The AEM Yorkshire Innovation Network What is it, how does it work and what can it do for you? Alan McLelland Director: AEM Yorkshire, NAMTEC What is AEM?? • Advanced Engineering and Materials • Yorkshire Forward’s five priority sectors • Companies who hold technology at the heart of their business • Identified over 1750 companies who fit into this general classification and number is growing • 120,000 employees • Regional turnover estimated at £20 billion What is AEM?? Renewable Energy Rail Surgical Equipment Valve & Pump Aerospace Power Generation Characterised by: Petrochemical Pharmaceutical Automotive • Multi Sector Oil & Gas • Multi Technology Nuclear Biomedical Mining Building and Construction Marine Chemical Machine Tools Industrial Food & Drink Fasteners Cutting Tools Defence What is AEM?? Access to Markets Market Sector Networks AEM Yorkshire Technology & Innovation Innovation Network Education & Training Higher Level Skills AEM Innovation Network • Funded by Yorkshire Forward and the ERDF and delivered by NAMTEC • Bring benefit to businesses through identifying and responding to future business needs and challenges • Facilitate regional companies to engage in R&D, product and process development and innovation • Covers the breath of engineering, materials and sectors • Open to all companies in the Yorkshire and Humber region • FREE …………… How does it work? • Generate • Disseminate • Sector / Technology • Active development • Monitoring and promoting • Facilitate review & analysis • Partnership and Collaboration Challenges & Opportunities Opportunity Development Execution Plan • • • • Well founded plan Facilitate support Investment Access to funding Questions?? Alan McLelland Director: AEM Yorkshire, NAMTEC Tel. 01709 723756 [email protected]