The Internet of Things is now an everyday part of our lives, but with all its benefits comes greater cyber security risks and threats.
Innovate UK and UK Research and Innovation are launching a competition for the second round / Phase 2 of business-led demonstrators addressing cyber security challenges in the Internet of Things.
Come along to a briefing event to hear more about the aims and objectives of the call, and more details on the scope, eligibility and how to apply.
This competition is part of the Programme ‘Securing Digital Technologies at the Periphery’ (SDTaP) funded by UKRI’s Strategic Priorities Fund. It aims to ensure that the Internet of Things systems are safe and secure, particularly as more critical applications emerge meaning there is increased vulnerability to broader, more sophisticated cyber-threats. Effective solutions need to combine cyber and physical safety and security with human behaviour, influence new regulatory response and validate and demonstrate novel approaches.
This competition has 2 key themes:
- Cyber resilient IoT systems for critical national infrastructures.
- Secure and energy-efficient IoT systems in resource-constrained environments.
Find out more: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/news/webcast-sdtap-demonstrators-phase-2-cyber-security-challenges-in-the-internet-of-things
Open to UK and African organisations who want to collaborate on an Agri-Tech project around food chain innovation in Africa.
Are you working on Agri-Tech innovation and would like to implement some of your ideas in Africa?
If so, you could get funding thanks to the Agri-Tech Catalyst Competition, Round 10, opening on 20 July.
The funding available through the competition is for Agri-Tech projects on food chain innovations in Africa. These projects need to be delivered by a UK and an African organisation working together.
Find out more here: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/news/agri-tech-catalyst-competition-round-10
Eurostars is a joint programme supporting R&D performing small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). It is co-funded from the national budgets of 34 Eurostars countries and by the European Union through Horizon 2020.
Eurostars has been carefully developed to meet the specific needs of SMEs. With its bottom-up approach, it stimulates international collaborative research and innovation projects that will be rapidly commercialised.
Eurostars is an ideal first step in international cooperation, enabling small businesses to realise the many benefits of working beyond national frontiers. Participation in a Eurostars project can become a passport to growth, further innovation, an opening to new global markets and even greater business success.
Propose your project idea: https://www.eurostars-eureka.eu/
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.
Industrial applications of biomass and processing by products - consortia bui...KTN
The Bioeconomy Cluster Builder (BCB) webinar was an opportunity to share your feedback around possibilities and barriers to success experienced across the bioeconomy community, but also to hear first-hand about our plans to help you address these. We expanded upon the common themes identified in each area of biomass utilisation: issues around poor connectivity across the supply chain; difficulties building projects that bring together appropriate stakeholders including producers, academics, technology providers and customers; and challenges associated with scaling up processes.
The Bioeconomy Cluster Builder (BCB) project is a joint enterprise between KTN, IBioIC, and Scottish Enterprise to introduce biotechnology solutions to new markets and grow the bioeconomy in Scotland. The BCB Project is funded through ERDF. Find out more here: https://www.bioeconomybuilder.com/.
Agri-Tech Catalyst Round 10 - Food Systems and NutritionKTN
The Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) is the UK's innovation network that brings together businesses, academics, entrepreneurs and funders to develop new products, processes and services. It helps businesses grow the economy and improve lives by maximizing the value from innovative ideas, research and creativity. KTN registers businesses for its Agri-Food newsletters to keep them informed on relevant developments. The document provides a link to register for KTN newsletters.
Eurostars is a joint programme supporting R&D performing small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). It is co-funded from the national budgets of 36 Eurostars countries and by the European Union through Horizon 2020.
Eurostars has been carefully developed to meet the specific needs of SMEs. With its bottom-up approach, it stimulates international collaborative research and innovation projects that will be rapidly commercialised.
Eurostars is an ideal first step in international cooperation, enabling small businesses to realise the many benefits of working beyond national frontiers. Participation in a Eurostars project can become a passport to growth, further innovation, an opening to new global markets and even greater business success.
Propose your project idea: https://www.eurostars-eureka.eu/
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.
Emerging & Enabling Technologies event, 19 September 17 - presentation by Jon...Invest Northern Ireland
This document provides an overview of a funding competition from Innovate UK called Emerging and Enabling Technologies. It allocates £15 million for R&D projects and £10 million for Knowledge Transfer Partnerships. Projects must show innovation in one of four priority areas: emerging technologies, digital technologies, enabling capabilities, or space applications. Funding is available for projects with costs under £100,000 or £100,000 or more, which must involve collaboration between organizations. Eligible organizations can apply, with the goal of funding projects that create new products and services.
Open to UK and African organisations who want to collaborate on an Agri-Tech project around food chain innovation in Africa.
Are you working on Agri-Tech innovation and would like to implement some of your ideas in Africa?
If so, you could get funding thanks to the Agri-Tech Catalyst Competition, Round 10, opening on 20 July.
The funding available through the competition is for Agri-Tech projects on food chain innovations in Africa. These projects need to be delivered by a UK and an African organisation working together.
Find out more here: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/news/agri-tech-catalyst-competition-round-10
Eurostars is a joint programme supporting R&D performing small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). It is co-funded from the national budgets of 34 Eurostars countries and by the European Union through Horizon 2020.
