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Protecting Ideas and Inventions

Mar 10 18 Start: 09:00 End: 13:00

Would you like to better your understanding of how patents and designs can be used to protect your ideas and inventions?
Do you need to find out how to make the most of your business’ intellectual property using trade marks and copyright?
Come along to this FREE event to find out the answers and much more!
This event will provide a great opportunity to speak with local businesses, professionals in intellectual property and business support organisations.
To find out more and register for this event please click HERE
TTOM Innovation Partnering Event

Mar 10 23 Start: 09:30 End: 12:45

Scottish Enterprise and its TTOM (Technology Transfer Opportunity Mechanism) partners: the Scottish Optoelectronics Association (SOA), BioIndustry Association (BIA) Scotland, Electronics Scotland, Industry Technology Facilitator (ITF) and ScotlandIS, invite you to participate in this TTOM Innovation Partnering event.
The Event will be of interest if you are a small or medium enterprise (SME) with an interest in asking a Scottish Higher Education Institution (HEI) researcher to carry out a feasibility study for you, such as evaluation of alternative technical approaches, indication of possible solutions to a technical problem, or providing technical advice. TTOM is a very useful first step for SMEs who have not yet engaged with a HEI or with grant support mechanisms.
The event’s keynote address will be given by Colin Borland of the Federation of Small Businesses. Colin has extensive insight into the challenges which SMEs face and can offer a unique and interesting perspective on how to achieve business success and growth.
TTOM is a financial assistance programme which aims to improve technology transfer between Scottish SMEs and Scotland's HEIs in a range of high growth markets, associated with new technology development.
The aim is to enable technology transfer projects, particularly with a cross-sectoral and inter-disciplinary focus. TTOM Grants are paid directly to eligible SME companies on a competitive basis, who will then contract with relevant research groups in HEIs to provide the assistance required. The maximum level of grant will be £5000, paid at a maximum rate of 75%, with the remaining 25% being cash or in-kind contributions from the client SME company. Support in finding appropriate academic expertise will be provided by Interface, the Scottish service for connecting business to HEI research.
TTOM encompasses emerging technologies in sectors such as Energy, Life Science, Digital Media, Enabling Technologies (including optoelectronics, electronics, microelectronics and software) and Sustainable Transport.
Event Programme:
09:30 Registration, Tea & Coffee
10:00 Welcome & Introduction to Meeting and TTOM, Iain Ross, SOA
10:10 Keynote Address: “Can innovation save the Scottish economy?”, Colin Borland, Federation of Small Businesses
10:25 Making connections with university partners, Dr Siobhán Jordan, Interface
10:35 What are Scottish University Pools?, Stuart Fancey, Scottish Funding Council
10:45 The Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA), Dr Richard Mosses, SUPA
10:55 The Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance (SICSA), Alan Settery, University of Edinburgh
11:05 Company Presentations Session 1
11:15 Coffee & Networking Break
11:45 The Energy Technology Partnership (ETP), Dr Simon Puttock, ETP
11:55 The Scottish Alliance for Geoscience, Environment & Society (SAGES), Dr Andrew Kerr, SAGES
12:05 Company Presentations Session 2
12:15 The Scottish Universities Life Sciences Alliance (SULSA), Dr Rob Ford, University of Dundee
12:25 The Edinburgh and St Andrews Research School of Chemistry (EaStCHEM), Prof. Lesley Yellowlees, University of Edinburgh
12:35 Company Presentations Session 3
12:45 Formal Close, Lunch & Networking
For further information and registration instructions, please click here.
Register: leigh-ann@optoelectronics.org.uk
Interactive Scotland launches to support Digital Media companies

Mar 10 25 Start: 17:00 End: 20:00

What's next for Digital Media? Innovation, New Ideas and Future Predictions
Interactive Scotland
launches to support Digital Media companies in Scotland
An event targeted at the Digital Media Sector in Scotland!!
Venue: The Hub, Digital Media Quarter, Pacific Quay, Glasgow
Date: 25th March 2010
Time: 5pm registration, 5.30pm start

Digital Media (DM) is one of the key growth sectors for our economy. There is a wealth of talent and an abundance of new ideas and innovative solutions. To capitalise on this, we are bringing together some of the industry’s key players to discuss the global challenges facing the digital media sector, identify some major opportunities and highlight their future predictions for this evolving sector.
This event will introduce Interactive Scotland*, an exciting digital media initiative designed to support Scottish SMEs in developing creative products, services, content and application solutions
The event will end with an industry panel discussion where some key individuals from the digital media industry will be asked to debate the main challenges and issues facing this industry and provide their opinions on where the opportunities and future growth lie.
To voice your opinion, follow Interactive Scotland on Twitter @IntScotland NOW and join the discussion! This event is open to anyone working in the digital media sector.
The event line up will include: -
Stuart Cosgrove, Director of Nations and Regions, Channel 4 . Stuart will describe the key recommendations from the recently published Digital Inspirations strategy and what this means for the Digital Media industry in Scotland.
Lena Wilson, Chief Executive, Scottish Enterprise. Lena will provide Scottish Enterprise's response to the Digital Inspirations strategy and provide an overview of Interactive Scotland.
Danny Meaney, Managing Director, New Media Partners. Danny will provide a glimpse into the future of the Digital Media sector in Scotland. He will discuss emerging trends and some of the challenges currently facing this sector and look at new commissioning models and the opportunities they will afford Scottish companies, both on a UK and global scale.
John Maxwell Hobbs, former Head of Creative Development for Ericsson CyberLab in New York and now Head of Technology and co-manager of the Innovation Team at BBC Scotland. John will share the BBC’s innovation strategy and outline what SMEs need to do to develop potential solutions for the BBC.
A hot buffet will be served following the industry panel discussion. REGISTER for this free event NOW!!

Events in March, 2010

Protecting Ideas and Inventions

TTOM Innovation Partnering Event

Interactive Scotland launches to support Digital Media companies