Competition Search

Search Competitions

Filter by keyword

Add a keyword(s) to the filter

Filter by programme

Choose a programme from the list
Filter
Quick Search by Programme
Filter

Strategic Area Show

Filter
Programme
Competition Title
Status
Date
  • Collaborative research and development

    Low carbon vehicles: the road to market

    Competition for collaborative research, development and validation funding.
    Open
    Opens 20/02/12 Closes 28/03/12 Closed 28/03/12 Awarded

  • Digital Licensing Framework Contest

    Digital Licensing Framework, up to £37k each for six working licensing information prototypes.
    Open
    Opens 09/02/12 Closes 22/03/12 Closed 22/03/12 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Highly innovative technology enablers for aerospace

    Competition for collaborative R&D funding, February 2012
    Open
    Opens 13/02/12 Closes 21/03/12 Closed 21/03/12 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Boosting innovation in manufacturing competencies

    Competition for collaborative R & D funding.
    Open
    Opens 16/01/12 Closes 29/02/12 Closed 29/02/12 Awarded
  • Smart

    Smart

    Innovation funding for SMEs (was Grant for R&D)
    Open
    Opens 04/04/11 Closes TBC Closed Awarded
  • SBRI

    Novel Technologies for Weapons

    Seeking technologies for characterising high energy events and low cost sensor technology for small, fast moving air vehicles and projectiles
    Forthcoming
    Opens 06/03/12 Closes 24/05/12 Closed 24/05/12 Awarded 01/06/12
  • Collaborative research and development

    Sustainable manufacturing for the process industry

    Competition for feasibility and collaborative R & D funding
    Forthcoming
    Opens 27/02/12 Closes 25/04/12 Closed 25/04/12 Awarded

  • Marine energy: Supporting array technologies

    Collaborative R&D, March 2012
    Forthcoming
    Opens 05/03/12 Closes 17/04/12 Closed 17/04/12 Awarded

  • Technology-inspired Innovation

    Competition for feasibility funding
    Forthcoming
    Opens 12/03/12 Closes 11/04/12 Closed 11/04/12 Awarded 01/08/12

  • Advance Notice - Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative

    Forthcoming competition for funding
    Forthcoming
    Open TBC Closes TBC Closed Awarded

  • Smart power distribution and demand

    Competition for feasibility funding
    Closed
    Opens 09/01/12 Closes 22/02/12 Closed 22/02/12 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Fuel cells and hydrogen: whole system integration

    £7.5m investment in collaborative research and development projects involving fuel cells and hydrogen energy systems.
    Closed
    Opens 09/01/12 Closes 22/02/12 Closed 22/02/12 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Innovation in ISTAR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance)

    Seeking new technologies for RADAR Electronic Surveillance, development of signal processing technologies and novel ISTAR ideas to support Urban Operations.
    Closed
    Opens 07/02/12 Closes 21/02/12 Closed 21/02/12 Awarded 01/05/12
  • SBRI

    Maritime Platform Efficiency & Sustainability

    Seeking proposals that can significantly reduce input demands (e.g. fuel), increase efficiency and reduce waste
    Closed
    Opens 26/01/12 Closes 21/02/12 Closed 21/02/12 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    OLAE+: Organic large area electronics

    OLAE + is a transnational call for collaborative research and development proposals under the European Commission’s (EC’s) ERA-NET Plus scheme.
    Closed
    Opens 24/10/11 Closes 31/01/12 Closed 31/01/12 Awarded

  • Building Performance Evaluation

    The competition will support companies in the their evaluation of the performance of case study buildings they design, build, own and/or operate. This will help builders and developers to deliver more efficient, better performing buildings. Competitions will be held in tranches for domestic and non-domestic buildings, through to 2012. The closing date listed here is for the current tranche.
    Closed
    Opens 24/10/11 Closes 18/01/12 Closed 18/01/12 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Operational Research and Analysis

    Seeking research proposals that will provide new and innovative tools and techniques to assist MOD in making enduring and emerging decisions.
    Closed
    Opens 15/11/11 Closes 17/01/12 Closed 17/01/12 Awarded 28/02/12
  • SBRI

    Optimisation of anaerobic digestion

    This competition aims to identify technologies, processes and/or modifications from any sector that will enable the optimisation of the AD process from feedstock reception through processing and the resulting outputs.
    Closed
    Opens 09/11/11 Closes 21/12/11 Closed 21/12/11 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Small scale anaerobic digestion

    This competition aims to identify and demonstrate existing, pre-commercial technologies that can demonstrate the goals of the small scale anaerobic digestion programme.
    Closed
    Opens 09/11/11 Closes 21/12/11 Closed 21/12/11 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    National Space Technology Programme - Space for Growth

    £8.5m funding for collaborative R&D projects to stimulate innovation and growth across the space industry.
    Closed
    Opens 31/10/11 Closes 14/12/11 Closed 14/12/11 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Accelerating innovation in rail

    £4m investment to accelerate business innovation in the UK rail industry.
    Closed
    Opens 07/11/11 Closes 14/12/11 Closed 14/12/11 Awarded

