The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), through the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) and Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will invest in research and technology projects. This is to deliver world leading aerospace technologies in the UK.
The competition opens on 25th November 2019 to support and encourage industrial investment into the aerospace sector and its supply chain, through the support of innovative and high impact projects. These projects will demonstrate forward-looking and disruptive solutions to UK civil aerospace challenges.
Find out more: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/news/webcast-aerospace-technology-institute-programme-rd-support-for-smaller-business
Accessing the UK Government Horizon 2020 GuaranteeKTN
The webinar covered accessing the UK government's Horizon 2020 guarantee for ongoing participation in EU research programmes after Brexit, including an overview of requirements, the submission process, and answering questions. It also addressed preparing businesses for Brexit by outlining the implications across different sectors of the economy and the steps companies should take to assess potential impacts.
Sustainable Innovation Fund September 2021 BriefingKTN
The document provides information about the Sustainable Innovation Fund (SIF) including stories of funded projects, news, upcoming events, support programs, resources, and how to stay updated and get involved. Key points include:
- KTN is leading additional support programs to help funded SIF projects collaborate with industry partners and maximize impact.
- #SIFStories showcases projects that received funding and helped develop solutions to issues like the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Upcoming events include competitions for funding innovative ideas in areas like sustainable plastic packaging and a competition launch for the Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund.
- Support programs are available to help businesses enter new markets, protect intellectual property, and access
The Knowledge Transfer Networks (KTNs) are a network of 16 industry-focused networks in the UK managed by the Technology Strategy Board that aim to stimulate innovation through knowledge sharing and networking. KTNs connect businesses, academia, and government to transfer technologies, create partnerships, and provide funding advice. Examples are provided of the Chemistry Innovation KTN and how it brokers projects and events to support its industry, as well as a case study of how the Materials KTN helped a company increase sales by 300% by introducing a new material.
UKRI, in collaboration with the dept for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy, is seeking to invest up to £1 million to support collaborative projects to plan their route to cluster decarbonisation as part of the £170m Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge (IDC).
Background
As part of the UK’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF), the IDC programme aims to accelerate the cost-effective decarbonisation of industry by developing and deploying low-carbon technologies. It aims to enable the deployment of infrastructure at scale by the mid-2020s.
It will support delivery of the Clean Growth Grand Challenge and the Industrial Clusters Mission, which has set an ambitious target to establish at least one low-carbon industrial cluster by 2030 and the world’s first net-zero carbon industrial cluster by 2040. The Mission, and this challenge, will help to place the UK at the forefront of the global shift to Clean Growth, by driving the technologies, services and markets to produce low carbon industrial products.
Find out more about the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund at https://ktn-uk.co.uk/interests/iscf
This document provides information about eligibility criteria, application processes, and funding opportunities for an innovation funding competition run by Innovate UK.
It outlines the eligibility requirements for organizations, projects, costs, and funding levels. Applicants must submit their applications through the Innovation Funding Service, which allows lead applicants to create accounts and invite collaborators. The document reviews the application questions, finances that can be claimed, and provides a worked example of funding calculations for a consortium project. It also provides brief information about using the Je-S system for collecting costs from academic partners.
Building Talent for the Future 2 – Expression of Interest BriefingKTN
This competition briefing is supporting the creation, delivery, and growth of PEMD industry-focused course content, materials, and support for skills plus training.
Accessing the UK Government Horizon 2020 GuaranteeKTN
The webinar covered accessing the UK government's Horizon 2020 guarantee for ongoing participation in EU research programmes after Brexit, including an overview of requirements, the submission process, and answering questions. It also addressed preparing businesses for Brexit by outlining the implications across different sectors of the economy and the steps companies should take to assess potential impacts.
Sustainable Innovation Fund September 2021 BriefingKTN
The document provides information about the Sustainable Innovation Fund (SIF) including stories of funded projects, news, upcoming events, support programs, resources, and how to stay updated and get involved. Key points include:
- KTN is leading additional support programs to help funded SIF projects collaborate with industry partners and maximize impact.
- #SIFStories showcases projects that received funding and helped develop solutions to issues like the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Upcoming events include competitions for funding innovative ideas in areas like sustainable plastic packaging and a competition launch for the Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund.
- Support programs are available to help businesses enter new markets, protect intellectual property, and access
The Knowledge Transfer Networks (KTNs) are a network of 16 industry-focused networks in the UK managed by the Technology Strategy Board that aim to stimulate innovation through knowledge sharing and networking. KTNs connect businesses, academia, and government to transfer technologies, create partnerships, and provide funding advice. Examples are provided of the Chemistry Innovation KTN and how it brokers projects and events to support its industry, as well as a case study of how the Materials KTN helped a company increase sales by 300% by introducing a new material.
UKRI, in collaboration with the dept for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy, is seeking to invest up to £1 million to support collaborative projects to plan their route to cluster decarbonisation as part of the £170m Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge (IDC).
Background
As part of the UK’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF), the IDC programme aims to accelerate the cost-effective decarbonisation of industry by developing and deploying low-carbon technologies. It aims to enable the deployment of infrastructure at scale by the mid-2020s.
It will support delivery of the Clean Growth Grand Challenge and the Industrial Clusters Mission, which has set an ambitious target to establish at least one low-carbon industrial cluster by 2030 and the world’s first net-zero carbon industrial cluster by 2040. The Mission, and this challenge, will help to place the UK at the forefront of the global shift to Clean Growth, by driving the technologies, services and markets to produce low carbon industrial products.
Find out more about the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund at https://ktn-uk.co.uk/interests/iscf
This document provides information about eligibility criteria, application processes, and funding opportunities for an innovation funding competition run by Innovate UK.
It outlines the eligibility requirements for organizations, projects, costs, and funding levels. Applicants must submit their applications through the Innovation Funding Service, which allows lead applicants to create accounts and invite collaborators. The document reviews the application questions, finances that can be claimed, and provides a worked example of funding calculations for a consortium project. It also provides brief information about using the Je-S system for collecting costs from academic partners.
Building Talent for the Future 2 – Expression of Interest BriefingKTN
This competition briefing is supporting the creation, delivery, and growth of PEMD industry-focused course content, materials, and support for skills plus training.
