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UK-Switzerland collaborative research and development: round two

Published on: 05/02/2024

UK-Switzerland collaborative research and development: round two

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £4 million for innovative projects in all technologies.

You must collaborate with at least one Swiss implementation partner applying under the equivalent Swiss Innosuisse programme.

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Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation and Innosuisse, The Swiss Innovation Authority, will invest up to £4 million from Innovate UK and a minimum of 3 million CHF from Innosuisse in innovation projects.

We encourage innovation in, but not limited to, the following technologies:

 

  • life sciences
  • AI
  • semiconductor applications
  • quantum

 

The aim of this competition is to enhance UK and Swiss collaborations and capabilities in the emerging fields of technology. The result being, the developing and delivering of new innovations and applications of the technologies across a broad range of other sectors.

 

Your proposal must comply with the scope and eligibility requirements as stated on this competition summary page, and include a consortium made up of non-linked Swiss and UK partners.

 

In applying to this competition, you are entering into a competitive process.

This competition closes at 11am UK time on the deadline stated in this Innovate UK competition brief. We cannot guarantee other government or third party sites will always show the correct competition information.

 

Funding type

Grant

 

Project size

 

Your UK project’s total grant funding request must be no greater than £450,000.

 

Accessibility and Inclusion

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and are committed to making our application process accessible to everyone. This includes making reasonable adjustments, for people who have a disability or a long-term condition and face barriers applying to us.

You can contact us at any time to ask for guidance.

We recommend you contact us at least 15 working days before this competition’s closing date to allow us to put the most suitable support in place. The support we can provide may be limited if you contact us close to the competition deadline.

You can contact Innovate UK by email or call 0300 321 4357. Our phone lines are open from 9am to 12pm and 2pm to 5pm UK time, Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays).

 

Opportunity status: Open
Funders: Innovate UK
Co-funders: Innosuisse, Swiss Innovation Agency
Funding type: Grant
Total fund: £4,000,000
Publication date: 19 January 2024
Opening date: 5 February 2024 9:30am UK time
Closing date: 1 May 2024 11:00am UK time

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