Eurostars has been carefully developed to meet the specific needs of SMEs. With its bottom-up approach, it stimulates international collaborative research and innovation projects that will be rapidly commercialised.
Eurostars is an ideal first step in international cooperation, enabling small businesses to realise the many benefits of working beyond national frontiers. Participation in a Eurostars project can become a passport to growth, further innovation, an opening to new global markets and even greater business success.
Propose your project idea: https://www.eurostars-eureka.eu/
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.
Industrial applications of biomass and processing by products - consortia bui...KTN
The Bioeconomy Cluster Builder (BCB) webinar was an opportunity to share your feedback around possibilities and barriers to success experienced across the bioeconomy community, but also to hear first-hand about our plans to help you address these. We expanded upon the common themes identified in each area of biomass utilisation: issues around poor connectivity across the supply chain; difficulties building projects that bring together appropriate stakeholders including producers, academics, technology providers and customers; and challenges associated with scaling up processes.
The Bioeconomy Cluster Builder (BCB) project is a joint enterprise between KTN, IBioIC, and Scottish Enterprise to introduce biotechnology solutions to new markets and grow the bioeconomy in Scotland. The BCB Project is funded through ERDF. Find out more here: https://www.bioeconomybuilder.com/.
Agri-Tech Catalyst Round 10 - Food Systems and NutritionKTN
The Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) is the UK's innovation network that brings together businesses, academics, entrepreneurs and funders to develop new products, processes and services. It helps businesses grow the economy and improve lives by maximizing the value from innovative ideas, research and creativity. KTN registers businesses for its Agri-Food newsletters to keep them informed on relevant developments. The document provides a link to register for KTN newsletters.
Eurostars is a joint programme supporting R&D performing small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). It is co-funded from the national budgets of 36 Eurostars countries and by the European Union through Horizon 2020.
Eurostars has been carefully developed to meet the specific needs of SMEs. With its bottom-up approach, it stimulates international collaborative research and innovation projects that will be rapidly commercialised.
Eurostars is an ideal first step in international cooperation, enabling small businesses to realise the many benefits of working beyond national frontiers. Participation in a Eurostars project can become a passport to growth, further innovation, an opening to new global markets and even greater business success.
Propose your project idea: https://www.eurostars-eureka.eu/
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.
Emerging & Enabling Technologies event, 19 September 17 - presentation by Jon...Invest Northern Ireland
This document provides an overview of a funding competition from Innovate UK called Emerging and Enabling Technologies. It allocates £15 million for R&D projects and £10 million for Knowledge Transfer Partnerships. Projects must show innovation in one of four priority areas: emerging technologies, digital technologies, enabling capabilities, or space applications. Funding is available for projects with costs under £100,000 or £100,000 or more, which must involve collaboration between organizations. Eligible organizations can apply, with the goal of funding projects that create new products and services.
Open to UK and African organisations who want to collaborate on an Agri-Tech project around food chain innovation in Africa.
Are you working on Agri-Tech innovation and would like to implement some of your ideas in Africa?
If so, you could get funding thanks to the Agri-Tech Catalyst Competition, Round 10, opening on 20 July.
The funding available through the competition is for Agri-Tech projects on food chain innovations in Africa. These projects need to be delivered by a UK and an African organisation working together.
Find out more here: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/news/agri-tech-catalyst-competition-round-10
Transforming UK construction: Competition process - Julie Brown and Lydia Wei...KTN
This document provides information for applicants on applying for funding from Innovate UK's Transforming UK construction round 2 competition. It outlines the eligibility criteria, including requirements for collaboration between organizations. It also describes the application process through the Innovation Funding Service system, how to enter finances, and what to expect if an application is successful such as project set up and claiming grants. Academic partners are instructed to use the Joint Electronic Submission system to enter their costs. Overall it aims to guide applicants through submitting a competitive application and setting up projects if selected for funding.
Innovate UK’s Young Innovators Awards 2021/22 will award 32 people from diverse backgrounds with a £5,000 grant, one-on-one business coaching and an allowance to cover living costs. This briefing event presented more information about the awards, eligibility criteria, the application process and timelines. Find out more: https://ktn-uk.org/programme/young-innovators/
Watch the recording of two SBRI competition briefings. £750k is being invested by Innovate UK, Crossrail and the Department for International Trade in digital innovation, operational efficiency, station security and more in Vietnam, Canada, Australia and India.
SBRI competition: Sort and Segregate Nuclear WasteKTN
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and Innovate UK are delivering an SBRI competition to fund innovative ideas that will lead to cheaper, safer and faster ways of sorting and segregating radioactive waste. Closes 11 November.
Register here https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/685/overview
Catalysing Green Innovation: Strand 1, advancing PEMD supply chainKTN
Funding briefing event for the next funding competition for the Driving the Electric Revolution challenge. A comprehensive brief on the competition scope, eligibility criteria and application process with a live question and answer session from Innovate UK.
In response to the disruption caused by COVID-19 to the UK industry, Driving the Electric Revolution is investing up to £5m in innovation projects that will support the UK’s continued push towards net zero. This is part of a larger effort to catalyse the green economic recovery in transport, energy and industrial sectors.