The document is about the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), which is part of Innovate UK and helps innovative small and medium enterprises grow, internationalize, and scale. The EEN provides advisory support, innovation support, and helps form international partnerships for businesses in 17 key sectors. It offers market intelligence, advice on EU laws and standards, access to funding, and helps companies find partnerships through its database and brokerage events. The example is given of how the EEN helped LIG Technologies secure £57,000 in funding for R&D from Innovate UK, form strategic partnerships in Europe to test its technology, and secure £500,000 in seed investment.
During this UK National Robotics Proving Ground competition briefing, we outline how to apply for up to £500,000 of funding to develop your vision for the UK’s next-generation service robotics facilities.
This latest competition will award up to £30m to industry led projects aimed at addressing technological barriers to the commercial or industrial exploitation of quantum technologies in the UK. This in contrast to recent CR&D and FS competitions which focussed on developing products, services and components.
Projects should exploit second generation quantum techniques and focus on one or more of the challenge areas of:
- Connectivity
- Situation awareness
- Quantum computing
Projects must be collaborative, business led, and have eligible costs of £4m-£20m (with a maximum grant size of £10m).
Details from the competition scope will be posted on Innovate UK’s website during October. The EOI stage of the competition will open on 28th October 2019 and close on 27th November 2019.
Background: The Commercialising Quantum Technologies ISCF Challenge was launched in July 2019 by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy as part of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF). The ISCF provides funding and support to UK businesses and researchers. The fund is designed to ensure that research and innovation takes centre stage in the government’s Industrial Strategy.
The fund is being administered by UK Research and Innovation.
The Commercialising Quantum Technologies ISCF Challenge is an investment of £153m over 6 years.
Find out more about the Quantum Technologies Special Interest Group at https://ktn-uk.co.uk/interests/quantum-technologies
The document provides information on various funding competitions and support programmes for digital businesses in the UK, including application deadlines and details on grants for areas like immersive technology, digital health, productivity boosting tech, and cyber security challenges. Upcoming industry events are also listed, along with investment directories and networking opportunities relevant to digital businesses.
Industrial Energy Transformational Fund Phase 2 Spring 2022 - Competition Bri...KTN
The Phase 2 competition for England, Wales and Northern Ireland opens on the 31st January 2022 and runs until 29th April 2022 and is worth up to £60 million in funding.
KTN is a network partner of Innovate UK that connects people to drive innovation. It combines expertise across all sectors to help organizations find expertise, markets, and finance through potential collaborations, events, and insights relevant to their needs. KTN helps deliver growth for the UK economy by helping organizations make a success of their ideas. It works by providing events, expert advice, help crossing sectors, and introductions to new collaborations.
How to Create a Good Horizon Europe Proposal WebinarKTN
This webinar provides you with the essential hands-on knowledge and skills to transform your innovative project ideas into competitive project proposals in response to calls under Horizon Europe.
Fashion Comes Full Circle: Redesigning a Sustainable Future Through Internati...KTN
To help UK businesses become truly global enterprises through strategic collaboration, Innovate UK launched its Global Expert Missions (GEMs) in October 2017. Delivered by KTN Global Alliance, the missions provide an expert-led evidence base to strengthen Innovate UK’s global investment strategy: how and where it should invest to create UK business opportunities in partnerships with key economies.
ISCF Driving the Electric Revolution - Building Regional Centres of ExcellenceKTN
This latest competition will award up to £30 million to build regional centres of excellence for the development, prototyping and scale-up of power electronics, machines and drives (PEMD) technologies.
This competition aims to provide funding to establish the centres, building on existing capabilities and expertise where it already exists across the UK. The centres will support the industrialisation of PEMD technologies to help accelerate the growth of the UK’s supply chains for PEMD. The centres must be open access facilities that support the development, prototyping and scaling of PEMD technologies and manufacturing processes.
ISCF funding will support:
- The investment in capital equipment needed to create the centres
- Funding for operational costs to enable the centres to become established up to the end 31 March 2024
Details from the competition scope will be posted on Innovate UK’s website during October. The competition will open on 21st October. The Innovate UK pages will include all the details potential applicants need to know, including dates for submissions.
The Driving the Electric Revolution Challenge was launched in July 2019 by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy as part of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF). The ISCF provides funding and support to UK businesses and researchers. The fund is designed to ensure that research and innovation takes centre stage in the government’s Industrial Strategy.
The fund is being administered by UK Research and Innovation.
The Driving the Electric Revolution Challenge is an investment of £80 million over 4 years. It was set up to help UK businesses seize the opportunities presented by the transition to a low carbon economy. It aims to ensure the UK leads the world in the design, development and manufacture of power electronics, machines and drives (PEMD) across 7 sectors.
The challenge will create world-leading supply chains in the UK and expertise for the manufacture of Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD).
Find out more about the Electronics, Sensors and Photonics Main Interest Group at https://ktn-uk.co.uk/interests/electronics-sensors-photonics
Sustainable Fashion Business Showcase: Innovate UK Global Expert Mission with...KTN
This webinar brought to you by Innovate UK, UKRI India, the Department for International Trade (DIT), delivered by KTN Global Alliance Global Expert Missions addressed sustainability challenges in the fashion industry with an open-audience session showcasing companies in both the UK and India leading in this sector.
TFI DEMO Competition Briefing & Capability for TFI EventKTN
On Tuesday 12th October 2021, KTN and Innovate UK hosted this event to provide details of the new Transforming Foundation Industries Demonstrators Competition, followed by the Capability for TFI Event where attendees learned about Research Organisations expertise.
https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/1053/overview
The document introduces the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN), which connects businesses, researchers, and funders in the UK to accelerate innovation. Specifically, it discusses that KTN has 16 industry communities and 60,000 members, runs hundreds of events each year, and provides services like partner matching, funding information, and strategic support to help businesses grow. It also introduces some of KTN's tools to help with sustainability planning and understanding market opportunities.
