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ISCF TFI: large collaborative R&D projects


Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, is investing up to £8 million for collaborative cross-sector, research and development projects.

The aim of this competition is to improve the productivity and competitiveness of foundation industry companies and supply chains, by funding cross-sector collaborative research and development projects.

Your project must work on resource and energy efficiency challenges common to 2 or more of the foundation industries.

The foundation industries sectors include: cement, paper, glass, ceramics, metals, chemicals

Your project must:

  • Further develop technologies to reduce deployment risk and accelerate take-up across industries
  • Develop new technologies that, when deployed, would create a step-change in resource or energy efficiency in these industries
  • Your project must be designed to help the UK’s foundation industries remain competitive

Given the relationship of the funding call with our sector and potential alignment with members interest NEPIC may also be interested in joining a collaboration – if this is of interest please contact dave.robson@nepic.co.uk

Further details of the call are available on the link below: