A Summary of latest funding competitions and events from a range of organisations.

1. Creative, Digital & Design
Business Briefing
A digest of useful information for UK businesses seeking
funding and support, updated monthly
February 2017
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3. Contents
• Feature
• Innovate UK funding calls
• Horizon 2020
• Funding
• Events
• Investment
• Support
• Contest/Call
• Market Research/Personal Data Network

4. 15-16 March, London
Following the success of 2016’s Innovate UK zone, KTN will be hosting an
InnOvaTe Launchpad showcasing the best IoT innovations with business
potential at Smart IoT London 2017 - the leading digital transformation
event for business and government and part of the largest technology show
staged in the UK. Last year’s event drew over 18,000 audited attendees,
two-thirds of them expecting to do business.
Qualifying companies can get a fully fitted exhibition pod (inc AV, power,
stand and stools) and promotion package at a discounted rate of £1600
(+VAT) - everything you need to get your IoT innovation out there. Also
included is entry to the InnOvaTe Launchpad pitching competition with a
top prize a £6,000 stand at Smart IoT London 2018.
For further information click here
Ready to do IoT business?
***Feature***

5. Opens: 08.11.17. Registration deadline: noon on 15.02.17. Application
deadline: noon on 22.02.17.
Key feature: UK businesses can apply for a share of £1.6 million to work
with Indian partners on innovative healthcare and technology solutions in
India.The aim of this competition is to encourage innovative partnerships
between the UK and India. Innovate UK and the Indian government are
funding this competition, administered by the Newton Fund.
For further information click here
Technology solutions for society in India
Innovate UK funding calls

6. Opens: There will be 3 competitive funding rounds over 12 months, the first
opened on 9 January 2017 with two further rounds in May 2017 and August
2017.
Key feature: Design Foundations is a new £3m grant funding programme
from Innovate UK to help businesses identify innovation opportunities and
generate better propositions for desirable, useful and feasible products,
services and business models. The aim is to build collaborations between
businesses looking for new ways to innovate, and designers with the
creative tools to provide this insight. It means using design interventions to
address critical business challenges.
For further information click here
Design Foundations
Innovate UK funding calls

7. Opens: 16.01.17. Registration deadline: noon on 15.03.17. Application
deadline: noon on 22.03.17.
Key feature: Innovate UK is to invest up to £15 million in projects to
stimulate innovation that creates UK business growth in infrastructure
systems. They want businesses to collaborate to develop new integrated
solutions and new business models. Projects may include technical
feasibility, industrial research or experimental development and range in
size from total eligible costs of £25,000 to £5 million. Projects must show
significant innovation in one of Innovate UK's priority areas: ‘smart’
infrastructure; energy systems; connected transport; urban living
For further information click here
Innovation in Infrastructure Systems (round 2)
Innovate UK funding calls

8. Opens: 30.01.17. Registration deadline: noon on 19.04.17. Application
deadline: noon on 26.04.17.
Key feature: The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), Sellafield
Ltd and Innovate UK are to invest up to £3 million in projects that will
integrate and demonstrate flexible innovative technologies for the
nuclear decommissioning sector. The aim of this competition is to
develop an innovative and integrated demonstrator. This should
minimise human intervention, achieve a significant increase in
productivity and reduce the cost of nuclear decommissioning.
For further information click here
Integrated Innovation for Nuclear Decommissioning
Innovate UK funding calls

9. Key feature: A scheme to help businesses innovate and grow by
linking them with a university and a graduate to work on a specific
project. Each KTP is a three-way partnership between a business, an
academic institution and a graduate. The academic institution employs
the recently-qualified graduate who works at the company. The
graduate, known as the ‘associate', brings new skills and knowledge
to the business.
A KTP is part-funded by a grant. You will need to contribute to the cost
of the supervisor and the salary of the associate.
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
2016/17 close date for submission is: 8 March 2017
More info on: gov.uk
Innovate UK funding calls

