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February 2020

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Feature
Legaltech Matchmaking event - Thursday 5th March ( 17:30 – 20:30 Central London)
Deadline: 13th February 2020
AI for Services, in partnership with Early Metrics, is hosting an exclusive Legaltech Matchmaking event on Thursday 5th March in London.
This session will offer innovative AI & Data start-ups the opportunity to meet leading law firms to help them solve their R&D challenges.
Confirmed participants include Allen & Overy, Ashurst, DLA Piper,Linklaters, Mishcon de Reya, Slaughter and May, and Weightmans.
If you are a startup or SME interested in attending, please visit: bit.ly/LegaltechMatchmaking
Application deadline is Thursday 13th February.
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Funding
Innovate UK : Smart Grants: Jan 2020 – April 2020
Deadline: 22nd April
Smart is the new name for Innovate UK’s ‘Open grant funding’ programme. Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will invest up to
£25 million in the best game-changing, innovative or disruptive ideas with a view to commercialisation.
This competition provides funding for innovative research and development (R&D) from feasibility (including market research), through to
technology or prototype testing and development stages up to (but not including) commercialisation.
All proposals must be business focused, rather than pure research. Applications can come from any area of technology (including arts, design,
media or creative industries), science or engineering and be applied to any part of the economy.
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Funding
ISCF transforming foundation industries: fast start projects
Deadline: 20th March 2020
This competition aims to bring together businesses from different sectors within the foundation industries (cement, paper, glass, ceramics,
metals and bulk chemicals) to work on common resource and energy efficiency challenges.
It will fund cross-sector and collaborative research and development projects aimed at improving the productivity and competitiveness of the
sectors’ companies and supply chains, and encourage companies to stay in the UK.
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Funding
UK-Israel open collaborative R&D competition 2019
Deadline: 26th February 2020
The UK and Israel are announcing a joint funding competition under the EUREKA framework. This will support collaborative, business
led research and development (R&D) projects which should result in a new product, industrial process or service. Projects must be
innovative, involve a technological risk and target large global markets.
The competition will fund projects from any technological or market area.
The national funding agencies will fund their respective participants in the projects.
All documents required by Innovate UK must be completed and uploaded to the Innovate UK secure site by midday 12pm UK time on
the deadline stated.
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Funding
UK-Canada: enhancing agricultural productivity and sustainability
Deadline: 20th May 2020
UK businesses with Canadian business partners can apply for a share of up to £2 million, from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, for
innovative projects that enhance productivity and sustainability of crop, livestock and aquaculture systems.
To lead a project your organisation must be a:
• UK registered business of any size
• or Canadian registered small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) with 500 or fewer employees
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Funding
Eureka Eurostars 2: round 13
Deadline: 13th February 2020
UK SMEs can apply for a share of up to £2.5 million to collaborate in research with partners across Europe and associated countries.
These enterprises often find it difficult to attract public-sector funding. EUREKA Eurostars was set up to overcome this barrier to
innovation. With its market-led approach, it encourages international collaborative research and innovation projects that will be
rapidly commercialised.
Eurostars supports SMEs in leading international collaborative research and innovation projects by helping them get access to
guidance and funding.
A Eurostars project must have a civilian purpose and be aimed at the development of a new product, process or service.
Projects must be led by a research-performing SME.
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Funding
Cyber security academic startup accelerator programme year 4: phase 1
Deadline: 4th March 2020
Individuals based in a UK academic institution can apply for a share of £800,000 to join the cyber security academic startup accelerator
programme (CyberASAP).
To join the programme you must:
• be based in a UK academic institution
• have an idea related to cyber security
• be interested in commercialising the idea
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Funding
Demonstrators addressing cyber security challenges in the Internet of Things: round 2
Deadline: 15th April 2020
UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £4 million for collaborative R&D projects addressing major cyber security challenges in the
Internet of Things.
