The Technology Strategy Board is to invest up to £10m in fast-track and collaborative research and development projects that stimulate innovation across the key enabling technology areas of advanced materials, biosciences, electronics, sensors and photonics and information and communications technology.
The focus is on projects that advance the development of recent technological discoveries or breakthroughs. Proposals must align with one of the following areas:
- advanced materials – sustainability and materials security, materials for energy or high value markets;
- biosciences – characterisation and discovery tools, production and processing or bioinformatics;
- electronics, sensors and photonics – photonics, sensor systems, plastic electronics, electronic systems or power electronics;
- ICT – big data exploration, simple user experience or advanced, modern software engineering.
Proposals should be collaborative and led by a business.
Full call details can be found at this link.
Call Opens: 3 December 2012
Strand 1 Deadlines & Info:
Registration Closes: 23 January 2013
Intent to Submit: Contact Kelly/Sharon, no later than 9 January 2013
Departmental: 15 January 2013
Internal: 16 January 2013
Official: 30 January 2013
Duration: 6-12 Months
Funding: Up to £150,000
Strand 2 Deadlines & Info:
Registration Closes: 23 January 2013
Intent to Submit: Contact Kelly/Sharon, no later than 9 January 2013
Expression of Interest to TSB: 30 January 2013
Invited applications to Stage 2 opens: 25 February 2013
Departmental: 1 April 2013
Internal: 3 April 2013
Official: 10 April 2013
Duration: 12-24 months
Funding: Up to £500,000
The time for all deadlines is noon.