ISCF Application of whole Genome Sequencing approaches to CancerKTN
This document provides information about a competition from Innovate UK that provides up to £5.4 million in funding for projects applying whole genome sequencing approaches to cancer. Eligible projects include feasibility studies and industrial research and development projects involving collaboration between businesses and research organizations. The funding aims to encourage the development of new approaches to targeted cancer therapy based on molecular signatures identified through whole genome sequencing. Key eligibility criteria, funding amounts, project timelines and application deadlines are provided.
On May 6, 2015, the D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership held a free 'surgery' in order to help businesses and organisations apply for European Funding Opportunities. The slides of this presentation are above
This document summarizes a workshop on applying for funding under the Horizon 2020 program. It discusses the goals of strengthening participation in energy research, development, and innovation. Key services provided by the NICP Energy network are described, including improving knowledge of funding opportunities and supporting proposal development. An overview of the Horizon 2020 application process is given. Several example funded projects involving Northern Ireland partners are summarized, covering areas like renewable energy, energy storage, and waste recycling. [/SUMMARY]
Horizon 2020 Information & Brokerage Event: Circular Economy and PlasticsKTN
The workshop gave an overview of the forthcoming Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 5, specifically Circular Economy and Plastic related research and Innovation Actions. Horizon 2020 is the European Union’s Research and Innovation Programme.
In summary, the event covered:
- Gather information on forthcoming 2020 topics;
- Discuss and refine your project ideas with potential partners;
- Join consortia forming around forthcoming 2020 topics.
Find out more about the Sustainability & Circular Economy Special Interest Group at https://ktn-uk.co.uk/interests/sustainability-circular-economy
Management KTP - Learn about this new KTP funding opportunity to expand manag...KTN
The document discusses Management Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (MKTPs), which are 3-way partnerships between businesses, universities, and associates to help companies improve management practices and drive business growth. MKTPs involve associates working with businesses on transformative projects covering areas like strategy, leadership, productivity, and more, applying research and best practices from universities. The partnerships are aimed at helping growth-oriented small and medium enterprises as well as larger companies seeking to improve processes and performance.
An Introduction to Eurostars - an Opportunity for SMEs to Collaborate Interna...KTN
This webinar highlighted opportunities within the EUREKA Eurostars programme and how Innovate UK KTN and partners can help your business to innovate and go international.
The Future of Aerospace – More Software Please!AdaCore
The document discusses the Aerospace Technology Institute's (ATI) role in leading technology development for the UK aerospace sector. It outlines ATI's strategy and funding portfolio worth £3.9 billion to 2026. Specific initiatives discussed include the SECT-AIR and HICLASS projects, which helped establish the UK's excellence in safety critical software. The document also notes opportunities for startups in sustainability and Industry 4.0 technologies through the ATI Boeing Horizon X Accelerator program.
£10m funding support for Zero Emission Vehicle innovation.
The webinar will allow attendees to hear about the new funding opportunity. The top-level details are as follows:
- Application period opens 17 June and closes 29 July
- Single or up to two partner collaborations
- Focus around feasibility studies and R&D projects
- Projects delivery in six months
- Focused on ZEV innovation including battery and charging technologies
It is vital that businesses of all sizes, academics, RTOs and local authority representatives join to hear about the scope and details of this funding.
This will be your chance to hear about the funding scope, eligibility criteria and application process and also the chance to take part in a live Q&A with Innovate UK.
Find out more: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/news/catalysing-green-innovation-strand-2
The document is about the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), which is part of Innovate UK and helps innovative small and medium enterprises grow, internationalize, and scale. The EEN provides advisory support, innovation support, and helps form international partnerships for businesses in 17 key sectors. It offers market intelligence, advice on EU laws and standards, access to funding, and helps companies find partnerships through its database and brokerage events. The example is given of how the EEN helped LIG Technologies secure £57,000 in funding for R&D from Innovate UK, form strategic partnerships in Europe to test its technology, and secure £500,000 in seed investment.
During this UK National Robotics Proving Ground competition briefing, we outline how to apply for up to £500,000 of funding to develop your vision for the UK’s next-generation service robotics facilities.
This latest competition will award up to £30m to industry led projects aimed at addressing technological barriers to the commercial or industrial exploitation of quantum technologies in the UK. This in contrast to recent CR&D and FS competitions which focussed on developing products, services and components.
Projects should exploit second generation quantum techniques and focus on one or more of the challenge areas of:
- Connectivity
- Situation awareness
- Quantum computing
Projects must be collaborative, business led, and have eligible costs of £4m-£20m (with a maximum grant size of £10m).
Details from the competition scope will be posted on Innovate UK’s website during October. The EOI stage of the competition will open on 28th October 2019 and close on 27th November 2019.
Background: The Commercialising Quantum Technologies ISCF Challenge was launched in July 2019 by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy as part of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF). The ISCF provides funding and support to UK businesses and researchers. The fund is designed to ensure that research and innovation takes centre stage in the government’s Industrial Strategy.
The fund is being administered by UK Research and Innovation.
The Commercialising Quantum Technologies ISCF Challenge is an investment of £153m over 6 years.
Find out more about the Quantum Technologies Special Interest Group at https://ktn-uk.co.uk/interests/quantum-technologies
The document provides information on various funding competitions and support programmes for digital businesses in the UK, including application deadlines and details on grants for areas like immersive technology, digital health, productivity boosting tech, and cyber security challenges. Upcoming industry events are also listed, along with investment directories and networking opportunities relevant to digital businesses.
Industrial Energy Transformational Fund Phase 2 Spring 2022 - Competition Bri...KTN
The Phase 2 competition for England, Wales and Northern Ireland opens on the 31st January 2022 and runs until 29th April 2022 and is worth up to £60 million in funding.
KTN is a network partner of Innovate UK that connects people to drive innovation. It combines expertise across all sectors to help organizations find expertise, markets, and finance through potential collaborations, events, and insights relevant to their needs. KTN helps deliver growth for the UK economy by helping organizations make a success of their ideas. It works by providing events, expert advice, help crossing sectors, and introductions to new collaborations.
How to Create a Good Horizon Europe Proposal WebinarKTN
This webinar provides you with the essential hands-on knowledge and skills to transform your innovative project ideas into competitive project proposals in response to calls under Horizon Europe.
