kodak focus on the cambridge phenomenon sam weller european research director 18 th april 2007
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Kodak focus on the Cambridge Phenomenon
Sam WellerEuropean Research Director
18th April 2007
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Kodak is the world's foremost imaging innovator committed to helping people better use meaningful images and information in their life and work.
Memories
Information
Entertainment
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Developing opportunities in digital imaging and new markets while continuing our heritage in photography.
Memories
Entertainment
Information
Today’s Challenge
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32,000U.S. Patents
1987
1889 1896
Infoimaging
Imaging
Photography
1942 1982
1900
1975
OLEDOLED
T-Graintechnology
T-Graintechnology
Roll filmRoll film
1935
2005
1963
Digitalcamera
prototype
Digitalcamera
prototype
2007
An Industry Pioneer In Technology
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Consumer Digital Imaging
GraphicCommunicationsHealth Film Products
Key Business Areas
Sold in 2007 to Onex Corp.“Carestream Health Inc.”
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Digital services (online, mobile)
Digital consumer capture
Printing (kiosks, home, paper)
Image Sensors
Consumer Digital Imaging
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Healthcare information systems
Digital output
Digital capture
Services
Film capture & output
Health
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Inkjet printing solutions
Digital printing solutions
Workflow and prepress equipment
Prepress consumables
Wide-format
Document and image scanning
ImageSensor
Graphic Communications
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Film and traditional capture products
Aerial and industrial imaging
Entertainment imaging products
Film Products Group
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OLED
Display materials
Other Businesses
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Open Innovation
For over 100 years, Kodak has been a photographic innovator.
Carried out its own research, didn’t need to collaborate much.
The digital transformation in the imaging business has changed all that.
Kodak doesn’t possess all the technologies it needs.
Must collaborate & search for new ideas & technologies.
Traditional research sites were inappropriate.
A European wide search resulted in Cambridge being selected for ……….
The new Kodak European Research Centre
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Cambridge
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Kodak European Research (Cambridge)
is the European component of Kodak Research Laboratories
We are… currently 24 permanent staff + ~10 temporary staff
We are… situated on the Cambridge Science Park and we have been there since Jan 06
We have… an open plan office area, and large multi-purpose labs
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Technology differentiation
Different science & technology emerging from within European universities, institutes, and industries
Consumer differentiation
The way EAMER consumers choose to use and interact with technology and products is different, different trends in consumer usage and uptake of technology
Proximity to Strategic Partners
Especially where there is a European research centre
Funding Opportunities
Participation in local, national or EU research programmes
To leverage European location tobenefit Kodak
Why does Kodak have Research activities in Europe?
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Our research interests
Smart digital imaging
perfect capture, including metadata
semantic understanding & intelligence
ubiquitous access (mutiplatforms)
Extended printing systemsnovel printing platforms
difficult media
Patterning on flexible substratesdisplays
electronics
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Mission for Cambridge Lab
• Search out excellent, differentiated and relevant European science, technology & opportunities of relevance to Kodak
• Identify & pursue regional user preferences
• Develop relationships with key centres of excellence – both industrial and academic
• Establish national & EU research collaborations
• Build prototype systems to validate technology in a Kodak environment
• Transfer technology to appropriate landing zones that can create revenues
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Criteria important to Kodak for its new Centre
• Maximum ability to extract early stage, new science & technology from the best (quality/stature/alignment/environment) academic centres in Europe
• Attractive for high quality multinational staff (standard of living,education, tax, high tech environment, etc)
• Good access to external partners (start ups & Venture Capital)
• Easy accessibility for visitors (close to international airport, railway, motorway, etc)
• Appropriate infrastructure in place or easy access to (IS, networks,technical skills, prototyping, etc)
• Flexible infrastructure to accommodate fast changing needs
• Low cost structure
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An Academic Environment
Cambridge is home to one of the world’s best universities
It has more Nobel Laureates than any other university (81 in 2005)
Research income in 2004 was £246m, comparable with MIT and Yale
Kodak staff are part of the University environment
meetings
discussions
lectures
conferences
» close location to a premier university to maximise the extraction of early stage, new science & technology
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Interaction with Universities
Short term projects – MSc, final year projects
Long term projects – PhD, Postdocs
DTI funded projects
EU FP6 – STREPs, IPs, Network of Excellence, Marie Curie
Placement students 3-12 month
Consultancy
Contract work
Spin-out & Start-up companies
Technology Transfer – Licensing, investment, acquisition
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Other Companies
Cambridge is attractive to many companies in our field and is a fertile science and technology base for us
Leads to interactions & potential collaborations
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Close to start-ups and spin-outs
Cambridge is home to many spin-outs and start-ups in our technical fieldsUniversity people and ideas are at the core of many new technology ventures
Approximately 1000 innovation-based companies are located in Cambridge
Kodak Research can participate & network with these companies, increasing our potential to access new technology early
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Venture Capital
In 2003, ~10% of European Venture capital was invested in Cambridge;
a city with ~120k people!