  • Carbon abatement technologies Phase 2 - Feasibility

    Competition for Feasibility funding, November 2011.
    Closed
    Opens 01/11/11 Closes 13/12/11 Closed 13/12/11 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Carbon abatement technologies Phase 2 - Collaborative R&D

    Competition for Collaborative R&D funding, November 2011.
    Closed
    Opens 01/11/11 Closes 13/12/11 Closed 13/12/11 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Nanoscale technology-enabled healthcare: building the supply chain

    Business-led collaborative research projects in the field of nanoscale technology-enabled solutions in the healthcare sector
    Closed
    Opens 01/11/11 Closes 13/12/11 Closed 13/12/11 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Innovative solutions to protect and secure UK interests in cyberspace

    Seeking innovative solutions to protect and secure UK interests in Cyberspace
    Closed
    Opens 01/11/11 Closes 08/12/11 Closed 08/12/11 Awarded 31/01/12
  • Collaborative research and development

    Technology Inspired Innovation

    Competition for collaborative R & D funding
    Closed
    Opens 31/10/11 Closes 07/12/11 Closed 07/12/11 Awarded

  • Internet of Things convergence

    Competition for funding of preparatory studies, October 2011
    Closed
    Opens 11/10/11 Closes 16/11/11 Closed 16/11/11 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Assessing the impact of near-patient testing

    Investment of up to £1m in projects to produce new and improved tools, products or capabilities in the field of health economics to assist companies in the design and evaluation of diagnostic clinical trials.
    Closed
    Opens 26/09/11 Closes 16/11/11 Closed 16/11/11 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Future Sensor Systems

    This competition seeks proposals for truly innovative sensing hardware, signal processing and techniques for next generation sensor systems.
    Closed
    Opens 04/10/11 Closes 15/11/11 Closed 15/11/11 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Sepsis I: Multi-pathogen detection and/or simple discrimination

    Sepsis I: Multi-pathogen detection and/or simple discrimination Collaborative R&D
    Closed
    Opens 30/08/11 Closes 09/11/11 Closed 09/11/11 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Sepsis II: Advancing biomarker use in sepsis management

    Sepsis II: Advancing biomarker use in sepsis management Competition for collaborative R&D funding September 2011
    Closed
    Opens 26/09/11 Closes 09/11/11 Closed 09/11/11 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Technologies for Unmanned Air Systems

    Seeking innovative developments for unmanned air systems (UAS).
    Closed
    Opens 27/09/11 Closes 04/11/11 Closed 04/11/11 Awarded 01/12/11
  • Collaborative research and development

    Producing high-value chemicals through industrial biotechnology

    The Technology Strategy Board is to invest up to £2.5m in feasibility studies and collaborative research and development projects in the field of high-value chemicals.
    Closed
    Opens 19/09/11 Closes 03/11/11 Closed 03/11/11 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Resource efficiency: supply chain innovation

    Resource efficiency: supply chain innovation
    Closed
    Opens 03/10/11 Closes 02/11/11 Closed 02/11/11 Awarded
  • SBRI

    NC3Rs/CRACK IT Challenges

    The NC3Rs is looking for new technologies and methodologies for the global biosciences research community with the potential to minimise animal use and improve animal welfare.
    Closed
    Opens 20/09/11 Closes 02/11/11 Closed 02/11/11 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Keeping Connected Business Challenge

    The Technology Strategy Board and the Design Council are running a competition to develop innovative services that keep older adults better connected.
    Closed
    Opens 08/09/11 Closes 20/10/11 Closed 20/10/11 Awarded 31/10/11
  • SBRI

    Dismounted Urban Sensing and Targeting (DUST)

    This competition seeks proposals for novel lightweight, all weather, day/night sensor processing and communication technologies.
    Closed
    Opens 08/09/11 Closes 18/10/11 Closed 18/10/11 Awarded 01/11/11
  • SBRI

    Novel Materials for Defence Exploitation

    Novel Materials or novel materials approaches to deliver solutions to defence challenges.
    Closed
    Opens 06/09/11 Closes 18/10/11 Closed 18/10/11 Awarded 31/10/11
  • SBRI

    ISTAR Concepts and Solutions Tranche 1: Novel Integrated ISTAR

    Innovative sensor signal processing for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance.
    Closed
    Opens 08/09/11 Closes 27/09/11 Closed 27/09/11 Awarded 31/10/11
  • Collaborative research and development

    Parallel and multi-core computing

    Competition for Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, June 2011
    Closed
    Open TBC Closes 15/09/11 Closed 15/09/11 Awarded

  • Design Option

    Design Option
    Closed
    Opens 30/08/11 Closes 15/09/11 Closed 15/09/11 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Strategic Challenges on Food Security

    The Food Standards Agency is looking for proposals to improve the safety of food in support of the Government’s food security agenda.
    Closed
    Opens 10/08/11 Closes 14/09/11 Closed 14/09/11 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Trustworthy Digital Systems

    Seeking innovative software developments in systems and information communication technology.
    Closed
    Opens 13/07/11 Closes 13/09/11 Closed 13/09/11 Awarded 20/10/11

  • Offshore renewable energy centre - call for expressions of interest

    Offshore renewable energy technology and innovation centre - call for expressions of interest July 2011
    Closed
    Opens 12/07/11 Closes 01/09/11 Closed 01/09/11 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Materials for Energy

