Innovate UK and Sky Team up for £2m Ocean Plastic Solutions Investment Accelerator
This upcoming investment accelerator is providing simultaneous grant funding from Innovate UK (IUK) and private investment from Sky Ocean Ventures, for early stage projects undertaken by UK companies.
Up to £1 million of grant funding and £1 million of private investment is available, supporting business-led innovation to develop solutions that will tackle the environmental crisis of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans.
The competition is open to single UK-based small and micro companies that are looking for grant funding and wish to establish an equity relationship with Sky Ocean Ventures.
The competition will open on 2 January 2019 with a deadline for applications to be received of 13 March 2019.
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Horizon 2020: 2018-2020 Mobility for Growth (H2020-MG-2018-2019-2020)
Transport is changing at an accelerating pace as a result of several factors in many diverse but interconnected fields: cutting edge technological innovations such as for example the increasing penetration of digital and space-based technologies in automated, connected and cooperative vehicles, transport infrastructure, logistics operations, aeronautics and safety applications; major socio-economic trends such as ageing population, migration and urbanisation; global targets such as those set by the COP 21 Paris Agreement on the fight against climate change and by the UN in support of Sustainable Development Goals; increased international competition for the European transport industry across all modes; new operations and business models based on increased connectivity between infrastructure, transport means, travellers and goods which can contribute to seamless door-to-door mobility.
The deadline for entries to be received is 16 January 2019.
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Government Announces £60m Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Challenge
According to the government, the UK will be a pioneering nation in the development of sustainable packaging, on the back £60 million of new public funding.
Through the Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Challenge, innovators are being tasked with reducing the impact of harmful plastics on the environment, as the UK seizes the economic opportunity of a global shift to greener, cleaner economies – a key part of the government’s modern Industrial Strategy.
Funding will be awarded to projects on a competitive basis, with the government planning to launch the first round of the competition in early 2019.
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HMRC Announces £5m Grant Scheme for Customs Intermediaries Ahead of Brexit
The government recognises the challenges facing the customs intermediaries sector in supporting existing and new clients when the UK leaves the EU. It has engaged with industry bodies and key providers of customs broker services – including freight forwarders, fast parcel operators and independent customs brokers – to better understand this challenge.
The deadline for applications to be received is 5 April 2019. Interested parties should apply at their earliest opportunity as funds may be fully allocated before this planned deadline.
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Theresa May Announces £2.5 Billion British Patient Capital Fund to Invest in Innovative UK Firms
The Government wants UK technology companies to benefit from public funding and greater access to talent and data. In response to this desire, Prime Minister Theresa May announced a range of measures designed to boost the tech sector at the 2018 London Tech Week. Among the measures set out is the British Patient Capital (BCP) Fund.To find out more, click here
Funding Project: WHE-STORVAL (Waste HEat Recovery, STOrage and VAlorization) [provisional]
University of Picardie, are looking for funding partners. This project is about Specific objective 2.1 Increase the development and uptake of existing or new low-carbon technologies in the sectors that have the highest potential for a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. They are looking for potential partners defined as: Professional organisation in the field of energy, SMEs with experience in waste heat recovery and energy efficiency, Industries and industrial areas as heat producers or end-users, Councils with interest in energy transition plan, Universities/R&D centres with research activities related to the above topics. Please contact Dr M. CHADLI on mchadli20@gmail.com or email Agi Musset Interreg facilitator on –agi.musset@norfolk.gov.uk
Start date: October 2018
Deadline: Spring 2023
Project: ResponsiblE pharMacy practicE anD societY (REMEDY)
University of Portsmouth, UK are looking for funding partners. This project is about Specific Objective 3.2 - Enhance and protect coastal and transitional water ecosystems “pioneer utilising the role of the pharmacist to manage the impact of pharmaceuticals on the environment.” They are looking for potential partners defined as: Universities, research institutes, professional pharmacy organisations, commercial pharmacy organisations, pharmacy businesses, organisations involved in environmental toxicology, socioeconomic aspects of health and illness, public health and antimicrobial resistance. Please telephone Helena Herrera of University of Portsmouth on 00(44)2392845665 or email Christelle Pereira - Interreg facilitator on christelle.pereira@norfolk.gov.uk
Start date: October 2018
Deadline: Spring 2023
Horizon 2020 Live longer, better, healthier: new innovation funding
£300 million from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund will support our ageing population, with opportunities for businesses and researchers to work together. Find out more, click here
Deadline: Ongoing
Low Energy Offices - Interreg France (Channel) England funding programme
The project idea is to develop and demonstrate cost-effective solutions to achieving retrofits of multi-storey commercial buildings that achieve substantial carbon reductions of 60%> through a whole-building solution. The project will, for the first time, demonstrate the Energiesprong approach in the office environment. To find out more, click here
Deadline: Ongoing
Grants for charities to develop websites and Facebook advertising
Transform Foundation aims to encourage investment in digital technologies, skills and marketing in the charity sector. Offering grants to charities (with annual revenue between £350,000 and £30million) to develop websites and advertise through Facebook. Find out more, click here
Deadline: Ongoing
Horizon 2020: EU Research Programme
EU funding for large-scale, international collaborative research projects. New work programme for 2018-2020: UK businesses, universities, public bodies, charities and healthcare providers can still participate. Find out more, click here
Deadline: Ongoing
Government Promotes Agri-tech Revolution with £90m for Transforming Food Production
UK businesses can make connections and find out about £90 million of investment to improve food and farming, as part of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund. Find out more, click here
€2.7 Billion in H2020 Research Funding for Information and Communication Technologies
The 2018-2020 Industrial Leadership Information and Communication Technologies (LEIT) Work Programme covers ICT technology in a comprehensive way, covering technologies for Digitising European Industry, HPC, Big Data and Cloud, 5G and Next Generation Internet. Find out more, click here
£21m to boost UK’s world-class tech sector and spread the benefits across the country
The UK’s world-leading tech sector will go from strength-to-strength after plans unveiled today set out a £21 million investment to create a new national network of regional tech hubs in areas across the country, including Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Birmingham. Find out more, click here