1 May, 14:00 – 15:00: Online Competition Briefing

11 May, 10:30 – 12:00: Online Consortia Building

Overview

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £6.5 million for collaborative industrial research to make supply chains more productive, resource efficient and resilient.

This is a great opportunity for UK businesses to collaborate with others to develop cutting edge technology with applications across advanced manufacturing.

About the competition

Join us to find out more about Innovate UK’s Advanced manufacturing supply chain innovation: CRD funding competition where UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £6.5 million for collaborative industrial research to make supply chains more productive, resource efficient and resilient.

Projects must focus on one of the technology areas listed below, have to at least two advanced manufacturing frontier industry identified in the Advanced Manufacturing Sector Plan and involve an end-user.

Projects must have a total eligible grant funding request between £250,000 and £1 million, and last between 12 and 36 months. The following technology areas are in scope:

• measurement, sensing and instrumentation
• additive manufacturing
• digital manufacturing and industrial AI
• robotics and intelligent automation
• power electronics

About the events

Applicant briefing

1 May, 2-3pm | Online

Hear more about the competition, eligibility and application requirements. During the applicant briefing, we will:

• Introduce the funding competition
• Share the competition scope, eligibility criteria and advice on how to apply
• Provide a Q&A session with the event attendees

This webinar will be recorded and made available after the event if you are unable to attend.

Consortia building

11 May, 10:30am-12pm | Online

This event will help applicants meet potential collaborators working across the advanced manufacturing technology focus areas. During this event, you will have the opportunity to:

• Discuss advanced manufacturing innovation opportunities within the frontier industry technology areas through breakout rooms
• Meet manufacturers, technology providers and end-users who are interested in applying for this competition
• Hear guidance on what makes a strong grant funding application
• Ask questions on the collaboration requirements of this competition

Who should attend?

• Manufacturers operating in advanced manufacturing frontier industries.
• Technology providers operating in the identified technology areas.
• End-users that can benefit from technologies developed in these areas.

B2Match community networking platform

To support the competition, we have an online networking platform, B2Match to help innovators connect with like-minded individuals and form collaborative partnerships to achieve their goals. We strongly encourage you to create a B2Match profile to enable you to meet with other collaborative innovators.

What can you do on the platform?

• Post on the marketplace: Share information about your project, outline what you need help with, or describe the types of connections you’re hoping to make
• Message individuals directly: Prefer one-to-one contact? No problem! Reach out to people directly to see if you’d be a good match to work together
• Book a meeting with a potential collaborator: These sessions are designed to help you quickly assess each other’s interests and expertise, identify common goals, and uncover synergies

If you’re ready to take your projects to the next level, select this option during your event registration.