    Materials for Energy Competition for prototype demonstrator collaborative R&D funding June 2011
    Closed
    Opens 06/06/11 Closes 03/08/11 Closed 03/08/11 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    ICT for manufacturing and construction

    Competition for collaborative R&D funding June 2011
    Closed
    Opens 06/06/11 Closes 03/08/11 Closed 03/08/11 Awarded
  • SBRI

    DALLAS - Delivering Assisted Living Lifestyles at Scale

    SBRI Competition for development contracts June 2011
    Closed
    Opens 07/06/11 Closes 27/07/11 Closed 27/07/11 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Metadata production tools - fast track 2

    Competition for fast-track funding March 2011
    Closed
    Opens 13/06/11 Closes 21/07/11 Closed 21/07/11 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Armour and Protection

    Innovative physical and active protection systems are sought that can counter IEDs, mines, top attack weapons and small arms.
    Closed
    Opens 07/06/11 Closes 19/07/11 Closed 19/07/11 Awarded

  • Design for Future Climate 2

    The Technology Strategy Board is launching a competition to fund the development of strategies to adapt UK buildings to the changing climate. We will invest up to £2.4m this year in a repeat of the 2010 competition, in which we invested £2.5m. The programme will be delivered by the Low Impact Building Innovation Platform, which is part of a broader focus on sustainability and low carbon innovation at the Technology Strategy Board.
    Closed
    Opens 31/05/11 Closes 06/07/11 Closed 06/07/11 Awarded

  • Nutrition for life - Feasibility study

    Nutrition for life Competition for Feasibility and Collaborative R&D Funding May 2011
    Closed
    Opens 09/05/11 Closes 29/06/11 Closed 29/06/11 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Applying New Thinking to Counter Terrorism – A Complex Adaptive Systems Approach

    Seeking innovative approaches to Counter Terrorism (CT) and Counter-Insurgency (COIN).
    Closed
    Opens 23/03/11 Closes 21/06/11 Closed 21/06/11 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Cell therapy technology and innovation centre - expressions of interest

    Cell therapy technology and innovation centre - call for expressions of interest May 2011
    Closed
    Opens 10/05/11 Closes 16/06/11 Closed 16/06/11 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Nutrition for life - Collaborative R&D

    Nutrition for life Competition for Feasibility and Collaborative R&D Funding May 2011
    Closed
    Opens 09/05/11 Closes 15/06/11 Closed 15/06/11 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Competition for R&D funding in digital projects: Tech City Launchpad 1

    Competition for R&D funding in digital projects: Tech City Launchpad 1
    Closed
    Opens 06/05/11 Closes 26/05/11 Closed 26/05/11 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Batteries for Low and Ultra Low Carbon Vehicles: Recycling and Re-Use

    Batteries for Low and Ultra Low Carbon Vehicles: Recycling and Re-Use
    Closed
    Opens 28/03/11 Closes 18/05/11 Closed 18/05/11 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Sustainable Protein Production

    Sustainable Protein Production Competition for collaborative R&D funding April 2011
    Closed
    Opens 04/04/11 Closes 11/05/11 Closed 11/05/11 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Have I got ‘views’ for you?

    Gathering and analysing publicly available data to gain an understanding of current events
    Closed
    Opens 07/03/11 Closes 03/05/11 Closed 03/05/11 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Metadata production tools

    Metadata production tools competition collaborative R&D funding March 2011
    Closed
    Opens 14/03/11 Closes 21/04/11 Closed 21/04/11 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Regenerative Medicine Programme: Tools and Technologies

    Regenerative Medicine Programme: Tools and Technologies
    Closed
    Opens 14/03/11 Closes 20/04/11 Closed 20/04/11 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Regenerative Medicine Programme: Developing Therapeutics 2

    Regenerative Medicine Programme: Developing Therapeutics 2
    Closed
    Opens 14/03/11 Closes 20/04/11 Closed 20/04/11 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Highly innovative strategic technologies in low carbon vehicles

    Highly innovative strategic technologies in low carbon vehicles Competition for collaborative R&D funding
    Closed
    Opens 07/03/11 Closes 20/04/11 Closed 20/04/11 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Collaboration across digital industries: creating sustainable value chains

    Collaboration across digital industries: creating sustainable value chains
    Closed
    Opens 14/03/11 Closes 20/04/11 Closed 20/04/11 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Disruptive technologies in low carbon vehicles

    Disruptive technologies in low carbon vehicles Competition for feasibility study funding March 2011
    Closed
    Opens 07/03/11 Closes 20/04/11 Closed 20/04/11 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Improving the Health of People with Long-Term Conditions ‘Personalisation and Empowerment’

    NHS East of England would like ideas that can be shown to make a difference to the care of people with long-term conditions. The areas that proposals should focus on are: • Delivery of care closer to home and in the home • The empowerment of people to take greater control and responsibility of their health and care
    Closed
    Opens 28/02/11 Closes 07/04/11 Closed 07/04/11 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Threat Awareness

    Research and development which enhances capability to identify cues associated with local human behaviour, atmospheric indicators and changes to the environment that are directly or indirectly caused by hiding IEDS.
    Closed
    Opens 16/02/11 Closes 07/04/11 Closed 07/04/11 Awarded
  • European/FP7 competition

