Lords quiz Catapult CEOs on science and technology innovation ambitions

The Committee will continue its inquiry into the contribution of these independent technology and innovation centres, known as Catapults. This includes exploring how they can help to deliver the Government’s Research and Development Roadmap and contribute to the ‘levelling up’ agenda. 

In this second week of evidence, the Committee will question the CEOs of all nine Catapults.  Members will ask whether enough “risky” innovation is supported and will investigate the barriers to collaborative research between industry, universities and the Catapults.

The session can be followed live at www.parliamentlive.tv from 10:15am tomorrow (Tuesday 15 December).

Witnesses

At 10.15am

• Dick Elsy CBE, CEO, High Value Manufacturing Catapult
• Martin McHugh, Acting CEO and Chief Technology Officer, Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult
• Nicola Yates OBE, CEO, Connected Places Catapult

At 11.00am

• Stuart Martin, CEO, Satellite Applications Catapult
• Andrew Jamieson, CEO, Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
• Philip New, CEO, Energy Systems Catapult.

At 11.45am

• Dr Jeremy Silver, CEO, Digital Catapult
• Matthew Durdy, CEO, Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult; and
• Professor Chris Molloy, CEO, Medicines Discovery Catapult

Possible questions

• Which new developments in science and technology hold most promise for private sector investment and commercialisation?
• What can Innovate UK do to ensure that the Catapults contribute to the Government’s R&D Roadmap and 2.4% of GDP target for R&D spending?
• Is Innovate UK funding the necessary transformative and "risky" collaborative R&D?
• How can universities be better incentivised to collaborate with industry?
• Can Catapults help facilitate the Government's "levelling up" agenda?