To lead a project your organisation must:
• be a UK registered business, of any size
• collaborate with others
• involve at least one UK academic partner
• involve at least one micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME)
• carry out your project work in the UK
• intend to exploit the results in or from the UK
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Funding
Future Leaders Fellowship scheme
Future Leaders Fellowships allow early career researchers and innovators from eligible UK businesses to develop their leadership
potential through challenging innovation or research projects:
• Funding of up to £1.2 million over a four year period, but with considerable flexibility available. Funding will be provided in line with
prevailing state aid guidelines.
• The ability to attract in individual, or develop an existing employee, who will help create innovative solutions for their business. This
could include bringing the most talented international innovators to work in their business in the UK.
• A new Reduced Hours Fellowship, in which fellows are able to spend up to 40 percent of their time focused on other activities within
the business in order to enhance their career.
• The option to collaborate with other organisations (business, academic, public and third sector
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Funding
mKTP Funding Competition
Deadline: 19th February 2020
mKTP links you with leading UK business schools to develop more effective management skills and systems - dedicated funding
competition closes 19 Feb
Announced last year by the UK Government department for Business and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), the Management KTP (mKTP) is
designed to upskill management teams in order to expand productivity and enable transformative change.
Running alongside the highly successful Knowledge Transfer Partnership programme – first introduced more than 40 years ago –
mKTPs operate in exactly the same way: they create a three way partnership between an organisation, a leading UK business school and
a talented graduate or post-graduate (known as the KTP Associate). Together they collaborate to identify and deliver key management-
based initiatives that provide strategic change.
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Support Programmes
Travel Support now available for UK-based R&D SMEs to attend Secure Societies Information Day
Deadline: 17th February 2020
Are you looking for collaboration opportunities? Do you want to find partners for your H2020 project for the forthcoming H2020 Secure
Societies call topics?
The SEREN4 is organising a two-day event in Brussels to discuss on the upcoming 2020 Secure Societies calls of Horizon 2020. This brokerage
event will provide a unique networking platform to stimulate innovative ideas and facilitate the creation of consortia. All H2020 Secure
Societies calls opening in 2020 will be represented.
Apply now for up to £500 towards travel and accommodation costs to attend the H2020 Secure Societies Info and Brokerage Event in
Brussels, Belgium, 12 – 13 March 2020. To be eligible for support, you need to be a for-profit UK-based R&D performing SME according to the
EU definition (see definition here).
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Support Programmes
Digital Catapult Future Networks Lab sponsored by Siemens and Arrow
Deadline: 10th February 2020
Focussing on data validation and security in IoT networks, the Future Networks Lab Challenge will allow successful applicants to pitch at
industry expo Smart IoT London 2020 (ExCel, 11-12 March), with the potential to develop partnerships and new value propositions.
We are looking for companies working in IoT, cyber security, AI and DLT.
If you want to be part of this amazing opportunity then please sign up here: http://bit.ly/2NnQJBx
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Support Programmes
Cyber 101 Programme
Now open for applications to cohort 6 until 31 December 2019.
The Cyber 101 programme offers intensive one day Bootcamps, Deep Dive sessions and Demo Days that will enable you to pitch your businesses to
potential customers and investors.
1. The Bootcamp
An intensive one-day Bootcamp: You’ll receive tutoring and tailored advice from industry experts on how to develop and scale up your cyber business.
2. The Deep Dive
During Deep Dive sessions, you will work with experts to highlight and examine key business challenges in more granular detail. Through a combination of
workshops, roundtable discussions and peer-to-peer learning, you’ll receive expert advice on how to overcome business challenges and identify
opportunities.
3. The Demo Day
Selected startups and scaleups participating in the Cyber 101 Programme will be shortlisted for an annual Demo Day. Here you’ll pitch your Cyber Security
solution to potential customers, partners and investors.
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Support Programmes
Cyber 2.0 Growth Programme
Deadline: 14th February 2020
Tech Nation, together with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, are launching its second growth programme for
Cybersecurity Scaleups. Cyber 2.0, will kick off this April.