    Eurostars March 2011 Call

    A Eurostars project is a European research and development project. It can address any technological area, but must have a civilian purpose and be aimed at the development of a new product, process or service.
    Closed
    Open TBC Closes 24/03/11 Closed 24/03/11 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Independence Matters

    The Technology Strategy Board and the Design Council are working in partnership to launch a £600k investment that seeks to generate innovative solutions to help people live independently for longer. Home and Away is a response to the challenges and opportunities arising from the global demographic shift towards an ageing population. We want to develop and promote new attitudes and approaches towards ageing, as well as generate new business opportunities.
    Closed
    Opens 07/02/11 Closes 23/03/11 Closed 23/03/11 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Measurement of the energy yield from the biobased fraction of mixed waste

    Decc and the Technology Strategy Board are launching this competition on the development of methods to measure the energy yield from the biobased fraction of mixed waste. This follows on from the recent competition the from Defra which focused on determining the biogenic energy content of a range of mixed waste streams prior to their use for energy recovery.
    Closed
    Opens 24/01/11 Closes 16/03/11 Closed 16/03/11 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Making waves: gesture-based communications system

    A location and gesture-based communication system which enables learners to interact independently with mobile technology to produce text and/or audio output and execution of commands.
    Closed
    Opens 07/01/11 Closes 15/03/11 Closed 15/03/11 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Plain sailing: easy, navigable and personalisable access to digital information

    Ideas which will allow learner friendly independent access to digital information.
    Closed
    Opens 07/01/11 Closes 15/03/11 Closed 15/03/11 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Stratified medicines programme: Inflammatory biomarkers for more effective drugs

    Stratified medicines programme: Inflammatory biomarkers for more effective drugs competition for collaborative R&D funding January 2011
    Closed
    Opens 10/01/11 Closes 24/02/11 Closed 24/02/11 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Stratified medicines programme: Developing business models and value systems

    Stratified medicines programme: Developing business models and value systems competition for collaborative R&D funding January 2011
    Closed
    Opens 10/01/11 Closes 24/02/11 Closed 24/02/11 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Stratified medicines programme: Tumour profiling and data capture to improve cancer care

    Stratified medicines programme: Tumour profiling and data capture to improve cancer care competition for collaborative R&D funding January 2011
    Closed
    Opens 10/01/11 Closes 17/02/11 Closed 17/02/11 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Metadata: increasing the value of digital content (fast-track projects)

    Metadata: increasing the value of digital content (fast-track projects)
    Closed
    Opens 13/09/10 Closes 17/02/11 Closed 17/02/11 Awarded
  • SBRI

    GeoVation Challenge – How can we improve transport in Britain

    GeoVation is running it’s second challenge “How can we improve transport in Britain?” We all travel and we are all transport users. Travel and transport are key to businesses and central to our way of life. But many aspects of transportation clearly have significant environmental, social and economic impacts.
    Closed
    Opens 28/09/10 Closes 11/02/11 Closed 11/02/11 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Feasibility Studies in Digital Services

    Feasibility Studies in Digital Services
    Closed
    Opens 10/01/11 Closes 10/02/11 Closed 10/02/11 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Feasibility Studies for Innovation in Space

    Feasibility Studies for Innovation in Space
    Closed
    Opens 10/01/11 Closes 10/02/11 Closed 10/02/11 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Feasibility Studies for Technology-Inspired Innovation

    Feasibility Studies for Technology-Inspired Innovation
    Closed
    Opens 10/01/11 Closes 10/02/11 Closed 10/02/11 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Feasibility Studies for Responsible Development of Nanoscale Technologies

    Feasibility Studies for Responsible Development of Nanoscale Technologies
    Closed
    Opens 10/01/11 Closes 10/02/11 Closed 10/02/11 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Next Generation Nuclear Material Detection

    This competition is seeking to identify and develop the next generation nuclear material detection technology.
    Closed
    Opens 08/12/10 Closes 08/02/11 Closed 08/02/11 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Collaborative Multi-Source Intelligence

    This competition aims to stimulate novel approaches to collaborative fusion and analysis using multiple and different sources of intelligence.
    Closed
    Opens 07/12/10 Closes 25/01/11 Closed 25/01/11 Awarded
  • SBRI

    NI Tourism Apps

    Northern Ireland Tourist Board together with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment are seeking to stimulate the development of innovative Apps, which will be suitable for download across mobile platforms. The Apps should increase visitor numbers and visitor spend in Northern Ireland, through providing visitor information in a creative and engaging form, that can be tailored to personal preferences and interests.
    Closed
    Opens 07/12/10 Closes 20/01/11 Closed 20/01/11 Awarded 04/03/11
  • SBRI

    Innovative Approaches to Detection of Biological Agents

    Seeking innovative approaches to the detection of Biological Agents (viruses, bacteria and toxins).
    Closed
    Opens 19/11/10 Closes 20/12/10 Closed 20/12/10 Awarded
  • SBRI