Find out more: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/events/catalysing-green-innovation
Imelda lambkin - H2020 For SME - June 5th - Athloneei_Midlands
This document provides information about funding opportunities for SMEs through Horizon 2020. Horizon 2020 emphasizes innovation and impact and allows applicants flexibility in solutions. It focuses on cross-cutting issues and collaborative projects between multiple partners across Europe. SMEs are eligible for up to 100% reimbursement of eligible costs. Key application areas include enabling technologies, access to risk finance, and innovation support for SMEs. The document also describes the Fast Track to Innovation pilot program and Eurostars-II program to support commercialization and international collaboration between SMEs.
Engage with...Pure Electric | Driving the Electric Revolution WebinarKTN
Pure Electric presented the origins of the company, Pure's aims and aspirations for having an impact on how people travel & their mobility, steps being taken to build the most innovative design and development hub for micro-mobility in the world, and possible opportunities for collaborative projects and relationships.
The Centre for Future Clean Mobility at the University of Exeter is innovating technology for the second wave of electrification; such as large, complex and demanding vehicles and vessels currently using hydrocarbon fuels.
In this webinar, recorded on 6th May 2021, you will hear more about how the Centre for Future Clean Mobility is developing new zero emissions and hybrid electric powertrains, as well as integrating these into existing or new vehicles and vessels. Additionally, you will learn ore about how the Centre is adding value for partners by helpign develop supply chains, customers and their business systes to ensure the clean powertrains work for their businesses.
Show Me The Money London 2014 - Presentation by Carolina Carolina Fernandes, ...TechMeetups
Carolina is Innovation & Funding Manager and EU R&D Advisor at Enterprise Europe Network London, a consortium led by GLE Group and powered by the European Commission (EC) to provide business support to local SMEs, from access to funding to technology transfer, with a component of innovation management.
Engage with...Lincoln Institute for Agri-Food TechnologyKTN
The University of Lincoln is one of the UK leading developers of agri-robotic technologies. The Lincoln Institute for Agri-Food Technology specialises in robotic systems to support autonomous crop harvesting and electrification of farming. These are technologies which are of crucial and urgent importance post-COVID-19.
The sector needs robotic systems to reduce reliance on manual labour. In addition, farming has a high dependency on off-road and typically diesel-powered vehicles. The sector needs to transition to electric powered vehicles; this may involve a move towards smaller fleets of lightweight electric-powered vehicles or larger machines.
The presentation by Prof Simon Pearson highlighted opportunities for the UK manufacturing sector to engage in this transformation of the food production system.
ATI programme: R&D funding for smaller businessKTN
KTN is hosting a briefing for this £8m competition looking for research and technology projects aimed at delivering world leading civil aerospace technologies.
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), in partnership with Innovate UK and Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI), will invest up to £8m in research and technology projects aimed at delivering world leading civil aerospace technologies. Projects must be collaborative and include a UK SME or micro business.
Proposals must align with the UK Aerospace Technology Strategy, ‘Accelerating Ambition’, which is split into the following areas:
• Vehicles
• Advanced systems
• Aerostructures
• Propulsion and power
• Cross-cutting enablers
The competition will open on the 9th November, and on behalf of Innovate UK and ATI, KTN will host an online competition briefing on Monday 2nd November. Companies wishing to apply for the competition will be given the opportunity to give a two-minute elevator pitch and pre-schedule video 1:1 meetings after the briefing. More details on these opportunities will be sent to you after registering.
This document provides an overview of Horizon 2020, the EU's framework programme for research and innovation from 2014 to 2020. The key points are:
1) Horizon 2020 has a budget of over €70 billion and aims to boost Europe's global competitiveness through support for research and innovation.
2) It focuses on three main priorities - excellent science, industrial leadership, and tackling societal challenges - to support jobs and growth across the EU.
3) The programme aims to simplify access to funding for all groups including companies, universities, and institutes across Europe and beyond.
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.
The webinar discussed opportunities for UK collaboration on smart cities with South Korea. South Korea is a global leader in 5G and IoT infrastructure and has a national smart cities strategy. The webinar featured presentations from Innovate UK, the Korean Agency for Infrastructure Advancement, and UK experts on their recent smart cities trade mission to South Korea. Key areas for potential UK-Korean collaboration identified were information management frameworks, ecosystem capability mapping, security and governance standards, and new process classification frameworks. Contact information was provided for parties interested in future collaboration.
SMEs Support & Financial Instruments in HORIZON 2020 - J.D Malo - Presentatio...ISERD Israel
Horizon 2020 Launch Event in Israel - Presentation of Jean-David Mשךםת Head of Unit SMEs, Financial- instruments and State Aid, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission
Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund Next Generation Services CR&D Briefing SlidesKTN
UK Research and Innovation will invest up to £12 million in innovation projects to support the application of artificial intelligence (AI) and data technologies. Projects should aim to transform the 3 target sectors:
Accountancy
Insurance
Legal services
Find out more: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/funding/transforming-accountancy-insurance-and-legal-services-with-ai-and-data-small-projects-strand
Overview of Horizon Europe Clusters - Webinar Series | Health (Cluster 1)KTN
KTN Global Alliance and Innovate UK present a series of webinars to tell us the opportunities available for the next European Funding Framework Programme: Horizon Europe, and give an overview on the six Clusters under Pillar 2: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness.