The free, nationwide, six-month programme will first and foremost function as a practical network for founders that facilitates peer-to-peer
learning across the C-suite (CEO, CTO, COO etc.) through values of honesty, intimacy and trust, as well as providing opportunities to learn
from later-stage founders, meet investors and potential clients, and join us on an international trip in collaboration with Department of
International Trade .
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Support programmes
Cyber ASAP – Register your interest
Deadline: 4th March 2020
Individuals based in a UK academic institution can apply for a share of £800,000 to join the cyber security academic startup
accelerator programme (CyberASAP). Applications will open on Monday, 10th February with the programme commencing on the 1st
and 2nd April (London bootcamp).
A dynamic and comprehensive programme of specialist training, workshops, briefings and bootcamps provides participating teams
with vital insights into the key milestones necessary to take their product to market. You can find out which teams have advanced to
the final stage of last year’s programme here. These teams will be presenting their products to the business and investment
community at our Demo Day on Thursday 13th February 2020 in London. If you are interested in attending, please register your
expression of interest here.
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Support programmes
Creative England
Creative England uncovers, connects and backs the best original storytellers; driving diversity, collaboration and growth in the
creative screen industries. Our vision is for England’s creative people and businesses to be the most innovative and successful in the
world.
Creative England creates opportunities for new voices, products and services to emerge, helping to build inclusive, sustainable
creative communities. We showcase new and emerging talent. We invest in businesses, connect them to new markets and help them
to create jobs.
We mobilise public and private resources to make this possible. We partner with commercial brands, like Sky Arts and Xbox, along
with local authorities, universities and European bodies.
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Support programmes
Knowledge Transfer Partnership
The Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) scheme helps businesses in the UK to innovate and grow by linking them with an academic or
research organisation and a graduate.
The scheme can last between 12 and 36 months, depending on what the project is and the needs of the business.
A KTP is part-funded by a grant. You will need to contribute to the salary of the Associate who will work with your business, plus the cost
of a supervisor who will oversee the scheme.
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Upcoming events
5G: What will it bring?
8th February, York
Demystifying VR – ‘Creative immersive technology as a
tool for innovation’
12th February, London
Expression of Interest: CyberASAP Demo Day – London
13th February
Digital Futures Developing the IoT Value Chain – London
19th February, London
SDTaP Demonstrators Phase 2: Cyber Security Challenges
in the Internet of Things - Manchester Briefing
20th February
Liverpool City Region 2020 Digital Summit
27th February, Liverpool
Innovate UK in the East of England 2020
4th March, Norwich
Digital Health Technology Show
10th-11th March, London
ImmerseUK Business Drop
17th March, Brighton
5G Expo Global
17th - 18th March, 2020
Inspiring Investment
7th April, London
XR Europe 2020
28th – 29th April, London
Keep up-to-date with KTN events here

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Investment
Private Investment Directory – Digital Refer
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 firm
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Networks: Immerse UK
• Augmented and Virtual Reality Independent Network
• Bringing together businesses, public sector & research
• Free to Join
• Learn more about Immersive Tech developments
• Help shape UK funding & research policy
• Showcase your ideas & identify funding opportunities
• Make business connections & form collaborative partnerships
http://www.immerseuk.org/

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Networks: AI for Services
The AI for Services network brings together Data and Artificial Intelligence businesses and academics with
professionals working in the high value service sectors of legal, accountancy insurance and finance.
This initiative is part of the Industrial Strategy Next Generation Services Challenge fund programme.
If you are an expert working in the field of Artificial Intelligence and data and looking to engage with the
services sector, or a professional enthusiast wanting to stay up to date with the innovation happening in
your sector, register today to join the Network and:
• Get news, resources and insight straight to your inbox
• Receive invitations to events
• Share your success stories with the community
• Promote your events or webinars
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Networks: UK5G
• Promotion of research, collaboration and the commercial
application of 5G in the UK
• Share the knowledge and lessons of 5G Testbeds & Trials
projects
• Enable new partnerships between technologists, potential
new entrants and major industrial adopters
• Support local (and international) investment opportunities
https://uk5g.org/

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