Fashion Comes Full Circle: Redesigning a Sustainable Future Through Internati...KTN
To help UK businesses become truly global enterprises through strategic collaboration, Innovate UK launched its Global Expert Missions (GEMs) in October 2017. Delivered by KTN Global Alliance, the missions provide an expert-led evidence base to strengthen Innovate UK’s global investment strategy: how and where it should invest to create UK business opportunities in partnerships with key economies.
ISCF Driving the Electric Revolution - Building Regional Centres of ExcellenceKTN
This latest competition will award up to £30 million to build regional centres of excellence for the development, prototyping and scale-up of power electronics, machines and drives (PEMD) technologies.
This competition aims to provide funding to establish the centres, building on existing capabilities and expertise where it already exists across the UK. The centres will support the industrialisation of PEMD technologies to help accelerate the growth of the UK’s supply chains for PEMD. The centres must be open access facilities that support the development, prototyping and scaling of PEMD technologies and manufacturing processes.
ISCF funding will support:
- The investment in capital equipment needed to create the centres
- Funding for operational costs to enable the centres to become established up to the end 31 March 2024
Details from the competition scope will be posted on Innovate UK’s website during October. The competition will open on 21st October. The Innovate UK pages will include all the details potential applicants need to know, including dates for submissions.
The Driving the Electric Revolution Challenge was launched in July 2019 by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy as part of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF). The ISCF provides funding and support to UK businesses and researchers. The fund is designed to ensure that research and innovation takes centre stage in the government’s Industrial Strategy.
The fund is being administered by UK Research and Innovation.
The Driving the Electric Revolution Challenge is an investment of £80 million over 4 years. It was set up to help UK businesses seize the opportunities presented by the transition to a low carbon economy. It aims to ensure the UK leads the world in the design, development and manufacture of power electronics, machines and drives (PEMD) across 7 sectors.
The challenge will create world-leading supply chains in the UK and expertise for the manufacture of Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD).
Find out more about the Electronics, Sensors and Photonics Main Interest Group at https://ktn-uk.co.uk/interests/electronics-sensors-photonics
Sustainable Fashion Business Showcase: Innovate UK Global Expert Mission with...KTN
This webinar brought to you by Innovate UK, UKRI India, the Department for International Trade (DIT), delivered by KTN Global Alliance Global Expert Missions addressed sustainability challenges in the fashion industry with an open-audience session showcasing companies in both the UK and India leading in this sector.
TFI DEMO Competition Briefing & Capability for TFI EventKTN
On Tuesday 12th October 2021, KTN and Innovate UK hosted this event to provide details of the new Transforming Foundation Industries Demonstrators Competition, followed by the Capability for TFI Event where attendees learned about Research Organisations expertise.
https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/1053/overview
The document introduces the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN), which connects businesses, researchers, and funders in the UK to accelerate innovation. Specifically, it discusses that KTN has 16 industry communities and 60,000 members, runs hundreds of events each year, and provides services like partner matching, funding information, and strategic support to help businesses grow. It also introduces some of KTN's tools to help with sustainability planning and understanding market opportunities.
ISCF Application of whole Genome Sequencing approaches to CancerKTN
This document provides information about a competition from Innovate UK that provides up to £5.4 million in funding for projects applying whole genome sequencing approaches to cancer. Eligible projects include feasibility studies and industrial research and development projects involving collaboration between businesses and research organizations. The funding aims to encourage the development of new approaches to targeted cancer therapy based on molecular signatures identified through whole genome sequencing. Key eligibility criteria, funding amounts, project timelines and application deadlines are provided.
On May 6, 2015, the D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership held a free 'surgery' in order to help businesses and organisations apply for European Funding Opportunities. The slides of this presentation are above
This document summarizes a workshop on applying for funding under the Horizon 2020 program. It discusses the goals of strengthening participation in energy research, development, and innovation. Key services provided by the NICP Energy network are described, including improving knowledge of funding opportunities and supporting proposal development. An overview of the Horizon 2020 application process is given. Several example funded projects involving Northern Ireland partners are summarized, covering areas like renewable energy, energy storage, and waste recycling. [/SUMMARY]
Horizon 2020 Information & Brokerage Event: Circular Economy and PlasticsKTN
The workshop gave an overview of the forthcoming Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 5, specifically Circular Economy and Plastic related research and Innovation Actions. Horizon 2020 is the European Union’s Research and Innovation Programme.
In summary, the event covered:
- Gather information on forthcoming 2020 topics;
- Discuss and refine your project ideas with potential partners;
- Join consortia forming around forthcoming 2020 topics.
Find out more about the Sustainability & Circular Economy Special Interest Group at https://ktn-uk.co.uk/interests/sustainability-circular-economy
Management KTP - Learn about this new KTP funding opportunity to expand manag...KTN
The document discusses Management Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (MKTPs), which are 3-way partnerships between businesses, universities, and associates to help companies improve management practices and drive business growth. MKTPs involve associates working with businesses on transformative projects covering areas like strategy, leadership, productivity, and more, applying research and best practices from universities. The partnerships are aimed at helping growth-oriented small and medium enterprises as well as larger companies seeking to improve processes and performance.
An Introduction to Eurostars - an Opportunity for SMEs to Collaborate Interna...KTN
This webinar highlighted opportunities within the EUREKA Eurostars programme and how Innovate UK KTN and partners can help your business to innovate and go international.
The Future of Aerospace – More Software Please!AdaCore
The document discusses the Aerospace Technology Institute's (ATI) role in leading technology development for the UK aerospace sector. It outlines ATI's strategy and funding portfolio worth £3.9 billion to 2026. Specific initiatives discussed include the SECT-AIR and HICLASS projects, which helped establish the UK's excellence in safety critical software. The document also notes opportunities for startups in sustainability and Industry 4.0 technologies through the ATI Boeing Horizon X Accelerator program.
£10m funding support for Zero Emission Vehicle innovation.
The webinar will allow attendees to hear about the new funding opportunity. The top-level details are as follows:
- Application period opens 17 June and closes 29 July
- Single or up to two partner collaborations
- Focus around feasibility studies and R&D projects
- Projects delivery in six months
- Focused on ZEV innovation including battery and charging technologies
It is vital that businesses of all sizes, academics, RTOs and local authority representatives join to hear about the scope and details of this funding.
