcih advance the capability of retinal image analysis using the company's scanning laser ophthalmoscope.
- company business:
Halibut hatchery and fingerling producer.
- partnership work:
To domesticate and genetically improve halibut strain for the Scottish sea farming industry.
- company business:
Design, manufacture and erection of timber frame structures.
- partnership work:
To implement improved designs and manufacturing processes that reduce the cost of timber frames for house construction.
- company business:
Manufacturers of mechanical oral hygiene products - dental floss, inter-dental brushes and breath freshners.
- partnership work:
To develop and implement improved process technology through improved supply chain management and dental floss coating process technology.
- company business:
Manufacturers of mechanical oral hygiene products - dental floss, inter-dental brushes and breath freshners.
- partnership work:
To research, develop and incorporate polymer and extrusion technology into the dental floss products to enable an advanced generation of oral hygiene products to be brought to market.
- company business:
Providers of electronics manufacturing services to electronic product OEMs.
- partnership work:
To develop a Switch Mode Power Supply unit for a telecommunications system product. To develop a digital filter module using DSP technology for stereo audio amplifiers.
- company business:
Qioptiq Ltd specialises in the design, development and manufacture of precision optical modules and imaging equipment for the military, aerospace and civil industrial space markets.
- partnership work:
To develop computational imaging technology, including the manufacture of development hardware.
- company business:
Designs, develops, installs, commissions and maintains commercial vehicle tail lift systems and shutter doors.
- partnership work:
To re-engineer the production operations management process and specify and implement a computerised management and control information system.
- company business:
Design and manufacture of high frequency precision oscillators.
- partnership work:
To develop a temperature sensor positioning design tool to improve temperature control within high performance quartz oscillators and incorporate the tool within the design process.
- company business:
The Roof Truss Company (RTC) is a leading timber framed house kit manufacturer based in Elgin.
- partnership work:
To optimise the performance and design of the company’s Passive Wall systems for mass customised manufacture and embed a capability to design client specific solutions.
- company business:
Sale of a 'Safeglass' a glass-like plastic material used throughout the rail and bus industry and hospitals and subcontracting manufacture to local moulders and compounders.
- partnership work:
To develop glass-like plastic drinking vessels and large fire-resistant panels and to embed a rigorous product development infrastructure.
- company business:
Independent chemical screening of water treatment additives to meet the needs of the oil production industry.
- partnership work:
To develop and verify methods to allow more reliable corrosion inhibitor testing in low percent water systems than are currently available. To establish new Industry best practice.
- company business:
The design, manufactue, installation and commissioning of machine condition and structural seismic monitoring instruments and systems.
- partnership work:
To redevelop existing products using modular digital signal processing technologies and methods.
- company business:
The provision of specialist software development support services and products to the telecommunications and networking industries.
- partnership work:
The development and implementation of hardware and software to provide a powerful and flexible test tool for telecoms software and systems test.
- company business:
SFX design and develop Gel Audio™ Speakers - extremely compact transducers that can be positioned behind surfaces without the need for grills allowing designers more flexibility to deliver high-quality sound across a wide range of applications.
- partnership work:
To embed a capability to model the acoustic properties of new materials for use in the design and development of gel-audio speakers for consumer products.
- company business:
Manufacture of oatcakes and biscuits.
- partnership work:
To research and develop a new wheat free biscuit and health focussed improvements in the existing product range and to develop techniques to extend the shelf life of oatcakes.
- company business:
Manufacture of connectors for the building industry and manufactures steel products.
- partnership work:
To acquire the design technology and building systems to develop a structural element for the timber frame market that facilitates construction of multi-storey buildings with large spans and openings.
- company business:
Litho and digital printing of leaflets, brochures and annual reports.
- partnership work:
To develop an automated personalisation and versioning system for the delivery of internet based, mass customisation printing services.
- company business:
Design and support services and equipment for e-business and document management systems.
- partnership work:
To develop a P2P framework for mobile handsets, three sample applications and a tool kit to enable third parties to develop their own applications.