Kodak can benefit by interactions with VCs
reality checks
knowledge of what’s emerging
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Our European Base in Cambridge
Easy access to rest of Europe
Train & plane works well
European Workforce
Positive diversity strategy
Pushing the boundaries
Working within existing European networks (IRC Network, etc)
Actively seeking technology & market opportunities across Europe
Structured approach to Technical Intelligence
Use our continental European staff
Prepare databases on each country
Visit in organised way
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Permanent staff are supplemented by temporary student interns and academic secondments
We have many students who have recently joined us from all over Europe other than UK ….... students from Portugal, Serbia, Norway, Switzerland, Poland, Czech Republic, France, Austria, Hungary, Germany, Ukraine…
FR CZ
UKPL CH
HU
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ICELAND
SPAIN
FRANCE
UKIRELAND
FINLANDSWEDEN
NORWAY
PORTUGAL
SWITZERLAND
BELGIUM
ITALY
GERMANY
HOLLAND
DENMARK
CZECHREPUBLIC
AUSTRIA
POLAND
SLOVAKIA
SLOVENIA
HUNGARY
CROATIA
BOSNIA &HERZEGOVINA
SERBIA
ALBANIA
GREECE
TURKEY
BULGARIA
ROMANIA
MOLDOVA
UKRAINE
BELARUS
LITHUANIA
LATVIA
ESTONIA
MACADONIA
RUSSIA
TUNISIAALGERIA
MOROCCO
Existing Collaborations
Reach
Reach
Reach
Reach
Reach
How?
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ICELAND
SPAIN
FRANCE
UKIRELAND
FINLANDSWEDEN
NORWAY
PORTUGAL
SWITZERLAND
BELGIUM
ITALY
GERMANY
HOLLAND
DENMARK
CZECHREPUBLIC
AUSTRIA
POLAND
SLOVAKIA
SLOVENIA
HUNGARY
CROATIA
BOSNIA &HERZEGOVINA
SERBIA
ALBANIA
GREECE
TURKEY
BULGARIA
ROMANIA
MOLDOVA
UKRAINE
BELARUS
LITHUANIA
LATVIA
ESTONIA
MACADONIA
RUSSIA
TUNISIAALGERIA
MOROCCO
v
Innovation Relay Centre Network- 230 local offices in 33 countries
Increasing our collaboration opportunities…. by leveraging existing European networks
IAESTE Student placementProgramme-organised by the British Council
Students ~ 4yrs experience
3 or 12 month placement
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ICELAND
SPAIN
FRANCE
UKIRELAND
FINLANDSWEDEN
NORWAY
PORTUGAL
SWITZERLAND
BELGIUM
ITALY
GERMANY
HOLLAND
DENMARK
CZECHREPUBLIC
AUSTRIA
POLAND
SLOVAKIA
SLOVENIA
HUNGARY
CROATIA
BOSNIA &HERZEGOVINA
SERBIA
ALBANIA
GREECE
TURKEY
BULGARIA
ROMANIA
MOLDOVA
UKRAINE
BELARUS
LITHUANIA
LATVIA
ESTONIA
MACADONIA
RUSSIA
TUNISIAALGERIA
MOROCCO
European Intelligence
Overview Country reports complete/planned
IAESTE Student placementProgramme-organised by the British Council
Students ~ 4yrs experience
3 or 12 month placement
Visits / planned visits
v
Innovation Relay Centre Network- 230 local offices in 33 countries
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Other Mechanisms
Innovation Relay Centre Network (www.innovationrelay.net) weekly keyword updates
Connect-2-Ideas
University Technology transfer offices: e.g. Cambridge Enterprise, ISIS
Regional Development Agencies (RDAs): EEDA, Grenoble
Venture Capitalists: NW Brown, Create Partners, NESTA….
Conferences: IPTEC
Existing networks: KTNs, EU FP6/7, DTI ….
Personal contacts: Cardscan software
Commercial options: Yet2.com (10k), Nine sigma (?), Strategic Allies (20k), Oakland (6k), Evalueserve (2k), Cambridge Resolution (2k)
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The Cambridge Phenomenon
The “Cambridge phenomenon” is strong and self perpetuating!
Everyone wants it to be a success.
University
Companies
City
etc
But, it can’t stand still and needs to continue to develop its leadership position!
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