Research opportunities for industry

1. Research opportunities for industry Dr Olena Doran Institute Research Coordinator olena.doran@uwe.ac.uk

2. UK funding Charities/Societies/Other Research Councils Royal Society Genesis Faraday Wellcome Trust NIHR BBSRC MRC NERC EPSRC International funding British Council EU Direct contacts biology for sensors and sensors for biology

3. BBSRC Industry interchange programme http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/business/people_information/industry_interchange.html • Supports the flow of researchers between the science base and industry. • Value: up to £50, 000 • Contribution from the industrial/academic partner is required • Application deadline: 13 October 2009 biology for sensors and sensors for biology

4. BBSRC Industrial partnership award http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/business/collaborative_research/ industrial_partnership_awards.html • Supports science-led responsive mode grants • 10% industrial contribution is required (in cash) • Application deadline: any time biology for sensors and sensors for biology

5. BBSRC Strategical Partnership and Technology Clubs • Supports research that underpins the needs of industry • Bring together academic and industrial communities with an interest in a specific area • Joint funds from Industry and the Research Council http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/business/collaborative_research/industry_clubs/ biology for sensors and sensors for biology

6. BBSRC LINK http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/business/collaborative_research/link/ • Collaborative research with at least one company and one science-base partner • Projects with SMEs are particularly favoured • Government support: up to 50% of total costs • Benefits for company: • Financial support for the project • Closer relationship with the science base • Possibility of recruiting appropriately trained staff at the end of the project biology for sensors and sensors for biology

7. Genesis Faraday Partnership http://www.genesis-faraday.org/faraday-partnerships.asp • Supports interaction between the research community and industry in the area of animal health and animal breeding • CASE studentships (two rounds per year). Includes BBSRC CASE. • SPARK awards (two rounds per year) biology for sensors and sensors for biology

8. EPSRC opportunities http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/ Funding for: • collaborative research projects • commercialising research • training and secondments • strategic partnerships • knowledge transfer biology for sensors and sensors for biology

9. EPSRC Follow-on Fund http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/ResearchFunding/Opportunities/KT/FollowOnFund.htm • Supports the very early stage of turning research outputs into a commercial proposition • Duration: up to 12 months • Deadlines: 27 August (two rounds per year) biology for sensors and sensors for biology

10. EPSRC Industrial CASE http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/PostgraduateTraining/IndustrialCASE/ • Led by Industrial Partner • Can be allocated to KTN and regional development agencies • Duration: 3.5 years (includes 3 months industrial placement) • Values: £22,000 • Deadlines: annually (usually in May) biology for sensors and sensors for biology

11. NERC: Partnership Research Grants http://www.nerc.ac.uk/using/schemes/partnershipgrants.asp • Support collaborative research activities between academic researchers and public or private sector partners • 25% partner’s contribution is required • Values: minimum £25 K • Duration: up to 3 years • Deadlines: two rounds per year (1 July and 1 December) biology for sensors and sensors for biology

12. Industry Fellowship Scheme http://royalsociety.org/funding.asp?id=1125 • Funded by the Royal Society, BBSRC, EPSRC, NERC, Rolls-Royce plc and Astra Zeneca • Duration: up to 2 years • Value: salary cost + £2,000 consumables per year • Deadline: two rounds per year (October and March) biology for sensors and sensors for biology

13. MRC: Industry collaboration http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Fundingopportunities/Grants/MICA/ • Small exchange award: up to 6 months (£50k) • Joint fellowship: up to 3 years (1 salary) • Research project or network: 1-3 years (£60-500k; 50% contribution from Industry is expected) biology for sensors and sensors for biology

14. Wellcome Trust: Technology Transfer Funding http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/Technology-transfer/ Translation Awards • Response-mode funding designed to bridge the funding gap in the commercialisation of new technologies in the biomedical area • Includes: salaries, equipment, material, travel • Deadline: 14 August 2009 biology for sensors and sensors for biology

15. Wellcome Trust:Technology Transfer Funding Seeding Drug Discovery • Five-year, £91 million initiative • Aim: to develop drug-like, small molecules that will be the springboard for further research and development by the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry in areas of unmet medical need • Deadline: 9 Nov. 2009, 21 May 2010 biology for sensors and sensors for biology

16. International Collaboration • MSc/PhD students placement • EU schemes (research projects and exchange) • Direct collaboration with overseas Industry and Academy biology for sensors and sensors for biology

17. EU loans for SMEs http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sme/funding_en.htm • fewer than 250 employees • a turnover of less than €50m and/or • a balance sheet total of less than €43m biology for sensors and sensors for biology

18. Your Europe – Business portal http://ec.europa.eu/youreurope/ • information and access to online government services for companies looking to do business in another EU country • includes rights, obligations and administrative procedures related to business life events biology for sensors and sensors for biology

19. British Council http://www.britishcouncil.org/new/ • International Research Projects with Industry • International Networking • International Workshops • International Researchers/students exchange (including industrial placement biology for sensors and sensors for biology