Policy
Supporting decision making of public funders and policy makers.
Public funders and policy makers are important players in the innovation ecosystem, as they create some of the conditions that enable new technologies to thrive, such as regulation, knowledge transfer and funding. For that, they need to have the right information and insights to effectively create, implement and assess their interventions.
This is where we come in. We provide sector analysis and policy evaluation services to understand the impact of a particular policy implementation and how it changed industry behaviours. We also advise on innovation policy and public investment funding.
Case studies
Helping Clients Shape Policy through Data-Driven Insights and Community Engagement Activities. Our Case Studies.
Quantum Photonics
Integrated Circuits
Rallying Support for an EU COST Action Proposal in Quantum Integrated Photonics
The landscape of Quantum Photonics Integrated Circuits (QPIC) is fragmented and challenging to navigate, yet it serves as a crucial foundational element for quantum technologies. To propel this technology forward and make it viable, it needs
Quantum Investment Report
Answering the question: how to increase late stage Investment
Contracted by DSIT to explore how later-stage investment could be funnelled to UK Quantum Start-ups. VCs from Quantum Exponential and Amadaeus Ventures supported us. As part of this project, we interviewed over 30 international late-stage investors, ran several workshops to validate the findings, and produced a report with several recommendations. Some of them have been translated into policy.
Quantum Startup Survey
How our startup survey led to changes in funding
In 2018, we carried out a startup survey to raise awareness of the growing impact of quantum startup companies on the UK sector. As a result, Innovate UK asked us to review the startup needs to help them grow and encourage more startups. In the series of interviews, we uncovered that feasibility studies were essential in kicking many of the companies off. This resulted in the continuation of the funding of feasibility studies rather than a focus on larger collaborative R&D projects.