Innovate UK is to invest up to £15 million in innovation projects addressing technical or commercial challenges relevant to the health and life sciences sector that will lead to increased UK SME competitiveness, growth and productivity.  

The Health and Life Sciences sector has a focus on agriculture, food and healthcare, underpinned by technologies developed in bioscience and medical research and enabled by expertise in engineering and physical sciences.

About the funding

The aim of this competition is to stimulate and broaden business innovation in health and life sciences, leading to an increase in productivity.

• Grants can be awarded to consortia, led by a business of any size, working with other businesses and/or research organisations.
• All consortia must involve at least one SME and they will particularly welcome projects led by an SME. 
• A project may focus on technical feasibility, industrial research or experimental development depending on the challenge identified.
• Projects can last from 6 to 36 months, with total costs of £50,000 to £2 million, depending on the type of project and activities proposed.

The competition opens on 12 Sept 2016. The deadline for applications is noon on 16 Nov 2016.

Competition Briefing Event

19 September 2016, London or webcast

The Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) is organising a Competition Briefing Event in London and a Webcast to give potential applicants the opportunity to learn more about this competition. The London event will also provide an opportunity to develop consortium ideas via networking with potential project partners, and Innovate UK and KTN staff will be on-hand with expert advice.

What: Competition Briefing Event

When: Monday 19 Sept 2016, 09:30 - 16:30

Where: Ambassadors Bloomsbury Hotel - 12 Upper Woburn Place, London, WC1H 0HX

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What: Competition Briefing Webcast

When: Monday 19 Sept 2016, 10:00 - 13:00

Where: Webcast

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