UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £4 million to address their productivity issues by working with the best scientists and research facilities.
Competition opens: Monday 5 March 2018
Competition closes: Wednesday 4 April 2018 12:00pm
Up to £4 million in consultancy and innovation projects will be invested by:
- the National Physical Laboratory (NPL)
- the National Measurement Laboratory at LGC (formerly known as the Laboratory of the Government Chemist)
- the National Engineering Laboratory (NEL) and
- the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
These projects will help UK companies solve analysis and measurement problems, to improve their productivity and competitiveness.
The aim of this competition is to match the best UK scientists and cutting-edge facilities with companies that have analysis or measurement problems. Your application should describe the problem and estimate the value to your company of solving it.
Successful applicants will receive free consultancy. This will focus on how to approach solving their problem. They will also receive information about options for funding projects to work on solutions with the relevant funding partner organisations.
This is the first stage of a 2-stage competition. The second stage, which includes funding options from the 4 funding partners or Innovate UK, will be described in more detail at the roadshow and launch events.