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The Role of Innovation in Delivering a

Circular Economy

Dr Catherine Joce

Circular Economy Lead, KTN

@Dr_CatJ

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Interdisciplinary

Bringing together

businesses and

researchers from different

sectors.

Commercial

Introducing innovators to

public and private

funders and investors.

Strategic

Connecting people who

wouldn’t usually meet to

solve innovation

challenges.

Entrepreneurial

Linking people with new

ideas and technologies to

partners and customers.

The Knowledge Transfer Network

Connecting people to accelerate innovation

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Materials

Chemistry

Environmental

Services

Agri-Food

Biosciences

Health

ICT

Electronics, Sensors

& Phototonics

Defence & Security

Space

Built Environment

Transport

Energy

Creative Industries

Digital Economy

Design

Sustainability, H2020, Manufacturing, Access to Finance, Design

Clustered communities, groups and

business programmes

Focus is on bringing together groups that would not normally meet

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Innovation

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Innovation

Source: Innovate UK Delivery Plan 2016/17

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Key reasons to innovate

To survive and thrive

To drive employee engagement

To increase revenue

To adapt to customer expectations

To attract new markets

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Key reasons to innovate….for a circular

economy

To survive and thrive

To drive employee engagement

To increase revenue

To adapt to customer expectations

To attract new markets

To increase revenue

To future proof business against raw material risks/costs

Brand differentiation

To drive employee engagement

To develop new services which match customer needs

Infrastructure Systems Manufacturing & Materials

Emerging & Enabling Technologies Health & Life Sciences

Circular Innovation

OpportunitiesWaste to a bioeconomy

Bio-based products

Urban agriculture

Industrial Biotechnology

Remanufacturing of medical equipment

Precision agriculture

Improved crop breeding

Service models for healthcare

Sensors/diagnostics for preventative medicine

CO2 utilisation

Sensors for predictive maintenance

Intelligent assets enable own efficient use

Sensors for tracking assets/materials

Internet of things to manage product lifecycle

Predictive maintenance

Remanufacturing

Additive manufacturing

Servitisation

Resource minimisation

Materials to prolong asset life

Waste to resource transition

Information management / BIM

Servitisation of travel

Reverse logistics

Future proofing assets

Outcome based procurementx x

Water

Offsite construction

Energy infrastructure

Product passports

Automation

Design

Exchange platforms

Technical Innovation Business Model Innovation

Circular Innovation

Opportunities

Developing a new technology or applying technology to a new problem.

Developing a new model for the way in which a business generates its revenue.

Long-life products

Incentivised return

Hire/rental/leasing

Product service systems

Reuse

Novel materials

New processes

New appliance/instrument/machine

Technical Innovation Business Model Innovation

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Circular Innovation

Opportunities

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Circular Economy Innovation Spend

€650M 2016/17 £20M 2013/16

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Supply Chain Innovation for Resource Efficiency11 projects£8.0M

2012 2013

Material Innovation for a Sustainable Economy11 projects£7.4M

2014

Design Challenges for a Circular Economy6 projects£2.4M

New Designs for a Circular Economy32 projects£1.0M

Supply Chain Innovation towards a Circular Economy10 projects£7.5M

2015

Recovering Valuable Materials from Waste10 projects£6.6M

Circular Economy Business Models17 projects£0.8M

Total investment £33M

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What we’ve learnt

• Complex intertwined nature of technical innovation and

business model innovation

• Importance of managing the transition

• Customer takes you to market

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Circovate Programme

Horizons Tool defines business context

30 Ideas Tool explores possibilities

CE Systems Design tools evaluates opportunities

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SCREEN ProgrammeSynergic Circular Economy across European

Regions Mapping of UK regional circular economy

competencies, capabilities and infrastructure

Identification of transnational cooperation opportunities

Clustering existing circular economy opportunities

across Europe

Funded under Horizon2020 topic CIRC-03-2016 Smart

Specialisation for systemic eco-innovation/circular

economy

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Future Funding – Innovate UK

Materials and manufacturing Round 1 – May 2016 £15M (Closed)Round 2 – November 2016 £15M

Infrastructure Systems Round 1 – July 2016 £15M (Closed)Round 2 – January 2017 £15M

Health and life sciences Round 1 – September 2016 £15MRound 2 – February 2017 £15M

Emerging and Enabling Technologies Round 1 – October 2016 £15MRound 2 – March 2017 £15M

Open Competition Round 1 – June 2016 £14M (Closed)Round 2 – December 2016 £14M

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Future Funding – Horizon2020

- SMEInst-11-2016-2017:Boosting the potential of small businesses in the areas of climate action, environment,

resource efficiency and raw materials

- CIRC-01-2017: Systemic, eco-innovative approaches for the circular economy: large-scale demonstration

projects

- CIRC-02-2017: Water in the context of the circular economy (reopen 08 Nov 2016)

- NMBP-22-2017:Business models and industrial strategies supporting novel supply chains for innovative

product-services

- FOF-09-2017:Novel design and predictive maintenance technologies for increased operating life of production

systems

- FOF-10-2017:New technologies and life cycle management for reconfigurable and reusable customised

products

- SFS-35-2017:Innovative solutions for sustainable food packaging

- BBI 2016.R1 - Valorisation of the organic content of wastewater as feedstock, contributing to the renewable

circular economy

- BBI 2016.R8 - Emerging technologies for conversion of the organic content of Municipal Solid Waste and

improving waste-to-chemicals value chains

- BBI 2016.D6 - Valorisation of the organic content of Municipal Solid Waste and contributing to the renewable

circular economy

- BBI 2016.F1 - Valorisation of by-products or waste-streams from the food processing industry into high added-

value products for market applications

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Circular Economy

Dr Catherine Joce

Circular Economy Lead, KTN

@Dr_CatJ

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Keep in touch

Catherine JoceCircular Economy Lead@Dr_CatJcatherine.joce@ktn-uk.org07584 705411

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