LA SCOTLAND 2024
Businesses in Scotland can apply for our award-winning technology accelerator programme, Launch Academy. Launch Academy Scotland supply chain programme will provide 10 early-stage companies with wraparound support to help them further develop, then fully commercialise, products and services targeting the UK’s offshore wind market.
Since 2020, Launch Academy has supported 57 companies, raised £26.7m in private investment and £8.4m in grant funding and had 150 patents filed through both the UK national and regional Launch Academy programmes.
SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPORT FROM ORE CATAPULT
In addition to gaining access to our significant in-house technical capabilities, Launch Academy cohort companies benefit from the opportunity to participate in workshops and 1-1 sessions delivered by our expert external delivery partners. This support is specific and targeted to ensure that all companies that graduate from Launch Academy have the skillsets, tools, structures and knowledge necessary to succeed in the offshore renewable energy industry.
This support is delivered via a variety of modules and includes:
Technology Development Support
Business Case, Market and Use-Case Analysis
Offshore Wind Sector Knowledge & Education
Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy Support
Legal Advice & Expertise
Strategic Accounting Support & Knowledge
Value Proposition Development
Marketing Expertise
Investment Readiness
Innovation Funding Signposting and Support
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy Development
INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGY THEMES
1. SMART O&M
Find out the examples of the types of innovations that Launch Academy Scotland is seeking to target through the Smart O&M theme.
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Scotland has forged an enviable reputation for excellence and specialist expertise within the energy sector and we are delighted to welcome the support of Scotland’s enterprise development agencies, Inch Cape, BlueFloat Energy | Nadara Partnership, and Ocean Winds as we launch this latest programme.
Dr Stephen Wyatt
Director of Strategy and Emerging Technologies at ORE Catapult
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