    SBRI Stroke

    NHS South East Coast are seeking new innovations to address the causes of stroke and to support rehabilitation following a stroke. As a high priority for the region, the key overarching outcome of this SBRI will be focused on using technology to improve the identification of Atrial Fibrillation in the general population and the identification of Atrial Fibrillation in people with existing illness.
    Closed
    Opens 12/10/10 Closes 16/12/10 Closed 16/12/10 Awarded 11/02/11
  • SBRI

    Armour and Protection

    Seeking innovative physical and active protection systems that can counter IEDs, mines, top attack weapons and small arms.
    Closed
    Opens 28/10/10 Closes 07/12/10 Closed 07/12/10 Awarded 04/01/11
  • Collaborative research and development

    Manufacturing High Value Chemicals through Industrial Biotechnology - feasibility funding

    Manufacturing High Value Chemicals through Industrial Biotechnology competition for feasibility funding
    Closed
    Opens 12/10/10 Closes 01/12/10 Closed 01/12/10 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Application of Biometric Technologies for Force Protection and Counter-Terrorism

    Innovative proposals are sought which will enable rapid collection and processing of biometric data.
    Closed
    Opens 19/10/10 Closes 22/11/10 Closed 22/11/10 Awarded 10/01/11
  • Collaborative research and development

    Genomes UK: Exploiting the Potential of High-Throughput Sequencing

    Genomes UK: Exploiting the Potential of High-Throughput Sequencing - competiton for funding
    Closed
    Opens 12/10/10 Closes 18/11/10 Closed 18/11/10 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Technology-Inspired Collaborative Research and Development

    Technology-Inspired Collaborative Research and Development October 2010
    Closed
    Opens 12/10/10 Closes 18/11/10 Closed 18/11/10 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Manufacturing High Value Chemicals through Industrial Biotechnology Collaborative R&D

    Manufacturing High Value Chemicals through Industrial Biotechnology Competition Flyer
    Closed
    Opens 12/10/10 Closes 17/11/10 Closed 17/11/10 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Fast Track to the Front Line

    The MOD’s Center for Defence Enterprise (CDE) is seeking innovative applications which: • Minimise surrounding damage whilst breaching thick adobe walls. • Improve capability to see into compounds and into buildings. • Maximise ability to pre-empt and detect the origin of direct fire (e.g. rifle or rocket propelled grenade).
    Closed
    Opens 15/10/10 Closes 11/11/10 Closed 11/11/10 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Determination of the energy content in the biomass fraction of a mixed waste stream

    Defra and the Technology Strategy Board are launching this competition to fund work on the development of technology to determine the biogenic energy content of a range of mixed waste streams prior to their use for energy recovery.
    Closed
    Opens 20/09/10 Closes 03/11/10 Closed 03/11/10 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Harnessing Large and Diverse Sources of Data

    Harnessing Large and Diverse Sources of Data
    Closed
    Opens 13/09/10 Closes 21/10/10 Closed 21/10/10 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Nanotechnology – enabled solar energy harvesting: Building the supply chain

    Nanotechnology – enabled solar energy harvesting: Building the supply chain
    Closed
    Opens 13/09/10 Closes 21/10/10 Closed 21/10/10 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Metadata: increasing the value of digital content (mainstream projects)

    Metadata: increasing the value of digital content (mainstream projects)
    Closed
    Opens 13/09/10 Closes 21/10/10 Closed 21/10/10 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Wave and tidal stream energy technologies: underpinning deployment

    Wave and tidal stream energy technologies: underpinning deployment. Competition for collaborative R&D funding September 2010
    Closed
    Opens 13/09/10 Closes 21/10/10 Closed 21/10/10 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Cyber Defence - Next Generation Analytical Tools

    Protecting MoD systems from sophisticated threats is an increasing challenge in a networked world. This Centre for Defence Enterprise (CDE) SBRI competition focuses upon novel approaches to Cyber Defence with particular emphasis on the challenges of: Enhanced Situational Awareness, Advanced Intruder Detection, Decision Support for Cyber Defence, and Co-operative working for Cyber Defence.
    Closed
    Opens 09/09/10 Closes 14/10/10 Closed 14/10/10 Awarded
  • European/FP7 competition

    Eurostars September 2010 Call

    A Eurostars project is a European research and development project. It can address any technological area, but must have a civilian purpose and be aimed at the development of a new product, process or service.
    Closed
    Opens 25/02/10 Closes 30/09/10 Closed 30/09/10 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Low carbon vehicles integrated delivery programme strategic research portfolios

    This competition, being run by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), invites applications to attend a consortium building workshop, which will explore research challenges in a number of technical areas supporting the development of low carbon vehicles.
    Closed
    Opens 02/09/10 Closes 30/09/10 Closed 30/09/10 Awarded
  • SBRI

    On farm test for Campylobacter

    There is a requirement for a rapid, accurate, cheap test that can be deployed on farms to identify Campylobacter infection. This test would be used to inform actions on the farm and would need to be simple and robust enough for farm workers to use.
    Closed
    Opens 06/07/10 Closes 17/09/10 Closed 17/09/10 Awarded 31/12/10
  • Collaborative research and development

    Competition for disruptive solutions for energy, digital, healthcare, & sustainability problems

    Competition for disruptive solutions for energy, digital, healthcare, & sustainability problems
    Closed
    Opens 06/09/10 Closes 16/09/10 Closed 16/09/10 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Future Sensing of Underwater Threats