10. Horizon 2020 funds high-potential innovation through a dedicated
SME instrument, which offers seamless business innovation support
under the section Societal Challenges and the specific part
Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies (LEITs).
Provided with about € 3 billion in funding over the period 2014-2020,
the SME Instrument helps high-potential SMEs to develop
groundbreaking innovative ideas for products, services or processes
that are ready to face global market competition.
During the first two years of implementation (2014-2015), more than
1200 SMEs were selected to receive funding under the SME
instrument call; as such, 513 million Euros were invested in the
success of innovative SMEs. By the end of Horizon 2020, the SME
instrument should have supported some 7500 SMEs to get their
innovations delivered onto the market. Find out more
The SME Instrument

11. Department for Transport new
technology grant
The Innovation Challenge Fund (ICF) is a new grant scheme from
the Department for Transport. The purpose of the scheme is to help
support and develop innovations that use or enable science,
engineering and technology to address specified DfT policy goals.
This could be the implementation of a new idea or applying existing
ideas to a different sector or market.
Grants of up to £90,000 are available to businesses including those
that are micro, small or medium-sized, academia or other
organisations. Grants can fund up to 100% of the cost of a project
(dependent on the type and size of the organisation and category of
research being undertaken), with up to 30% of the grant available at
the beginning of the project. Find out more

12. Funding
Horizon 2020: Security: Businesses can apply for a share of €130
million under Secure Societies – protecting freedom and security of
Europe and its citizens work programme. Opens: 01.03.17.
Registration deadline: noon on 24.08.17. Application deadline: noon
on 24.08.17.
Longitude Prize is a challenge with a £10 million prize fund to reward
a diagnostic test that helps solve the problem of global antibiotic
resistance. It is being run by Nesta and supported by Innovate UK as
funding partner. The Discovery Awards are small seed grants to help
teams and individuals further develop their ideas for the Longitude
Prize. Application deadline: 21.04.17.

13. Funding
Ufi is launching its first funding call of 2017 to promote digital solutions for
vocational learning. Between £150k and £300k is available for projects of
up to 18 months delivery. The emphasis of the projects must be on new
learning tools or delivery models, using genuinely innovative methods to
raise skill levels for a significant number of learners; and not just on new
learning content.

14. Digital Business Drop-in - 9 Feb 2017
H2020 Robotics & Autonomous Systems Briefing Event - 17 Feb
2017
UK France Data Summit 2017 – 23 Feb
Digital 4 Manufacturing: Start here - 28 Feb 2017
Expression of Interest: KTN InnOvaTe zone at Smart IoT London
2017 - 15-16 Mar 2017
Digital Business Drop-in - 9 Mar 2017
Events

15. Private Investment Directory
Digital Refer now includes more than 250 organisations that provide
private investment to Digital and Creative businesses in the UK,
including:
Accelerator Programmes
Business Incubators
Start-up Studios
Venture Capital Funds
Angel Investor Networks
Corporate Venture Capital firms
Check out the new entries: bit.ly/ktnrefer
Investment

16. Go To Grow - The Mayor’s International Business Programme
A new three year programme of mentoring, expert advice and real
business opportunities for high-growth companies Programme
focussed on ‘internationalising’ scale-ups – London based
companies wanting to grow outside of the UK.
The programme is open to fast-growing companies in London
operating in three broad sectors: technology, life sciences, and
urban. Your business will need to demonstrate that it is already
generating revenue.
The PwC startup Growth Programme is a platform for fast growth,
disruptive startups who want to shape the future through scalable
innovation. 12 startups, 12 weeks, 2 programmes: Future of Work &
Future of Health
Support

17. Briffa and the KTN have teamed up to produce a short webinar
setting out the background and context to the The General Data
Protection Regulation (GDPR), and to explore some of the key
concepts under the new regulation, such as accountability and
‘privacy by design’, consent requirements, the rights of data subjects
and the obligations of data controllers and processors, possible
sanctions for breach of the GDPR, and the rules regarding transfers
of personal data outside of the EU.
Check out our blog post and the video on the Personal Data and
Trust Network website.
Market Research

18. Personal Data and Trust Network
The network aims to build and nurture a community that brings
together industry, the public sector, funders, research organisations
and innovators to support the UK in becoming the global leader in
trust and responsible innovation with personal data.
The partners are calling on any organisation interested in personal
data, trust and reputation to join the network. Membership is free
and will plug you into a vibrant community that we are bringing
together. For more information and to join visit pdtn.org.