Emerging Technologies
Emerging Technologies are those technologies that are still largely held by the research base or in recently formed start-up companies. However, these technologies are disruptive and can offer a step-change in efficiency or functionality over existing products. We have a broad remit, with projects involving the quantum sciences, medical technologies, infrastructure and transport; all involving early-stage technologies at a lower than usual TRL.
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Emerging Technologies are those technologies that are still largely held by the research base or in recently formed start-up companies. However, these technologies are disruptive and can offer a step-change in efficiency or functionality over existing products. We have a broad remit, with projects involving the quantum sciences, medical technologies, infrastructure and transport; all involving early-stage technologies at a lower than usual TRL.
We work with the innovators – either in business or academia, and those with an eye on future challenges and technologies.
We want to hear from people with ideas that can offer solutions to problems that others think are impossible to solve. We also want to hear from you if you want to think about challenges that are beyond your current roadmap.
Whether you are an innovator with a new concept, or you have an interest in meeting tomorrow’s challenges, we can connect you to people who can help. We can link you with potential end-users, guide you to sources of funding and tell you about technologies that you may not have come across previously.
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2025 STFC Cross Cluster Proof of Concept: SparQ Quantum Computing Call
Opens: 30/07/2025 Closes: 30/09/2025
A call for proof of concept projects in quantum computing, with up to £60k grants for successful proposals.
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UK Horizons: Frontier Research Contractors
Opens: 01/08/2025 Closes: 31/08/2025
Up to £100,000 each for organisations to tackle multidisciplinary, engineering-heavy, or user-focused tasks that fall outside the scope of existing R&D organisations.
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HMGCC Co-Creation Challenge: Development of advanced electromagnetic sensors
Opens: 18/08/2025 Closes: 18/09/2025
HMGCC seek lab-based sensor technologies, including quantum, operating in electromagnetic frequencies of at least 1MHz to 4GHz. Up to £250,000 per project.
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