This will be your chance to hear about the funding scope, eligibility criteria and application process and also the chance to take part in a live Q&A with Innovate UK.
Find out more: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/news/catalysing-green-innovation-strand-2
Network Rail & Innovate UK Railways SBRI Competition Briefing: Innovation in ...KTN
Network Rail, through Innovate UK, are to invest £2.88 million in two SBRI competitions to improve the safety and efficiency of our railways. The competitions launch on Monday 2nd December and this briefing event is aimed at providing you with more information on the competitions and how to apply. It is also an opportunity to meet others, network and form collaborative partnerships.
Up to £1.08m (+VAT) is available to support the key challenges faced by Network Rail: trespass at platform ends and edges (e.g. fare evasion, shortcuts) and incursion over platform ends and edges to commit crime (e.g. cable theft, vandalism). Network Rail is seeking to demonstrate the capability of physical and/or technological solutions to combat these challenges. The solution must be scalable to suit a variety of station environments and will be tested through trials at multiple live station environments.
Find out more: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/news/live-now-webcast-network-rail-innovate-uk-railways-sbri-competition-briefing
This document provides a summary of funding opportunities, events, support programs, and other resources for UK creative and digital businesses. It highlights upcoming funding calls from Innovate UK, including calls focused on advanced nuclear manufacturing, aviation security, infrastructure innovation, and more. It also lists investment programs, workshops, and other support services to help businesses secure funding and partnerships.
KTN Digital and Creative Business Briefing September 2019 with information on events, funding and support initiatives for innovative UK based digital businesses
Industrial Energy Transformation Fund Phase 2 Competition BriefingKTN
Slides from the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. In Round 2 of the competition there is up to £60m to support manufacturing businesses and data centres in England, Wales and Northern Ireland with decarbonisation and energy efficiency.
Innovate UK is investing up to £15 million in projects to stimulate innovation in infrastructure systems through business collaboration. Projects should develop integrated solutions or new business models in areas like smart infrastructure, energy systems, connected transport or urban living. The deadline to apply is March 2017.
Innovate UK is also investing up to £5 million to develop innovative manufacturing and materials technologies for the civil nuclear sector, with the goal of supporting the UK nuclear supply chain. The deadline to apply is January 2017.
Additionally, Innovate UK is investing up to £15 million in innovative manufacturing and materials projects that address technical or commercial challenges and increase productivity for UK SMEs. The deadline to apply is January 2017.
The Technology Strategy Board will invest up to £2 million in feasibility studies to stimulate innovation in the UK space industry. The funding competition seeks studies that accelerate innovative space technologies, exploit space data for new services, or position organizations for future funding. Eligible studies can last up to 3 months and cost up to £33,000, with the Board providing 75% funding. The deadline for applications is February 10, 2011.
This document provides information on various funding opportunities available through Invest NI to support local R&D for manufacturers in Northern Ireland. It describes Innovation Vouchers worth up to £5,000 that allow SMEs to access expertise from public sector knowledge providers. It also outlines the Technical Advisory Unit, Technical Development Incentive, and Proof of Concept grants from Techstart NI. Larger R&D projects can apply for grants through Invest NI's main R&D support mechanism. The document encourages targeting external funding from Innovate UK and Horizon 2020 and notes various ways Invest NI can help businesses access these opportunities.
The document provides a digest of information for UK creative businesses seeking funding and support, including:
1) An upcoming Digital Transport Speed Networking event on 8 December to bring together industry leaders and entrepreneurs with digital solutions for transport.
2) AHRC Creative Economy workshops on 8-15 November to help design a new research initiative focused on creative research.
3) Innovate UK funding calls for manufacturing/materials projects and emerging technologies projects.
4) Upcoming Horizon 2020 calls focused on media and digital technologies.
5) A range of funding opportunities from organizations like Design Council, Ufi, and Creative England.
6) Details of upcoming events in November on innovation, IoT, and pitching.
This document provides a summary of funding opportunities, events, investments, and news related to creative, digital and design businesses in the UK. It announces several open grants and competitions from Innovate UK and other organizations, including opportunities in immersive technology, digital pathology, boosting SME productivity, and connected and autonomous vehicles. Upcoming events are also listed on topics like sustainable aviation fuel, funding for electric vehicle infrastructure, and innovation loans briefings. The latest investment and news items highlight a report on the UK's immersive economy, potential solutions to knife crime, and new 4Manufacturing and nDreams case studies.
WEBINAR: ISCF transforming foundation industries: fast start projects - Compe...KTN
Innovate UK will fund up to £5m in R&D and Innovation projects for the foundation industries (cement, ceramics, chemicals, paper, glass and metals). These will be cross-sector, collaborative, fast start, short duration, industrial research and development (R&D) projects. More details about the funding scope can be found here.
This funding competition is part of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) for Transforming Foundation Industries and aims to bring businesses from different foundation industries together to work on common resource and energy efficiency opportunities.
Find out more: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/news/iscf-transforming-foundation-industries-fast-start-projects-briefing-events
This business briefing provides information for UK businesses seeking funding and support, including:
1) An upcoming event showcasing IoT innovations with discounted exhibition space and a pitching competition.
2) Details on several Innovate UK funding calls covering healthcare solutions in India, design innovation, infrastructure systems, and nuclear decommissioning.
3) Information on other funding opportunities from Horizon 2020, the Department for Transport, and Ufi for digital vocational learning.
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Competition Briefing - Open Digital Solutions for Net Zero Energy KTN
This briefing provided more information on the scope and application process for Innovate UK's Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition to develop open software, hardware and data solutions that address the challenges of transforming to a net zero energy system in the UK.
Prospering from the Energy Revolution: Six in Sixty - Technology and Infrastr...KTN
Hear about one of the key facets of PFER, a £104m programme focussed on the integration of power, heat and transport and the business models needed to enable Smart Local Energy Systems (SLES) to scale towards net zero.