Presentation from the briefing event for ISCF Digital Security by Design competition: Technology Enabled Business-Led Demonstator Stage 1 Expression of Interest
Commercialising quantum technology, Competition briefing - Chris Jones, Innov...KTN
As part of the Industrial Strategy the Government will invest in the “Commercialising quantum technologies” Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) to enable the UK to lead the global development and application of quantum technologies.
The aim of the competition is to advance the commercialisation of quantum technologies in the UK through the investment of up to £27m in innovation projects.
The webcast recording is now available. Click here to watch it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8beNopMS7sw
Find out more about the Quantum Technologies Special Interest Group at https://ktn-uk.co.uk/interests/quantum-technologies
Join the Quantum Technologies Special Interest Group at https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8594516/
Open to UK and African organisations who want to collaborate on an Agri-Tech project around food chain innovation in Africa.
Are you working on Agri-Tech innovation and would like to implement some of your ideas in Africa?
If so, you could get funding thanks to the Agri-Tech Catalyst Competition, Round 10, opening on 20 July.
The funding available through the competition is for Agri-Tech projects on food chain innovations in Africa. These projects need to be delivered by a UK and an African organisation working together.
Find out more here: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/news/agri-tech-catalyst-competition-round-10
Transforming UK construction: Competition process - Julie Brown and Lydia Wei...KTN
This document provides information for applicants on applying for funding from Innovate UK's Transforming UK construction round 2 competition. It outlines the eligibility criteria, including requirements for collaboration between organizations. It also describes the application process through the Innovation Funding Service system, how to enter finances, and what to expect if an application is successful such as project set up and claiming grants. Academic partners are instructed to use the Joint Electronic Submission system to enter their costs. Overall it aims to guide applicants through submitting a competitive application and setting up projects if selected for funding.
Innovate UK’s Young Innovators Awards 2021/22 will award 32 people from diverse backgrounds with a £5,000 grant, one-on-one business coaching and an allowance to cover living costs. This briefing event presented more information about the awards, eligibility criteria, the application process and timelines. Find out more: https://ktn-uk.org/programme/young-innovators/
Watch the recording of two SBRI competition briefings. £750k is being invested by Innovate UK, Crossrail and the Department for International Trade in digital innovation, operational efficiency, station security and more in Vietnam, Canada, Australia and India.
SBRI competition: Sort and Segregate Nuclear WasteKTN
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and Innovate UK are delivering an SBRI competition to fund innovative ideas that will lead to cheaper, safer and faster ways of sorting and segregating radioactive waste. Closes 11 November.
Register here https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/685/overview
Catalysing Green Innovation: Strand 1, advancing PEMD supply chainKTN
Funding briefing event for the next funding competition for the Driving the Electric Revolution challenge. A comprehensive brief on the competition scope, eligibility criteria and application process with a live question and answer session from Innovate UK.
In response to the disruption caused by COVID-19 to the UK industry, Driving the Electric Revolution is investing up to £5m in innovation projects that will support the UK’s continued push towards net zero. This is part of a larger effort to catalyse the green economic recovery in transport, energy and industrial sectors.
Find out more: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/events/catalysing-green-innovation
Imelda lambkin - H2020 For SME - June 5th - Athloneei_Midlands
This document provides information about funding opportunities for SMEs through Horizon 2020. Horizon 2020 emphasizes innovation and impact and allows applicants flexibility in solutions. It focuses on cross-cutting issues and collaborative projects between multiple partners across Europe. SMEs are eligible for up to 100% reimbursement of eligible costs. Key application areas include enabling technologies, access to risk finance, and innovation support for SMEs. The document also describes the Fast Track to Innovation pilot program and Eurostars-II program to support commercialization and international collaboration between SMEs.
Engage with...Pure Electric | Driving the Electric Revolution WebinarKTN
Pure Electric presented the origins of the company, Pure's aims and aspirations for having an impact on how people travel & their mobility, steps being taken to build the most innovative design and development hub for micro-mobility in the world, and possible opportunities for collaborative projects and relationships.
The Centre for Future Clean Mobility at the University of Exeter is innovating technology for the second wave of electrification; such as large, complex and demanding vehicles and vessels currently using hydrocarbon fuels.
In this webinar, recorded on 6th May 2021, you will hear more about how the Centre for Future Clean Mobility is developing new zero emissions and hybrid electric powertrains, as well as integrating these into existing or new vehicles and vessels. Additionally, you will learn ore about how the Centre is adding value for partners by helpign develop supply chains, customers and their business systes to ensure the clean powertrains work for their businesses.
Show Me The Money London 2014 - Presentation by Carolina Carolina Fernandes, ...TechMeetups
Carolina is Innovation & Funding Manager and EU R&D Advisor at Enterprise Europe Network London, a consortium led by GLE Group and powered by the European Commission (EC) to provide business support to local SMEs, from access to funding to technology transfer, with a component of innovation management.
Engage with...Lincoln Institute for Agri-Food TechnologyKTN
The University of Lincoln is one of the UK leading developers of agri-robotic technologies. The Lincoln Institute for Agri-Food Technology specialises in robotic systems to support autonomous crop harvesting and electrification of farming. These are technologies which are of crucial and urgent importance post-COVID-19.