- company business:
Design, development and manufacture of a range of high technology products including mobile phones, printing and pharmaceutical equipment, white goods and large-scale automation equipment.
- partnership work:
To produce and screen compound libraries (via TTP technology) to identify sugars involved in the removal of apoptotic cells by phagocytes. To develop the compounds and derivatives to produce novel diagnostics and therapeutics.
- company business:
Production, marketing, distribution and retail of premium beers.
- partnership work:
To implement improvements across the bottling and associated production processes (Keg and packaging), including new working practices, to increase efficiency and maximise productivity.
- company business:
Strategic information technology research consultancy, advice, research reports, diagnostic management tools and training materials.
- partnership work:
To develop an index and process for measuring the e-readiness of a city on a comparative basis: The e-City Index.
- company business:
Research future predictive analytics technologies.
- partnership work:
To develop and implement an additional time series functionality to the software package 'Think Enterprise Data Miner'.
- Vibration Technology Ltd & Napier University
Designing, testing and manufacturing modules to further develop the radio-based onshore seismic data acquisition and recording system products.
- company business:
TOTAL Exploration & Production UK PLC is a hydro carbon exploration and production company. Revenues are generated from the sale of production of petroleum and gas products.
- partnership work:
To develop novel software tools for use in oilfield survey design to improve the quality of information on hydro carbon distribution within subsurface geological structures.
- company business:
The design, development and installation of remote data monitoring and management systems.
- partnership work:
Development of the peripheral devices associated with the company's data collection unit to extend its application this will include hardware and software development plus support documentation.
- company business:
Design, development and manufacture of seismic recording equipment for use in oil and gas surveys and exploration.
- partnership work:
To design, test and manufacture modules to develop the radio-based onshore seismic data acquisition and recording system products of the company.
- company business:
Stone masonry providing cladding, flooring, landscaping, new build, conservation and restoration; also consultancy services on stone selection, costing and design.
- partnership work:
To develop a new, lightweight, stone cladding product which meets the building industry's need for off-site, pre-fabricated building solutions, and also meets environmental drivers for lower waste and reduced transport.
- company business:
Designs, develops, installs and commissions PLC and computer based industrial automated systems.
- partnership work:
To develop a design framework for integrating industrial control system networks with corporate knowledge based on distributed computer networks whilst allowing remote access to all data.
- company business:
Processors of Animal by-products.
- partnership work:
To develop and implement advanced environmental systems for bio-treatment of aqueous and gaseous waste.
- company business:
Structutal and Environmental Consultants
- partnership work:
To extend the range of remediation techniques so that they can grow the business by offering a complete management service for challenging sites.
- company business:
Distillers of grain and malt whisky, packagers and wholesalers. Producers of neutral spirit.
- partnership work:
To re-engineer the grain distillery production processes and implement energy efficient systems which incorporate site effluent treatment systems compliant to effluent discharge standards.
- company business:
Provides a range of internet based services.
- partnership work:
To develop a network infastructure to enable the company to offer scalable application service provisioning on demand.
KTP Case Studies
Examples of previous KTPs:
- Bioforce (UK) Ltd & Queen Margaret University
Establishing an in-house clinical trial capability to take herbal products through licensing and on to the mainsteam pharmaceutical market.
- Caledonian Alloys Ltd & Heriot-Watt University
Identifying & implementing a means of reducing volatile organic compound emissions within the existing alloy de-greasing process, whilst improving the effectiveness of the process.
- Canan Ltd & Napier University
Establishing a multimedia department to develop an online platform for the delivery of British minority language e-learning materials.
- Cyclacel Ltd & The University of Edinburgh
Developing a new anti-cancer compound within a reduced timeframe, through the introduction of advanced nuclear magnetic resonance techniques.
- Digit Site Services Ltd & Napier University
Researching, developing & implementing cost effective safe waste disposal and remediation methodologies to meet SEPA, UK and EU regulations for a range of waste materials.
- Electro-Flow Controls Ltd & Edinburgh Napier University
To develop and implement a strategic marketing capability within its business.