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1. Competition Briefing: Aerospace
Technology Institute Programme:
R&D Support for Smaller Business
Simon Buckley – Manager for Low Emission
Mobility at KTN
Simon.buckley@ktn-uk.org
02/12/2019
2. Agenda for Webcast
11:00 Welcome & Introduction - Simon Buckley, KTN
11:10 ATI introduction - Thomas Edgar, ATI
11:40 Competition Scope - Alfred Ng, Innovate UK
12:00 Competition Process - Isobel Finley-Day, Portfolio Manager, Innovate UK
12:20 Q&A
12:40 Webcast Close
3. Knowledge Transfer Network - Connecting people to drive Innovation
• KTN is the UK’s innovation network
• We bring together innovators, businesses,
academics and scholars to create and develop new
products, technologies, processes and services
• We work across core sectors and share knowledge
between them
• We provide expert knowledge and insight into
individual sectors
• We aim to provide both economic and societal
impact
4.
5. The Transport Team @ KTN
Connected & Autonomous
Vehicles (CAV)
Intelligent Systems
& Mobility
Rail & Marine Low Emission Mobility Aviation
• We work across all transport modes
• We provide impartial technical and commercial insight to stakeholders
• We have connected with over 12,000 academics and businesses in the UK who work in
the transport sector
• We bring academia and business together and help them access funding
• We facilitate innovation in key areas such as CAV and low emission transport
6. Why get in touch with us?
As Innovate UK’s network partner, KTN combines in-depth expertise in all sectors with the
ability to cross disciplines and lead to innovation.
We help and run funding competition events for Innovate UK
We help in the application process and give feedback on proposals.
We facilitate the consortium building process, establishing relations and making introductions
to other businesses and collaborators.
We help in the knowledge transfer process (from one sector to another).
8. Securing global
position in
growing market
£GVA
Capturing
high value
content
Securing and
growing high
value skills
Technologies for
a competitive
aerospace
Technologies for
a greener
aerospace
The ATI…
• Our mission: To lead technology in air transport
• Established in 2014 – independent backed by Government and industry
• Provides leadership for the UK’s aerospace technology community
• Defines the national aerospace technology strategy
• Leads development of an R&T portfolio worth £3.9bn to 2026
• Seeks new ways to stimulate technological innovation and create UK advantage
9. Headline Portfolio Statistics
AVERAGE NUMBER OF PARTNERS IS 4 THE
MAJORITY OF PROJECTS INVOLVE BETWEEN 2 and 5
PARTNERS, WITH 20% INVOLVING 5 OR MORETHE AVERAGE SIZE OF GRANT
FUNDING OFFERED TO PROJECTS TO DATE
£5.1 million
PORTFOLIO PROJECTS ON CONTRACT HAVE
POTENTIAL TO CREATE AND SUSTAIN UP
TO UK JOBS65,000
260 UNIQUE PARTNERS
153 LIVE PROJECTS
£1.3 billion
£2.6 billionOF GRANT FUNDING HAS BEEN
AWARDED TO UK ORGANISATIONS…
…CONTRIBUTING TO THE UK AEROSPACE RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME THAT NOW TOTALS
146 SMEs
260 PROJECTS
DEVELOPING CAPABILITIES ACROSS 4 ATI VALUE
STREAMS AND 5 KEY ENABLERS WITH
INVOLVED FROM EVERY NATION AND REGION OF
THE UK INCLUDING
HAVE RECEIVEDAND
£59M IN TOTAL GRANT FUNDING
Source: ATI Analysis of Innovate UK Public Data (1st October 2019)
10. Aerospace Innovation Funding Landscape
Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) Programme
£3.9 billion to 2026
ATI Strategic
Programme
International Bilateral
Funding Calls
R&D Funding for
smaller businesses
NATEP
Key Dates
Ongoing
- Monthly Calls for Expressions of
Interest (Stage 1)
- Quarterly Full Application (Stage 2)
Key Facts
Total grant funding: £1.9bn
Annual budget: £150m
Project grant (average): £5.1m
Project duration (average): 3 years
TRL 3 - 6
Key Facts
Total grant funding: up to £20m
2019 call grant: £8m
Project grant: £250k to £750k
Project duration: 1-3 years
TRL 2 - 6
Key Facts
Total grant funding: £13.7m
2019 call grant: £8m
Project grant: up to £150k
Project duration: up to 18 months
TRL 4 - 6
Key Facts
Total grant funding: up to £2.25m
Details announced in 2020
TRL 4 - 6
Key Dates
Next call opens 25th November
2019, closes 23rd January 2020
Key Dates
NATEP 3 Open – 6 monthly calls
opens 21st October 2019, closes
4th December 2019
Key Dates
Further details announced in
2020
Other info:
Supply chain-led
Exploitation: typically within 3 years
Other Info:
Industrially-led.
Research or academia can lead for
capital projects
Exploitation: various typically 5 years
Other info:
First Bi-Lateral call 2018 UK-Sweden
EUREKA Call
Key Facts
Boeing HX Investment: £100k equity
3month startup acceleration program
Software focused, industry agnostic
Industry 4.0 and Sustainability
with some commercial traction
Key Dates
Application deadline: 15th November
Selection day: 21st November
1st Cohort starts: 13th January 2020
2nd Cohort: September 2020
ATI Boeing Accelerator
with GKN Aerospace
12. Accelerating Ambition
VEHICLES
Retain and grow whole aircraft design and
analysis capability
Be a key player in the delivery of future
sustainable commercial aircraft
Lead the way for sustainable air vehicles for
urban and regional markets
Ensure the UK is at the forefront of delivering
the next generation of low emission UHBR
turbofan engines
Leading hybrid gas turbine/electric propulsion
systems
Leading all-electric battery and fuel cell
propulsion systems
Optimise the next generation of systems and
equipment
Accelerate smart connectivity and data
system leadership
Advance autonomous systems for efficiency
and safety
Advance world-class capabilities for future
integrated structures
Grow capability in complex multi-functional
structures
Design the next generation of smart assembly
processes and tools
Develop high-value design capabilities Develop advanced materials, manufacturing
and assembly
Advance through-life engineering
technologies
PROPULSION AND POWER
SYSTEMS
AEROSTRUCTURES
CROSS-CUTTING ENABLERS
14. 14
Who are we looking for?