The sector needs robotic systems to reduce reliance on manual labour. In addition, farming has a high dependency on off-road and typically diesel-powered vehicles. The sector needs to transition to electric powered vehicles; this may involve a move towards smaller fleets of lightweight electric-powered vehicles or larger machines.
The presentation by Prof Simon Pearson highlighted opportunities for the UK manufacturing sector to engage in this transformation of the food production system.
ATI programme: R&D funding for smaller businessKTN
KTN is hosting a briefing for this £8m competition looking for research and technology projects aimed at delivering world leading civil aerospace technologies.
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), in partnership with Innovate UK and Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI), will invest up to £8m in research and technology projects aimed at delivering world leading civil aerospace technologies. Projects must be collaborative and include a UK SME or micro business.
Proposals must align with the UK Aerospace Technology Strategy, ‘Accelerating Ambition’, which is split into the following areas:
• Vehicles
• Advanced systems
• Aerostructures
• Propulsion and power
• Cross-cutting enablers
The competition will open on the 9th November, and on behalf of Innovate UK and ATI, KTN will host an online competition briefing on Monday 2nd November. Companies wishing to apply for the competition will be given the opportunity to give a two-minute elevator pitch and pre-schedule video 1:1 meetings after the briefing. More details on these opportunities will be sent to you after registering.
This document provides an overview of Horizon 2020, the EU's framework programme for research and innovation from 2014 to 2020. The key points are:
1) Horizon 2020 has a budget of over €70 billion and aims to boost Europe's global competitiveness through support for research and innovation.
2) It focuses on three main priorities - excellent science, industrial leadership, and tackling societal challenges - to support jobs and growth across the EU.
3) The programme aims to simplify access to funding for all groups including companies, universities, and institutes across Europe and beyond.
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.
The webinar discussed opportunities for UK collaboration on smart cities with South Korea. South Korea is a global leader in 5G and IoT infrastructure and has a national smart cities strategy. The webinar featured presentations from Innovate UK, the Korean Agency for Infrastructure Advancement, and UK experts on their recent smart cities trade mission to South Korea. Key areas for potential UK-Korean collaboration identified were information management frameworks, ecosystem capability mapping, security and governance standards, and new process classification frameworks. Contact information was provided for parties interested in future collaboration.
SMEs Support & Financial Instruments in HORIZON 2020 - J.D Malo - Presentatio...ISERD Israel
Horizon 2020 Launch Event in Israel - Presentation of Jean-David Mשךםת Head of Unit SMEs, Financial- instruments and State Aid, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission
Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund Next Generation Services CR&D Briefing SlidesKTN
UK Research and Innovation will invest up to £12 million in innovation projects to support the application of artificial intelligence (AI) and data technologies. Projects should aim to transform the 3 target sectors:
Accountancy
Insurance
Legal services
Find out more: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/funding/transforming-accountancy-insurance-and-legal-services-with-ai-and-data-small-projects-strand
Overview of Horizon Europe Clusters - Webinar Series | Health (Cluster 1)KTN
KTN Global Alliance and Innovate UK present a series of webinars to tell us the opportunities available for the next European Funding Framework Programme: Horizon Europe, and give an overview on the six Clusters under Pillar 2: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness.
Presentation from the briefing event for ISCF Digital Security by Design competition: Technology Enabled Business-Led Demonstator Stage 1 Expression of Interest
Commercialising quantum technology, Competition briefing - Chris Jones, Innov...KTN
As part of the Industrial Strategy the Government will invest in the “Commercialising quantum technologies” Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) to enable the UK to lead the global development and application of quantum technologies.
The aim of the competition is to advance the commercialisation of quantum technologies in the UK through the investment of up to £27m in innovation projects.
The webcast recording is now available. Click here to watch it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8beNopMS7sw
Find out more about the Quantum Technologies Special Interest Group at https://ktn-uk.co.uk/interests/quantum-technologies
Join the Quantum Technologies Special Interest Group at https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8594516/
Industrial Strategy:Prospering from the energy revolution - Rob Saunders, In...KTN
Key technology components for local energy systems
briefing event
The webcast recording is now available. Click here to watch it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPyTb_-qhgo
Find out more about Energy interest group at https://ktn-uk.co.uk/interests/energy
Join the Energy LinkedIn group at https://www.linkedin.com/groups/3380615/
ISCF Robotics for a More Resilient Future: Competition BriefingKTN
Innovate UK is investing up to £6 million to support R&D projects to advance or develop solutions in service robotics for a more resilient future. During this briefing, the Robotics and AI team outlined the details of the competition, defining its scope and explaining the application process.
Competition scope, competition eligibility conditions and application process...KTN
George Papadakis & Victoria Meredith from Innovate UK outline the details of the Digital Security by Design (DSbD) Business-led Demonstrators Phase 1 EOI competition, covering the competition scope, competition eligibility conditions and application process.
