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£100 million fund to drive UK innovation
This latest £100m is part of £900m invested by DTI in innovation and research since 2004
The Collaborative R&D competition is now closed but the DTI-led Technology Programme, will continue to provide funding to the most innovative, marketable projects which will boost the UK economy.
The £100 million was targeted at:
£40 million for advanced manufacturing projects - including design engineering technology to boost competitiveness and sustainability in sectors such as aerospace, vehicles and energy.
£15 million for energy technologies - both renewable low-carbon options and ensuring the continued production of hydrocarbon reserves
£15 million for lightweight materials
£5 million for plastic electronics - to build on the UK's current competitive edge in this field.
£7 million to areas of medicine which bring together materials, nanotechnology, tissue engineering with surgical and clinical sciences.
£8 million for ICT - developing echnologies to support better networked business.
These grants and competitions are closely linked with the 22 Knowledge Transfer Networks (KTNs) which have been established.
The Resource Efficiency KTN has been successful in accessing this funding, providing technical research and helping to build research and innovation partnerships which focus on a wide range of waste and resource efficiency projects.
For more information see
For further information: http://www.dti.gov.uk/innovation/technologystrategy