Software technology startups
Post-revenue startups with some commercial traction
Industry agnostic - doesn’t have to be aerospace
focused
Theme: Industry 4.0 and Sustainability
When and Where?
Applications for 2nd Cohort to be announced
Application closed on 15th November for 1st Cohort
starting on the 13th January 2020 for 3months
Located: Public Hall, Westminster, SW1A 2HU
The Opportunity
Boeing HorizonX provide an optional £100k equity
investment
Unparallel access to business mentors and aerospace
corporates for proof of concepts and commercial deals
Bespoke acceleration programme to unlock your
technology for the aerospace market
Designed to support startups building solutions
applicable to the UK aerospace industry. The
accelerator offers a £100k equity investment,
first-hand access to Boeing and GKN Aerospace
strategists, technical experts and much more.
ATI Boeing Horizon X Accelerator in partnership with GKN
Contact ATI or the Accelerator directly to book office hours or for anything else at https://atiboeingaccelerator.co.uk/
15. The Aerospace Technology Institute is excited to launch our new
event series: Aero Guru.
Aero Guru is focused on helping start-ups solve their biggest
problems and test their solutions against some of the brightest
brains in aerospace.
Aero Guru will provide the opportunity for 3 lucky start-ups to
present to 12 Gurus from across the aerospace industry and other
complementary sectors. The start-ups will get the opportunity to
validate use cases, get advice on potential business pivots and
network with tech leaders, investors and mentors.
What: Test your MVP with our leading
Aero Gurus
When: ~Monthly
Where: Public Hall, One Horse Guards
Avenue, London
Who: Each event will host 3 high-
potential start-ups who will
receive world-class coaching
from our Gurus
To pitch or be a Guru register your interest by emailing: aeroguru@ati.org.uk
16. Engaging with the ATI
• Visit our web site: www.ati.org.uk
• Subscribe to Elevation, our
bimonthly eNewsletter
• Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn
• Download our INSIGHT papers
• Send us an email: info@ati.org.uk
@UKAeroInstitute Aerospace Technology Institute
18. ATI programme: R&D funding
for smaller business, EoI
Applicant briefing
02 December 2019
19. 1 Welcome and introductions
2 Part 1
Scope, eligibility criteria
3 Part 2
The Innovation Funding Service
4 Part 3
Submitting your application, assessment
Agenda
20. • Isobel Finley-Day – Portfolio Manager, Competitions Team
• Alfred Ng – Innovation Lead, Aerospace Team
Welcome and Introductions
22. We work with the government
to invest over £7 billion a year
in research and innovation by
partnering with academia and
industry to make the impossible,
possible. Through the UK’s nine
leading academic and industrial
funding councils, we create
knowledge with impact.
24. Scope
• This competition is part of the ATI Programme.
• The aim of this competition is to develop and encourage
technological innovation within the civil aerospace sector,
which can be exploited in the next 5 years.
• Your project must align to the UK Aerospace Technology
Strategy, - Accelerating Ambition (Nov 2019)
• We are looking to fund a portfolio of projects, across a variety
of technologies, markets, technological maturities and
research categories.
25. • 3 Air Transport Priorities
• Setting an ambitious sustainability
agenda
• Address mobility challenges
• Raise UK competitiveness
• 5 Key Areas
• Vehicles
• Propulsion and Power
• Systems
• Aerostructures
• Cross-Cutting Enablers
Accelerating Ambition
27. • Aim: Maintain world-class design, analysis, development and
certification capabilities to deliver competitive high-value
systems for current and emerging markets
• Retain and grow whole aircraft design and analysis capability
• Be a key player in the delivery of future sustainable commercial
aircraft
• Lead the way for sustainable air vehicles for urban and regional
markets.
Vehicles
28. • Aim: Maintain world leadership in aircraft propulsion and
power by developing the most efficient systems that lower
environmental impact
• Ensure the UK is at the forefront of delivering the next generation
of low emission ultra high bypass ratio (UHBR) turbofan engines
• Leading hybrid gas turbine/ electric propulsion systems
• Leading all-electric battery and fuel cell propulsion systems
Propulsion and Power
29. • Aim: Grow the UK’s capabilities in current and emerging
high-value aircraft systems
• Optimise the next generation of systems and equipment
• Accelerate smart connectivity and data systems leadership
• Advance autonomous systems for efficiency and safety
Systems
30. • Aim: Maintain the UK as a world leader in aerostructures,
including design, integration, manufacture and assembly of
the most efficient wings and other high-value structures
• Advance world-class capabilities for future integrated structures
• Grow capability in complex multi-functional structures
• Design the next generation of smart assembly processes and tools
Aerostructures
31. • Aim: Drive progress on important and broadly applicable
enabling technologies and capabilities through collaboration
across and beyond the sector
• Develop high-value design capabilities
• Develop advanced materials, manufacturing and assembly
• Advance through-life engineering technologies
Cross-Cutting Enablers
33. Resubmission Not a resubmission
A resubmission is:
an application Innovate UK judges as not materially
different from one you've submitted before (but it
can be updated based on the assessors' feedback)
A brand new application/project/idea that you have
not previously submitted into an Innovate UK
competition
OR
A previously unsuccessful or ineligible application:
has been updated based on assessor feedback
and is materially different from the application
submitted before
and fits with the scope of this competition
Resubmissions
This competition does allow resubmissions.
34. Project eligibility
Lead must be a UK-registered business
Include at least one UK SME
Must be collaborative
You must carry out your project in the UK
Exploit the results from / in the UK
Have a credible route to market
Identify end-users
Address the priorities in the UK Aerospace Technology Strategy
Project cost £250,000 to £1.5 million
Project length between 12 to 36 months
Eligibility criteria
35. • Business – Small/Micro, Medium or Large (EU definition) registered in the UK
• Research Organisation (RO):
• Universities (HEIs)
• Non profit distributing Research & Technology Organisation (RTO) including Catapults
• Public Sector Research Establishments (PSRE)
• Research Council Institutes (RCI)
• Public sector organisations and charities doing research activity
• Check out the EU definition of a business (it may affect the grant you are able to claim)
http://ec.europa.eu/growth/smes/business-friendly-environment/sme-definition_en
• If you are 100% owned by a large parent company as a small subsidiary this means by EU rules you are classed as a
large company and will only be entitled to the relevant grant
Types of organisations we fund
36. Eligibility for State Aid
• Innovate UK is offering funding for this competition under the General Block Exemption Regulation. This is
available to eligible UK businesses.
