As part of the Innovate UK Delivery Plan, Innovate UK is to invest up to £25m in innovative projects that inspire new products and services.

The aim of this competition is to help UK businesses broaden their innovation activities, disrupt existing markets and find new revenue sources..

Projects must show significant innovation in one of our priority areas, which are::

• Emerging technologies*: defined as technologies that are progressing in, or have recently emerged from, the research base.
• Digital*: such as Cyber security and the internet of things,
• Enabling technologies*: such as Electronics, Sensors and Photonics (ESP) & Robotics and Autonomous Systems.
• Space Applications*

Applying these Technologies across ALL Sectors the aim is to increase competitiveness for UK small and medium sized enterprises.

Projects will range in size from total project costs of £35,000 to £2 million. Projects must last between 3 months and 3 years.

There is funding available of up to:

• £5 million for projects that have eligible costs of up to £100,000 and last between 3 and 12 months
• £10 million for projects that have eligible costs of up to £2 million and last between 1 and 3 years
• £10 million for Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs)

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This event will benefit businesses of all sizes (micro,, small, medium and large) as well as academics, researchers and local authorities.

There will be regional events as follows:

• 13th Sept, Cardiff - organised by Welsh Government
• 14th Sept, Manchester - session at VentureFest Manchester
• 19th Sept, Belfast - organised by Invest Northern Ireland
• 19th Sept, Sheffield - supported by AMRC 
• 21st Sept, Glasgow - supported by Technology Scotland
• 21st Sept, Exeter - supported by the Met Office

Glasgow Agenda

10:00 Registration

10:30 Welcome & Introduction to Technology Scotland

Stephen Taylor, CEO, Technology Scotland

10:40 Introductions, Context, Competition Aims & Scope

Jon Hazell, Innovation Lead, Innovate UK

11:15 Q&A Scope

11:30 Break & Networking

Opportunity for delegates to view networking zones and have 1:1 meetings

12:00 How KTN Can Help

Mat Wasley, Photonics Knowledge Transfer Manager, KTN

12:10 An Introduction to KTPs

Gerry Black, Knowledge Transfer Advisor, KTN

12:20 Case Study

David Armstrong, Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics

12:30 Pitches

13:00 Lunch & Networking

Opportunity for delegates to view networking zones and have 1:1 meetings

14:00 Close – opportunity for further networking/1:1 meetings