This document provides guidance for applicants to Innovate UK's Emerging and Enabling Technologies funding competition. It outlines the scope and objectives of the competition, which aims to fund innovation in emerging technologies like energy harvesting and enabling technologies that provide new capabilities. It describes the two streams of funding for projects under £100,000 or over £100,000 in costs, and the application process, forms, eligibility, and assessment criteria. Successful applicants will receive a conditional offer letter and must submit additional documents to finalize a grant agreement. [/SUMMARY]
Transforming Food Production Briefing Event for UK-China Bilateral - Precisio...KTN
A component of the ISCF Transforming Food Production (TFP) is the International activities based on bilateral agreements to ensure new technologies take advantage of overseas markets. UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £5 million to work with Chinese partners to develop new integrated precision farming technology and help achieve net-zero emissions. This funding is from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.
The aim of this competition is to encourage the use of data-intensive methods for commercial farming.
Find out more: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/news/live-now-webcast-transforming-food-production-briefing-event-for-uk-china-bilateral
Digital Security by Design Software Ecosystem CompetitionKTN
Slides from the Digital Security by Design Software Ecosystem Competition Briefing from 5 October 2021. This new competition, from the Digital Security by Design challenge, in partnership with Innovate UK and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), both part of UK Research and Innovation, is investing up to £8 million in research and development projects.
Commercialising quantum technology, Competition process - Melissa Hughes & Ly...KTN
As part of the Industrial Strategy the Government will invest in the “Commercialising quantum technologies” Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) to enable the UK to lead the global development and application of quantum technologies.
The aim of the competition is to advance the commercialisation of quantum technologies in the UK through the investment of up to £27m in innovation projects.
The webcast recording is now available. Click here to watch it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8beNopMS7sw
Find out more about the Quantum Technologies Special Interest Group at https://ktn-uk.co.uk/interests/quantum-technologies
Join the Quantum Technologies Special Interest Group at https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8594516/
Transforming Accountancy, Insurance & Legal Services with AI & DataKTN
UK Research and Innovation will invest up to £12 million in innovation projects to support the application of artificial intelligence (AI) and data technologies. Projects should aim to transform the 3 target sectors:
Accountancy
Insurance
Legal services
Find out more: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/funding/transforming-accountancy-insurance-and-legal-services-with-ai-and-data-small-projects-strand
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.
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2. Competition scope (2 of 3)
Your proposal must:
• Focus on cyber security for IoT systems
• Include artificial intelligence, including machine learning, among the
demonstrator’s objectives
• Include a plan to test near-to-market interventions and experiments in
real environments
• Show how the product or products, industrial process or service can be
commercialised
• Show a balance between technical, social and economic impact
Up to £4 million for collaborative R&D projects
addressing major cyber security challenges in the Internet of Things
3. Security of Digital Technologies at the Periphery (SDTaP)
Delivery streams:
• Research Centre (£14M) - EPSRC
• PETRAS 2.0 / National CoE for IoT
Systems Cybersecurity
• Demonstrators (£10M) - IUK
• Round 1 (2019) – Round 2 (2020)
• Commercialisation
• Research to market
• International
4. SDTaP Demonstrators – Round 1 (2019)
Competition results:
• i-TRACE - IoT Transport Assured for
Critical Environments
• Securing constraint devices in distributed and
dispersed networks
• CyberStone: Collaborative Secure IOT
Gateway
• Securing end-points across heterogeneous IOT
devices and networks
• The world’s first on-chip and in-life
monitoring solution to rapidly detect
cyber security threats in Connected
and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs)
• ‘In-life’ system-on-chip monitoring in safety-
critical applications
6. Competition scope (1 of 3)
Why this investment?
• Solve major industry-focused cyber security-related challenges in the
Internet of Things
• Transfer world-leading knowledge from the UK research base to the UK
industry
• Develop a new product or products, industrial process or service, and
intellectual property, which must be proven as part of a demonstrator
• Address challenges that span across technological societal and business
dimensions
Up to £4 million for collaborative R&D projects
addressing major cyber security challenges in the Internet of Things
7. Competition scope (3 of 3) – specific themes
Your project must focus on one of the following 2 themes:
1. Cyber resilient IoT systems for critical national infrastructures
2. Secure and energy-efficient IoT systems in resource-constrained environments
Remember: you must include AI into the work plan for the demonstrator
Your project could include complementary technologies such as distributed
ledger technologies or applications of 5G mobile networks
Up to £4 million for collaborative R&D projects
addressing major cyber security challenges in the Internet of Things
8. IoT Systems – Different viewpoints
ISO/IEC 30141 IoT-RA (2018)
IIC IoT-RA (2019)
IoT Market Categorisation Framework (Japan, 2017)
9. Theme 1: Cyber resilient IoT systems for critical
national infrastructures
• Cyber-threats are growing, evolving, changing fast,…
• Multi-tier vulnerabilities: known, unknown, adversary-created, …
• Being secure vs. being resilient
• Secure by protection (the ‘castle’ approach)
• Systems that can withstand and survive potential adversity, including cyber-attacks
• Resilience as part of system architecture and system design
Remember:
• To define/describe your IoT system and specify your project’s focal point(s)
• To explain what’s ‘critical’ and why as part of your use-case(s)
10. Theme 2: Secure and energy-efficient IoT systems
in resource-constrained environments
• Human and machine-generated useable data exceed data centre traffic per year
• Energy consumption-wise, transmission, processing and storage of data on the
cloud is unsustainable
• AI applications require staggering amounts of computing power - and energy!
