Business Brochure - Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships is a UK-wide programme, funded by the Technology Strategy Board with 19 other funding organisations.Technology Strategy Board(www.innovateuk.org)Invest Northern Ireland(www.investni.com)Advantage West Midlands(www.advantagewm.co.uk)Natural Environment Research Council(www.nerc.ac.uk)Arts and Humanities Research Council(www.ahrc.ac.uk)The Northern Way(www.thenorthernway.co.uk)Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council(www.bbsrc.ac.uk)Northwest Regional Development Agency(www.nwda.co.uk)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs(www.defra.gov.uk)The Development Agency for the North East of England(www.onenortheast.co.uk)Department of Health(www.dh.gov.uk)Science & Technology Facilities Council(www.scitech.ac.uk)East Midlands Development Agency(www.emda.org.uk/main)Science & TechnologyFacilities CouncilSouth East England Development Agency(www.seeda.co.uk)Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council(www.epsrc.ac.uk)Scottish Government(www.scotland.gov.uk)European Social Fund(www.esf.gov.uk)South West Regional Development Agency(www.southwestrda.org.uk)Economic & Social Research Council(www.esrc.ac.uk)Welsh Assembly Government(www.wales.gov.uk)Knowledge Transfer Partnerships is a Technology Strategy Board programme, accelerating business innovation. The role of lead sponsor for Knowledge Transfer Partnerships transferred from theDepartment for Innovation, Universities and Skills to the new Technology Strategy Board in July 2007. The Technology Strategy Board is a business-led, executive non-departmental public body,established by the Government. Its mission is to promote and support research into, and development and exploitation of, technology and innovation for the benefit of UK business, in order to increaseeconomic growth and improve the quality of life.