- Johnson & Johnson Medical Ltd & Edinburgh Napier University
Aimed to identify sources in suture manufacture and embed innovative analytical processes for continual waste reduction.
- Martec Engineering Ltd & The University of Edinburgh
Redesigning the manufacturing process for security doors and side screens and developing an enhanced range of security doors.
- NCR Financial Solutions Group Ltd & Edinburgh Napier University
A collaboration aimed to prototype and evaluate new interactions between bank customers and Automatic Teller Machines
- Simmers of Edinburgh Ltd & Queen Margaret University
Creating a new product range, exploiting the growing demand for wheat-free products.
- NHS Fife & University of Stirling
Develop, implement and assess a variety of process mapping and modelling tools to support the redesign of a range of healthcare services.
- Oregon Timber Frame Ltd & Napier University
Implementing improved design and manufacturing processes that reduce the cost of timber frames for house construction.
- Vibration Technology Ltd & Napier University
Designing, testing and manufacturing modules to further develop the radio-based onshore seismic data acquisition and recording system products.
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NCR & Edinburgh Napier University KTP:
Caledonian Aerotech & Heriot-Watt University KTP:
NHS Fife & The University of Stirling KTP:
DEM Solutions Ltd. & The University of Edinburgh KTP:
Archived KTP press coverage
Click on links to view articles & coverage of East of Scotland Knowledge Transfer Partnerships:
- Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce - Business Comment Feb/Mar 2011
- University of Edinburgh Management School Newsletter - May 2007
- Press Zoom - April 2006
- The Scottish Executive - April 2006
- Edie - April 2006
- Food Manufacturer - April 2006
- Talent Scotland - March 2004
- The Guardian Education - January 2003
- Business News Brief - July 2000 (pdf)
How to get in touch with us
Please feel free to contact us should you require further information, or should you wish to discuss potential ideas for Knowledge Transfer Partnerships — our contact details are as follows:
- Dr. Judy Brown
Centre Manager
t: 0131 455 2702
e: judybrown@ktpcentre.com
- Beverley Davies
Centre Administrator
t: 0131 455 2686
e: beverleydavies@ktpcentre.com
- Kieran Cheung
Centre Admin Assistant
t: 0131 455 2251
e: kierancheung@ktpcentre.com
- Room G19
Merchiston Campus
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Edinburgh
EH10 5DT
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University KTP Contacts
- University of Edinburgh
Ian Sharp
Business Development Executive
Edinburgh Research and Innovation
The University of Edinburgh
1-7 Roxburgh Street
Edinburgh
EH8 9TA
t: 0131 651 3035
e: Ian.Sharp@ed.ac.uk
w: University of Edinburgh
- Edinburgh Napier University
Alison McCleery
Director of Research
Edinburgh Napier University
Office of the VP
5.B.04 Sighthill Campus
9 Sighthill Court
Edinburgh
EH11 4BN
t: 0131 455 5004
e: am.mccleery@napier.ac.uk
w: Edinburgh Napier University
- Heriot-Watt University
Dr. Ian Brotherston
Business Development Manager
Research & Enterprise Services
Heriot-Watt University
Riccarton Campus
Riccarton
Edinburgh
EH14 4AS
t: 0131 451 3751
e: I.D.Brotherston@hw.ac.uk
w: Heriot-Watt University
- Queen Margaret University
Kim Gilchrist
Senior Research Officer
Queen Margaret University
Queen Margaret University Drive
Musselburgh
EH21 6UU
t: 0131 474 0000
e: kgilchrist@qmu.ac.uk
w: Queen Margaret University
- University of St Andrews
Alastair Main
Associate Director
Research & Enterprise Services
The University of St Andrews
Technology Centre
North Haugh
St Andrews
Fife
KY16 9SR
t: 01334 462 165
e: ec36@st-andrews.ac.uk
w: The University of St Andrews
- University of Stirling
Sara McDermid
Head of Business Development Team
University of Stirling
Stirling
FK9 4LA
t: 01786 467 129
e: sara.mcdermid@stir.ac.uk
w: The University of Stirling