    Seeking innovative approaches to detect and counter both static and mobile underwater targets.
    Closed
    Opens 21/07/10 Closes 15/09/10 Closed 15/09/10 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Trusted Services Competition

    £8m competition to fund projects that aim to speed up the deployment of secure and trustworthy information systems, within Digital Britain and the wider global economy.
    Closed
    Opens 10/05/10 Closes 10/09/10 Closed 10/09/10 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Living well with Dementia

    NHS South East Coast is seeking new innovations to enable people with dementia to live more independently.
    Closed
    Opens 30/06/10 Closes 09/09/10 Closed 09/09/10 Awarded 15/10/10
  • SBRI

    Reduction in hospital admissions

    The NHS South Central Challenge is looking to all sectors to bring new technologies and new practice to bear on the achievement of the ambitious Shaping the Future (QIPP) target of a 20% reduction in admissions to hospital within the next 2 years.
    Closed
    Opens 29/06/10 Closes 23/08/10 Closed 23/08/10 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Collaboration across digital industries (mainstream collaborative R&D)

    Collaboration across digital industries (mainstream collaborative R&D)
    Closed
    Opens 12/07/10 Closes 19/08/10 Closed 19/08/10 Awarded
  • European/FP7 competition

    Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) Joint Programme Call for Proposals 2010 AAL-2010-3

    ICT-based Solutions for Advancement of Older Persons’ Independence and Participation in the “Self-Serve Society”
    Closed
    Opens 26/04/10 Closes 30/07/10 Closed 30/07/10 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Assisted Living: Economic and Business Models and Social and Behavioural Studies

    The aim of this call is to address needs identified in the areas of Economic and Business Models and Social and Behavioural Studies.
    Closed
    Opens 21/06/10 Closes 29/07/10 Closed 29/07/10 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Collaboration across digital industries (fast-track)

    Over the next 12 months we will invest up to £18m in this competition, which challenges businesses to develop an internet with a sustainable economic future from which all participants will benefit.
    Closed
    Opens 14/06/10 Closes 22/07/10 Closed 22/07/10 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Design for Future Climate: Adapting Buildings

    A competition to fund the development of strategies to adapt UK buildings to the changing climate.
    Closed
    Opens 14/06/10 Closes 22/07/10 Closed 22/07/10 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Nuclear R&D feasibility studies

    This competition is funding feasibility studies so that companies, particularly small and medium-sized businesses, can strengthen the supply chain and explore opportunities in the civil nuclear industry.
    Closed
    Opens 14/06/10 Closes 22/07/10 Closed 22/07/10 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Screening for Drug Drivers

    Use of an oral fluid screening device would significantly assist the detection of drug drivers by the police.
    Closed
    Opens 03/06/10 Closes 15/07/10 Closed 15/07/10 Awarded 31/08/10
  • Collaborative research and development

    Integrating smart meters into systems for smart homes

    £4.5m competition for collaborative research, development and demonstration projects. Projects will integrate ‘smart’ meters with communications to make a ‘smart’ system that will have an impact on the demand for, and usage of, energy in the home.
    Closed
    Opens 10/05/10 Closes 08/07/10 Closed 08/07/10 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Digital Testbed: Network services demonstrators

    As part of our Digital Testbed Programme we have allocated up to £2m to invest in a small number of projects that will establish network services demonstrators.
    Closed
    Opens 10/05/10 Closes 24/06/10 Closed 24/06/10 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Next Generation IED Search and Defeat Capability

    Research and development which enhances capability to locate and defeat Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), whilst minimising the burden on military personnel.
    Closed
    Opens 13/05/10 Closes 24/06/10 Closed 24/06/10 Awarded 30/07/10
  • SBRI

    Influence through Cyberspace

    Research investigating how behaviour and attitudes are revealed and can be shaped by online activity within cyberspace.
    Closed
    Opens 22/04/10 Closes 07/06/10 Closed 07/06/10 Awarded 05/07/10
  • SBRI

    Helicopter Rotor Blade Scintillation

    Seeking innovative approaches to physical protection systems that protect against IEDs, mines, rocket attacks and other threats in current and possible future operations.
    Closed
    Opens 11/02/10 Closes 11/05/10 Closed 11/05/10 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Regenerative Medicine Programme: Tools and Technologies Feasibility Studies

    To explore the feasibility of developing platform tools and technologies to overcome key development challenges in safety and efficacy testing, and the manufacturing of regenerative medicine therapeutics.
    Closed
    Opens 08/03/10 Closes 29/04/10 Closed 29/04/10 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Regenerative Medicine Programme: Developing Therapeutics

    As part of a £21.5m programme in Regenerative Medicine, the Technology Strategy Board is to invest up to £4m in fast-track collaborative research and development projects in the area of regenerative medicine therapeutics.
    Closed
    Opens 08/03/10 Closes 29/04/10 Closed 29/04/10 Awarded
  • European/FP7 competition

    PIANO+

    PIANO+ is a transnational competition calling for proposals to develop photonic technology and systems to enable widespread broadband access of at least 1 Gbit/s by 2015-20.
    Closed
    Opens 15/03/10 Closes 29/04/10 Closed 29/04/10 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Energy efficient Whitehall

