This page contains information about the members metrics survey; if you require additional information, please e-mail Janine Capaldi.
Thank you for taking the time to complete our survey. The information and figures you provide are collated and submitted to our funders without company information and therefore your responses are treated as confidential.
We have tried to make the questions as straight-forward as possible but to clarify a little further, we've listed the full set of questions below with some more detailed information.
Question 1: Have you undertaken an innovation or R&D project in this period?
Answer required: "Yes" or "No".
Question 2: What was the title of your project?
Answer required: Only if Q1 was answered with "yes".
Question 3: What was the value (£k) of your investment in the R&D project?
Answer required: Only if Q1 was answered with "yes".
Question 4: How many new patents or IPR registrations have you lodged in this period? (please provide brief details)
Answer required: The number and a title for each*. If none, please enter "N/A" or "0".
Question 5: How many licensing deals have you made with universities or other science base institutions in this period?
Answer required: The number and a title* and/or institute associated for each. If none, please enter "N/A" or "0".
Further information: Science base institutions, includes: Higher Education Institutions, i.e. universities, research institutions
Question 6: How many of your products, processes or services significantly improved in this period? (please provide brief details)
Answer required: The number and a title* for each. If none, please enter "N/A" or "0".
Question 7: How many new products, processes or services have you introduced in this period? (please provide brief details)
Answer required: The number and a title* for each. If none, please enter "N/A" or "0".
Question 8: How many new products, processes or services have you developed in collaboration with other Scottish research centres in this period? (please provide brief details)
Answer required: The number and a title* for each. If none, please enter "N/A" or "0".
Further information: Research centres, includes: SETN
Question 9: Have you made reductions in 'cost per unit' output this period?
Answer required: "Yes" or "No".
Question 10: If yes, how has this been achieved?
Answer required: Only if Q9 was answered with "yes".
Question 11: What was the estimated increase in turnover (£k) in your company as a result of engaging with SETN in this period?
Answer required: Amount in thousands of pounds, i.e. £10,000 should be entered as 10. If none, please enter "N/A" or "0".
Question 12: Please estimate your increase in turnover (£k) by 2014?
Answer required: Amount in thousands of pounds, i.e. £10,000 should be entered as 10. If none, please enter "N/A" or "0".
Question 13: How many jobs (as full-time equivalent) have been created in this period?
Answer required: Enter "1" for a full-time job and "0.5" for a part-time job. If none, please enter "N/A" or "0".
Question 14: How many new jobs (as full-time equivalent) will be created by 2014?
Answer required: Enter "1" for a full-time job and "0.5" for a part-time job. If none, please enter "N/A" or "0".
Question 15: How many full-time jobs have been safeguarded in this period?
Answer required: Enter "1" for a full-time job and "0.5" for a part-time job. If none, please enter "N/A" or "0".
*Where we have requested brief details, please provide a title of your project/licence etc - this is only required to ensure we do not duplicate our metrics. Obviously, we do not wish to compromise any commercially sensitive projects and therefore no in-depth information is required.