Supporting high technology business ventures built on the basis of scientific innovations developed in former Soviet nuclear weapons establishments has been a central element of CNCP’s work over the last eight years.
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Radiation processing as a commercial technology began in the 1960s with early work on the crosslinking of polymers and the sterilisation of single-use medical goods with both electron beam and gamma rays. While these remain the two most popular applications today, the number and range of products treated with ionising radiation continues to grow year on year.
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The CNCP Steering Group of February 2010 marked a turning point in the life of the Programme: the end of the era of new grant funded projects and the beginning of a new phase where we will work to maximize the impact of the 140 or so grant projects currently under management or completed.
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It is difficult to believe that I joined the Global Threat Reduction Programme (GTRP) team nearly 10 months ago. I feel very fortunate to be leading the fantastic team here in the Department of Energy and Climate Change and am hugely grateful to my predecessor Dr Alan Heyes for having passed on to me such a successful and well-run programme, built on the commitment and dedication of many, including CNCP’s head of programme Trevor Hayward and all those involved in CNCP.
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The scope of the invited and regular presentations at the CNCP Seminar on the commercialisation of radiation tecchnologies in Lvov covered a broad range of subjects including the use of radiation to sterilize medical products, treat gemstones, modify the chemical structure of polymers and other materials applications.
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Aworld-wide and increasing market exists today for single-use sterile medical devices, ranging from simple gauze swabs or surgical drapes up in complexity and cost to implanted medical devices such as knee joints or cardiac stents. It is a strongly-regulated market, where international standards are applied rigorously.
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The promotion of inward investment is an important tool for business development and job creation in all advanced market economies. Over the last 30 years, a great deal of experience has been built up of both the benefits and the possible dangers involved. A natural question is, can the cities and institutes involved in CNCP learn something for their own commercialisation programmes from the successes and failures of inward investment activity in other, albeit often very different, communities?
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The human dimension aspects of nuclear non-proliferation partnership is one of the most difficult areas of the UK Global Threat Reduction Programme and yet one of the most successful. CNCP owes its success to the commitment, willingness to cooperate and sheer hard work of many people across the Former Soviet Union (FSU) as well as the expert and experienced CNCP team in the UK and Moscow.
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The commercialisation of scientific ideas and technologies is at the centre of CNCP’s strategy for creating secure, well paid and satisfying jobs for former nuclear weapons specialists. While certainly more difficult than backing existing firms in established areas of business, our experience shows that fostering high technology start ups has real potential in the Closed Cities and nuclear institutes of the former Soviet Union Republics.
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Business Development Agencies (BDAs) are an essential tool for supporting local and regional economic development. Their primary role is to promote new business opportunities and help businesses overcome barriers hindering their development. Their effectiveness depends on the leadership skills and business experience of the Director and staff.
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The Programme leadership has followed the principle of continuous improvement ever since the Programme was launched. And although the results were achieved after a couple of years, they were significant. First of all, many individuals, with whom CNCP cooperated, comprehended commercial approach, which helped them achieve good financial results. Secondly, the initiative created more jobs than it was initially planned. Thirdly, a considerable amount of the local investment, equal to that provided by the Programme was attracted to CNCP project implementation.
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Layout determines the way in which materials and other inputs (like people and information) flow through the operation. Relatively small changes in the position of a machine in a factory can affect the flow of materials considerably. This in turn can affect the costs and effectiveness of the overall manufacturing operation.
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