    This competition is looking for energy efficient solutions for government buildings in Whitehall.
    Closed
    Opens 22/02/10 Closes 19/04/10 Closed 19/04/10 Awarded 30/09/10
  • SBRI

    Ultra-efficient lighting for homes

    The Technology Strategy Board and Defra are launching a £1.2m SBRI initiative to fund development work on ultra-efficient lighting (UEL) for the domestic environment.
    Closed
    Opens 22/02/10 Closes 19/04/10 Closed 19/04/10 Awarded 26/05/10
  • Collaborative research and development

    Integrated Delivery Programme Competition 4

    Ultra Low Carbon vehicle technology and supply network development
    Closed
    Opens 08/02/10 Closes 01/04/10 Closed 01/04/10 Awarded
  • European/FP7 competition

    Eurostars February 2010 Call

    A Eurostars project is a European research and development project. It can address any technological area, but must have a civilian purpose and be aimed at the development of a new product, process or service.
    Closed
    Opens 01/09/09 Closes 25/02/10 Closed 25/02/10 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Fighting infection through detection

    Detection and identification of infectious agents competition
    Closed
    Opens 18/01/10 Closes 25/02/10 Closed 25/02/10 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Plastic Electronics competition

    To overcome technical barriers and start building the supply chain to enable the UK to exploit plastic electronics.
    Closed
    Opens 18/01/10 Closes 25/02/10 Closed 25/02/10 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    New Approaches to Crop Protection Competition

    We are launching a collaborative R&D competition with up to £13m investment to help crop growers (arable and horticulture, forage and non-food crops) respond to the dual challenges of increasing the productivity of crops while reducing the environmental impact of crop production.
    Closed
    Opens 18/01/10 Closes 25/02/10 Closed 25/02/10 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    New Approaches to Crop Protection Competition

    We are launching a collaborative R&D competition with up to £13m investment to help crop growers (arable and horticulture, forage and non-food crops) respond to the dual challenges of increasing the productivity of crops while reducing the environmental impact of crop production.
    Closed
    Opens 18/01/10 Closes 25/02/10 Closed 25/02/10 Awarded
  • European/FP7 competition

    IMI 2nd Call 2009

    Innovative Medicines Initiative
    Closed
    Opens 27/11/09 Closes 08/02/10 Closed 08/02/10 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Plastic electronics demonstrators

    Plastic electronics demonstrators: COMPETITION FOR WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS December 2009
    Closed
    Opens 07/12/09 Closes 28/01/10 Closed 28/01/10 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Less Than Lethal Weapons and Effects

    This competition aims to stimulate innovative research proposals for technology that can assist the Armed Forces to deliver less than lethal effects in current operational situations.
    Closed
    Opens 29/11/09 Closes 05/01/10 Closed 05/01/10 Awarded 29/01/10
  • Collaborative research and development

    User-centred design: Low Impact Buildings

    User-centred design: Low Impact Buildings competition
    Closed
    Opens 13/10/09 Closes 17/12/09 Closed 17/12/09 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Informed Logistics

    This competition on ‘Informed Logistics’ is looking for project consortia to develop innovative systems and services able to affect the entire supply chain, across the whole transport network. We are encouraging innovation across the whole spectrum of goods distribution, including; rural, local, regional, national and international distribution.
    Closed
    Opens 02/11/09 Closes 10/12/09 Closed 10/12/09 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Battlefield Medical Technology

    This CDE call is focuses on quality of survival, battlefield analgesia and medical force protection.
    Closed
    Opens 22/10/09 Closes 04/12/09 Closed 04/12/09 Awarded 31/12/09
  • SBRI

    Detection of Volatile Compounds

    Explosives release small quantities of airborne chemicals, known as Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). MOD is seeking other methods than using dogs to perform this task with minimal intervention by personnel.
    Closed
    Opens 06/10/09 Closes 01/12/09 Closed 01/12/09 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Developing High Value Chemicals through Industrial Biotechnology

    The Technology Strategy Board is running a competition to fund the development and commercialisation of innovative processes that will generate high value chemicals through industrial biotechnology, on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).
    Closed
    Opens 18/09/09 Closes 19/11/09 Closed 19/11/09 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Fractured Neck of Femur

    Wouldn’t it be great if there was a new, easy to use/re-use mechanism for moving patients with a fractured neck of femur which would self regulate/stabilise whilst the patient was in transit (help protect the patient from further injury to an already painful complaint).
    Closed
    Opens 12/10/09 Closes 16/11/09 Closed 16/11/09 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Paediatric improved diagnostics

    Wouldn't it be great if there were improved diagnostic and investigative testing for children which included a rapid assessment of ER based vital signs; could demonstrate a differentiation of viral versus bacterial infections and could offer a multiple specific and generic tests that could network visualisation for quick decision making.
    Closed
    Opens 12/10/09 Closes 16/11/09 Closed 16/11/09 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Regenerative Medicine - Value Systems and Business Modelling

    Regenerative Medicine – a £1.5M two-stage CR&D competition in Value Systems and Business Modelling.
    Closed
    Opens 15/10/09 Closes 16/11/09 Closed 16/11/09 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Paediatric Transport Chair

