Innovate UK Analysis for Innovators: round 14

Funding to resolve productivity and competitiveness issues 

Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will invest in small collaborative innovation projects working with Analysis For Innovators partners:

• the National Physical Laboratory
• the National Measurement Laboratory at Laboratory of the Government Chemist Group
• the National Engineering Laboratory
• the Science and Technology Facilities Council
• Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
• National Gear Metrology Lab
• Newton Gateway to Mathematics
• Advanced Sustainable Manufacturing Technologies (ASTUTE 2020+)
• Henry Royce Institute

The aim of this competition is to help businesses address their existing analysis and measurement problems. These are problems that can be best explored by scientists and cutting-edge facilities available in the UK.

Your proposal must describe a measurement or analysis problem where you are seeking a solution to improve your business’s productivity or competitiveness. You must provide an estimate of the value to your business of solving it.

This is stage 1 of a 2 stage competition - no funding is awarded at this stage.

If you are successful at this stage, you will be invited to brokerage meetings with relevant analysis for innovators partners. These will focus on potential approaches to solving your problem. You will work together to propose joint projects to develop solutions and apply for the stage 2 competition to request funding.

Following assessment, successful stage 2 applications will be grant funded to work with the relevant Analysis for Innovators partner organisations.

Find out more and apply.

Potential applicants can watch the briefing event recording for more information.

First published 16 September 2024