• Deployment at the edge could offer great advantages, albeit with great challenges
• Security and energy-efficiency as a multi-objective optimisation approach
Remember:
• To define/describe your IoT system and specify your project’s focal point(s)
• Secure system operation within inherent resource constraints
11. What’s NOT in scope?
We are not funding projects that cover:
• the use or development of quantum technologies, including quantum key
distribution
• the development of new network infrastructure such as 5G
• the creation of new facilities
13. Project eligibility
ü Lead must be a UK-based business
ü At least one UK SME
ü Must be collaborative with other businesses, research organisations,
public sector organisations or charities
ü You must carry out your project in the UK
ü Exploit the results from / in the UK
Project cost Between £2m and £4m
Project length between 18 to 24 months
Eligibility criteria
14. • 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
15. 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
16. 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.
17. • 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
• At least 70% of total eligible project costs must be incurred by business
• The maximum level (30% of project costs) is shared by all research organisations in the project
Participation Rules
18. In all collaborative projects there must be:
• at least two organisations claiming grant within the application (including the lead)
• a business or RTO-led consortium, which may involve both business and the research base
and
• evidence of effective collaboration
• we would expect to see the structure and rationale of the collaboration described in the
application.
What is collaboration?
19. 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
• A research and technology organisation cannot lead an application in this competition but can be a
collaborator in any number of applications.
20. 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.
21. Timeline Dates
Competition Opens 27TH January 2020
Briefing Event 4th February 2020
Submission Deadline 15th April 2020 Noon
Interviews 8th June 2020
Applicants informed 19th June 2020
Key Dates
23. Search for a funding competition and
review criteria
24. 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
25. 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, 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
26. Application form
Question 1 Need or challenge
Question 2 Approach and innovation
Question 3 Team and resources
Question 4 Market awareness
Question 5 Outcomes and route to market
Question 6 Wider impacts
Question 7 Project management
Question 8 Risks
Question 9 Added value
Question 10 Costs and value for money
Appendix Q3
Appendix Q7
Appendix Q8
Appendix Q2
Application Questions
Detailed Guidance
Available on IFS
28. To claim funding:
Your business does not have to be UK registered with Companies House when you apply but it must be
registered before you can receive funding.
You are unable to claim funding if:
• You are an overseas organisation so your company number begins with FC
• You organisation is setup as a branch so your company number begins with BR
• Your company is based in Jersey so your company number begins with JE
29. Ineligible:
• Dividends
• Bonuses
• Non productive time
Eligible:
• Staff working directly on
project
• Paid by PAYE
• NI, pension, non-
discretionary costs
Labour
30. Overheads
Innovate UK’s definition: additional costs and
operational expenses incurred directly as a result of
the project. These could include additional costs for
administrative staff, general IT, rent and utilities
Indirect (administration) overheads
• please ensure they are additional and
directly attributable to the delivery of the
project
Direct overheads
• E.g. office utilities, IT infrastructure, laptop
provision not covered by capital usage
• must be directly attributable to the project
• Provide detailed breakdown together with
methodology/basis of apportionment
31. Material costs
Please be clear on what the
materials are, just putting
consumables doesn’t provide
enough detail and we will
request more information
should you be successful
32. Capital equipment usage
Eligible:
• Used in the project or shared with
day-to-day production
Calculations will need to be in line with your
accounting practices.
Even if the equipment is depreciated fully over the
life of the project this must be added under capital
equipment.
33. Subcontractors
Eligible:
• Justified and quantified
• If using non-UK sub-contractors
are being used you will need to
provide strong justification on why
an UK-based sub-contractor is not
being used
• If you’re sub-contracting to a
parent or sister company, please
ensure you list at cost and do not
include profit.
34. Travel & subsistence
Eligible:
Costs must be directly linked to the
project
Please breakdown your costs as
follows:
• Travel
• Accommodation
• Subsistence
If you have an annual trip to visit
the parent company this is not an
eligible cost
35. Other costs
Eligible:
• Costs that could not be added under
previous headings.
• Do not double count
• Patent filing costs for new IP – SMEs
up to £7,500
36. Funding
• Funding rules
• The level of funding awarded will depend upon the type of organisation and the type of
research being undertaken in the project
• Funding is calculated by project participant
• IFS will advise the maximum grant % you can request based upon your answers to:
• Type (and size) of organisation
• Research category defined by the lead applicant in the Application Details section of the
application
37. Organisation /
type of activity
Industrial research
Experimental
development
Notes
Business
(economic activity)
Micro/Small – 70%
Medium – 60%
Large – 50%
Micro/Small – 45%
Medium – 35%
Large – 25%
Research
Organisation
(non-economic
activity)
Universities – 100% (80%
of Full Economic Costs)
Other research
organisations can claim
100% of their project
costs – see note:
Other research organisations must:
• be non-profit distributing and
• disseminate the project results &
• explain in the application form how this will be done
Public Sector
Organisation or
Charity
(non-economic
activity)
100% of eligible costs Must be:
• Be performing research activity &
• disseminate project results & explain in the application
form how this will be done
• ensure that the eligible costs do not include work /
costs already funded from other public sector bodies
38. Worked example – £500k total cost project:
Project costs for 5 partners (2 SME, 1 University, a Catapult and 1 large), doing industrial research.