• We are unable to grant funding to limited liability companies meeting the condition known as ‘undertakings in
difficulty’.
• This is where more than half of a company’s subscribed share capital has disappeared as a result of
accumulated losses.
• This test only applies to companies that are more than 3 years old.
• If you have a parent company the test can be performed on your parent or holding company.
• When submitting an application you must certify that you are eligible for state aid. If you are unsure, please
take legal advice before applying.
• Should you be successful, we will apply this test as part of our viability checks before confirming the grant
offer.
• Further information is available on our website in the general guidance under state aid
37. State Aid – Article 25
• Funding for R&D projects split in to 3 categories; Feasibility studies, Industrial research & Experimental development.
• Applies to almost all sectors of the economy and has a wide range of eligible costs. Pre-approved state aid covers:
o Aid for research and development and innovation,
o Regional aid
o Aid to SMEs in the form of investment aid, operating
aid and SMEs access to finance,
o Aid for environmental protection,
o Training aid,
o Recruitment and employment aid for disadvantaged
workers or workers with disabilities.
o Aid to make good the damage caused by certain
natural disasters,
o Social aid for transport for residents for remote
regions,
o Aid for broadband infrastructures,
o Aid for culture and heritage conservation,
o Aid for sport and multifunctional recreational
infrastructures,
o Aid for local infrastructure.
• Special rules apply to:
o Fisheries, agriculture,
o Companies in difficulty,
o Companies undergoing a state aid recovery order.
38. • The aim of our State Aid scheme is to:
• optimise the level of funding to business and
• recognise the importance of research base to project
• All businesses can get up to 50% funding for their eligible project costs
• Large businesses can only claim up to 30% of the total project funding. This maximum is to be
shared among all businesses in this category in your consortium.
• at least 50% of total grant funding must go to the SMEs in your consortium
• The maximum level (30% of project costs) is shared by all research organisations in the
project
Participation Rules
39. In all collaborative projects there must be:
• at least two organisations claiming grant within the application (including the lead)
• evidence of effective collaboration
• we would expect to see the structure and rationale of the collaboration described in the
application.
What is collaboration?
40. Making more than one application
• Any one business may be involved in up to 3 applications to this competition, but can only be the lead
partner in one application
• Research and technology organisations cannot lead but they can be a partner in any number of
applications
41. Other Innovate UK projects
• If you have an outstanding final claim and/or Independent Accountant Report (IAR) on a live
Innovate UK project, you will not be eligible to apply for grant funding in this competition, as a lead
or a partner organisation.
• If you applied to a previous competition as the lead or sole company and were awarded funding
by Innovate UK, but did not make a substantial effort to exploit that award, we will award no more
funding to you.
42. Timeline Dates
Competition Opens 25 November 2019
Briefing Event 02 December 2019
Submission Deadline 15 January 2020
Applicants informed 21 February 2020
Key Dates
44. Search for a funding competition and
review criteria
45. Applicant: create an account
To create your account:
UK based businesses - Use Companies House
lookup as it speeds up our checks by providing your
company number and your are unable to enter it at a
later date
Research organisations, academics &
Universities - Enter your information manually so
you’re not listed as a business on IFS and ensure
you receive the correct funding
46. Project Details
• Application Team
- Collaborators: Invite organisations who you are working with on the project
- Contributors: Invite colleagues from your own organisation to help you complete your application
• Application Details
- Title, Timescales, Research Category, Innovation Area & Resubmission (y/n)
• Project Summary
- Short summary and objectives of the project including what is innovative about it
• Public Description
- Description of your project which will be published if you are successful
• Scope - How does your project align with the scope of this competition?
- If your project is not in scope, it will be ineligible for funding
47. Application form
Question 1 Business opportunity
Question 2 Market
Question 3 Results
Question 4 Benefits
Question 5 Technical approach
Question 6 Innovation
Question 7 Risks
Question 8 Teams and facilities
Question 9 Costs
Question 10 Added value to the UK
Appendix Q5
Appendix Q9
Appendix Q1
Application Questions
Detailed Guidance
Available on IFS
Appendix Q6
61. Application assessment
All applications are assessed by independent assessors drawn from industry and academia
What do they look for?
• Clear and concise answers
• The right amount of information
• not too much detail
• no assumptions
• Quantification and justification
• A proposal that presents a viable opportunity for growth, a level of innovation that
necessitates public sector investment and has the right team and approach to be successful
Keep your assessors engaged
and interested in your proposal.
You want them to be fascinated
and excited by your idea!
62. Note on feedback
• The feedback is compiled using the written comments of the independent assessors who review
and assess the applications.
• It is intended to be constructive in nature and to highlight both the strong as well as the weak
areas of your application.
• Please bear in mind that because applications are assessed by a number of assessors, you may
receive information which appears to be conflicting. This may reflect their different interpretations
of the proposal that you submitted.
• It must also be noted that some proposals may appear to have been favourably assessed based
on their comments, in such instances it could be that your proposal simply fell below the funding
threshold, with others achieving a higher merit score overall.
63. Scoring
We review scores and feedback to check assessors are adhering to our guidelines and scoring fairly.
In some cases, where we feel a score is unjust and not supported by feedback, we may remove that
score as an outlier and update the total score for the application.
Please be aware that both low and high outliers may be removed and as a result scores may
increase or decrease.
64. Application assessment
• The score spread shows the difference between the
top and bottom scores
• If score spread is 30 or more we will look to see if an
outlier is apparent
• If there is a 3 or more appear in either the two
columns Count of No Scope or Count of No
Recc’d we review the applications feedback and if
justified, the application will not be eligible for
funding.
65. • The green box = particular assessors scores on an application
• The purple box = set of scores for a particular question
• The red box = at first glance this looks like an outlier
Identifying outliers