Edinburgh-based Par Equity has been enlisted by British Business Investments to allocate £15 million of funding for scale-ups as a partner in the Regional Angels Programme. The cash from BBI – a commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank – will be added to
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Competition – Biosensing across wide areas
The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is seeking proposals to develop innovative sensor technologies that enable improved, high-confidence, rapid detection, localisation and identification of hazardous biological agents in the field. The current call for applications relates to phase 2 of
ARCHIVER project – Open for applications
Bidders are invited to submit proposals to the ARCHIVER pre-commercial procurement. The ARCHIVER (Archiving and Preservation for Research Environments) aims to introduce radical improvements in the area of archiving and digital preservation services to support the IT requirements of EU
LORCA Cohort 5 open call launch
This week, London Office for Rapid Cybersecurity Advancement (LORCA), have launched the call for our fifth cohort of technology and cyber innovators. After speaking to industry experts about their cybersecurity needs and in response to the challenges of COVID-19, We are now recruiting cybersecurity scaleups throughout the UK and abroad with solutions that create
COVID Accelerator
Closing Date: Always Open Funding type: Accelerator / Collaboration Scheme Value: N/A Application Restrictions: Everyone is welcome Description: What can you build in 2 weeks that scales and saves lives? COVID Accelerator brings together people and ideas with resources to move forward. We’ve
Rapid Research in COVID-19 Programme (RARC-19 Programme)
Closing Date: 8th April Applicant informed: ASAP Funding type: Grant Scheme Value: up to £1.25m per project Application Restrictions: Academic only Description: CSO wishes to capture the extraordinarily strong research base in Scottish Universities. Many academics are already thinking about how their research can be
Techforce19: Supporting the elderly, vulnerable, and self-isolating
Closing Date: Apply now!Funding type: GrantScheme Value: Up to £25k per project Application Restrictions: Applications from companies welcomed Description: We believe new technologies can help support the vulnerable, elderly and self-isolating as COVID-19 continues to spread. Within this challenge, we are particularly looking for innovators
Space in Response to COVID-19 Outbreak
Closing Date: 20 April 2020Funding type: Grant/SBRIScheme Value: N/AApplication Restrictions: Applications from companies welcomed Description:On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the number of recorded cases was more than 118,000 in 114 countries, and 4,291 people have lost their lives.