Consortium example
Total Eligible
Project Costs
Maximum % of
eligible costs which
may be claimed as
a grant
Innovate UK
Grant
Project
Contribution
Business Medium £130,000 60% £78,000 £52,000
Business Medium £90,000 60% £54,000 £36,000
Business Large £130,000 50% £65,000 £65,000
University HEI (80% FEC) £75,000 100% £75,000 nil**
Catapult RTO £75,000 100% £75,000 nil
Total £500,000 £347,000 £153,000
** 20% FEC not to be shown as a contribution
Research Base Costs £150,000
Research base % of Total Eligible costs (cannot exceed 30%) 30.00%
40. Why Je-S?
• We use the Research Councils’ Joint Electronic Submission System (Je-S) to collect academic
finances
• The Je-S system automates the collection of Full Economic Costs (FEC) based costs from academic
partners and tells them exactly what numbers should be used in the application form for their costs
• Also to collect project finance details from non-HEIs (e.g. RTOs) that are claiming they are carrying
out academic quality work and want to be funded on an FEC basis
• Using Je-S means that Innovate UK follows standard Research Council guidelines on funding
universities and enables Research Councils to easily co-fund Innovate UK projects
41. • Enter the TSB reference number here
• Enter the TSB Contribution column figures
from your J-eS output document into the
project costs section of the application
• Upload the Je-S with council status form
as a PDF at the bottom of the screen
Project costs – academic partners
42. Je-S application elements
Not just the financials
• E.g. Justification of resources
• E.g. Pathways to impact
Full details on the Je-S system
Queries about Je-S via the Je-S Helpdesk
• JeSHelp@rcuk.ac.uk
• 01793 444164
44. Project cost summary
All organisations can see a
summary of project costs
Ensure the highlighted costs
fits the criteria for this
competition (£2m to £4m)
45. Checking your finances are complete
IFS checks
• all organisations have marked
their finances as complete
• research organisation participation
is no greater than 30% of the total
project costs
47. 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:
ü has been updated based on assessor feedback
ü and is materially different from the application
submitted before
ü and fits with the scope of this competition
Resubmissions
This competition does allow resubmissions.
49. 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!
50. 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.
51. 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.
52. 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.
53. • 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
55. Interviews
If you are invited to progress to interview:
• You can bring up to five people to attend the interview
• You will have 20 minutes to present a maximum of 20 PowerPoint slides, with no videos or embedded
links
• There is a 30 minute Q&A session lead by members of the panel
• You will have an opportunity to respond to the assessor feedback so the panel can read it prior to
interview
• The response to feedback, presentations and presenters’ names have to be provided ahead of the
interview
57. IFS for successful applicants
Project Set up: 8 steps to complete
• Applicable to all grant claiming partners
• Must be completed within 30 days - projects
must start within 90 days or funding may be
withdrawn
• Confirmation of your bank account is required to
ensure we are paying the correct organisation
you may/will be asked to provide a redacted
bank statement to confirm this
• Project change requests cannot be submitted
before the project starts
58. Project set up
All grant claiming project partners will be required to complete project set up. To avoid delays you
should consider:
• Who will be the project manager?
• Who will be the finance contact for each consortium member?
• How will your consortium be set up? (if applicable)
59. Collaboration agreement
Original agreement signed by all participants
Key Features:
• Who is in the consortium?
• What are the aims, and how is the work divided up?
• Ownership of IPR
• Management of consortium
Negotiating a Collaboration Agreement can be complex and time consuming. Start work on this
at an early stage in the process.
60. Grant claims and payments
• All grants are claimable quarterly in arrears
• Claims can only be made for costs incurred and paid between the project start and end dates
• Claims may be subject to an independent audit (including all academic partners) according to grant size
• Claims are only paid once quarterly reporting and necessary audits are complete
• Projects over 6 months are monitored on a quarterly basis including a visit from the appointed
Monitoring Officer. Anything outside of this will be discussed on a case by case basis.
• The monitoring will be carried out against a detailed project plan and financial forecast
61. Project Change Requests (PCR)
• We are unable to process any PCRs before the Grant Offer Letter is issued
• If a member of your collaboration has failed UiD and is unable to resolve you will be advised
to withdraw and apply into the next round of the competition
• PCRs will only be agreed and authorised by Head of Operational Delivery
62. Customer Support Services:
0300 321 4357 (Mon-Fri, 9am-5:30pm)
support@innovateuk.ukri.org
Knowledge Transfer Network:
www.ktn-uk.co.uk
Innovate UK:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/innovate-uk
Q&A
73. www.ktn-uk.org @KTNUK
Current funding
SDTaP – Securing Digital Technologies at the Periphery. Briefing London 4th Feb, Manchester 20th
Feb, Cardiff 25th Feb
The competition covers themes such as cyber-resilience in the context of critical infrastructures
and secure capabilities in resource-constrained environments. https://ktn-uk.co.uk/events/sdtap-
demonstrators-phase-2-cyber-security-challenges-in-the-internet-of-things-london-briefing
HVT – High Volume Transport, key themes are Climate Change and Inclusivity
https://transport-links.com/
Smart – a call with no topic scope, £25k to £2m projects, upto 70% funding
https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/515/overview