ISCF Transforming Foundation Industries: Fast Start Projects - Competition Briefing - Webcast recording and slides now available

Posted on: 14/11/2019

This event aims to bring businesses from different foundation industries together to work on common resource and energy efficiency opportunities.

 

Innovate UK will fund up to £5m in R&D and Innovation projects for the foundation industries (cement, ceramics, chemicals, paper, glass and metals). These will be cross-sector, collaborative, fast start, short duration, industrial research and development (R&D) projects. More details about the funding scope can be found here.

 

This funding competition is part of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) for Transforming Foundation Industries and aims to bring businesses from different foundation industries together to work on common resource and energy efficiency opportunities.

 

Stakeholders from industry and research organisations are invited to attend the competition briefing event to:

1. Learn more about the funding scope and eligibility
2. Find which innovation support is available to your organisations
3. Network with potential partners
4. Pitch your project idea

If you want to learn more about the outcomes of our consultation with the Foundation Industries, you can download the following reports:

TFI London workshop report
TFI Community Consultation Summary

 

View and download the slides here.

 

Agenda Webcast

10:30 Welcome - Robert Quarshie, Head of Materials, KTN
10:35 ISCF Transforming Foundation Industries - Bruce Adderley, Challenge Director, Innovate UK
10:50 Competition Scope - Tatiana Correia, Innovation Lead, Innovate UK
11:10 Competition process - Lydia Weir-Blankenstein, Portfolio Manager, Innovate UK
11:40 Q&A
12:10 Accessing Support from KTN - Robert Quarshie, Head of Materials, KTN
12:25 Project pitches
13:15 End

 

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