    Wouldn't it be great if children with profound learning and physical difficulties who have long term conditions could be managed more effectively in the community and have their quality of life increased
    Closed
    Opens 12/10/09 Closes 16/11/09 Closed 16/11/09 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Paediatric non-invasive technologies

    Wouldn't it be great if there were suitable non invasive technologies (or minimally invasive technologies) to replace the current invasive testing methods and which could be carried out at the bedside and offer multiple testing capability delivered via the same platform.
    Closed
    Opens 12/10/09 Closes 16/11/09 Closed 16/11/09 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Armour and Protection

    Seeking innovative aproaches to physical protection systems that protect against IEDs, mines, rocket attacks and other threats in current and possible future operations.
    Closed
    Opens 08/10/09 Closes 12/11/09 Closed 12/11/09 Awarded 17/12/09
  • Collaborative research and development

    Regenerative Medicine Programme: Therapeutics Feasibility Studies

    Regenerative Medicine – a £3M feasibility studies competition in the area of Regenerative Medicine Therapeutics.
    Closed
    Opens 01/09/09 Closes 23/10/09 Closed 23/10/09 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Demonstration Programme

    Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Demonstration Programme
    Closed
    Opens 10/09/09 Closes 01/10/09 Closed 01/10/09 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Feasibility Studies for Technology-Inspired Innovation

    Technology Inspired Areas Feasibility Studies Competition
    Closed
    Opens 01/09/09 Closes 01/10/09 Closed 01/10/09 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Feasibility Studies for Digital Britain

    Digital Britain Feasibility Studies Competition
    Closed
    Opens 01/09/09 Closes 01/10/09 Closed 01/10/09 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Automatic Imagery Extraction

    MOD is seeking automatic and semi-autonomous tools / techniques to ease operator workload in the processing & exploitation of imagery data in high-data throughput environments.
    Closed
    Opens 27/07/09 Closes 11/09/09 Closed 11/09/09 Awarded 16/10/09
  • SBRI

    Lightweight Personal Protection

    Personal protection (including body armour and helmets) is a major contributing factor to the load carried by our troops and this call will seek novel lightweight solutions whilst maintaining a high level of physical protection.
    Closed
    Opens 25/06/09 Closes 04/09/09 Closed 04/09/09 Awarded 09/10/09
  • SBRI

    Prosthetics

    This CDE call focuses on two specific areas of treatment research related to amputation research and similar complex traumas.
    Closed
    Opens 16/07/09 Closes 03/09/09 Closed 03/09/09 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Future Protected Vehicle – 30 tonne tank

    Looking for highly innovative ways of delivering the same capability as our current Main Battle Tanks, but in a significantly lighter package that is more easily transportable, fuel efficient and less reliant on the supporting military infrastructure.
    Closed
    Opens 25/06/09 Closes 03/09/09 Closed 03/09/09 Awarded 02/11/09
  • SBRI

    Self Sustaining Forward Operating Base

    Looking for technologies to power a Forward Operating Base whilst minimising or even removing the need for a fuel supply chain.
    Closed
    Opens 21/05/09 Closes 31/07/09 Closed 31/07/09 Awarded 31/08/09
  • SBRI

    Intent in Crowded Places

    Seeking innovative approaches to understand, characterise, detect and influence intent in crowded places with a view to reducing the risk of terrorist attacks.
    Closed
    Opens 03/06/09 Closes 10/07/09 Closed 10/07/09 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Lightweight Soldier Weapon System

    Looking for novel technologies and materials that reduce the weight of the small arms (weapons) and ammunition carried by an Infantry Section (8 soldiers).
    Closed
    Opens 23/04/09 Closes 05/06/09 Closed 05/06/09 Awarded 01/07/09
  • SBRI

    Hot Products

    Aims to stimulate design led innovation in the security of mobile phone devices, through improving the security of data stored on mobile devices.
    Closed
    Opens 20/04/09 Closes 29/05/09 Closed 29/05/09 Awarded 01/07/09
  • SBRI

    Countering Difficult Air Targets

    MOD is conducting research to ensure that air defence weapons & systems are capable of dealing with the evolving threat from aerial systems.
    Closed
    Opens 24/02/09 Closes 22/05/09 Closed 22/05/09 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Energy Efficient Soldier

    Specifically looking for the rapid implementation of novel lightweight or high density power technologies to reduce the weight burden carried by infantry soldiers.
    Closed
    Opens 24/03/09 Closes 07/05/09 Closed 07/05/09 Awarded 01/06/09
  • SBRI

    Maritime Data and Information Assimilation

    This competition is seeks proposals which will improve the clarity of important information (e.g. threats) in large amounts of data through improved automation, presentation and training.
    Closed
    Open TBC Closes TBC Closed Awarded
  • SBRI

    Novel Technologies for Complex Weapons

    This competition is seeking to identify and develop novel and low cost technologies for future Complex Weapons (CW). Whilst proposals in any area of CW will be considered, there are 2 priority areas of need: Electric Power Systems Composite Materials in Complex Weapons
    Closed
    Opens 27/01/11 Closes TBC Closed Awarded
  • SBRI

    Unmanned Distribution Systems

    This competition is seeking to identify and develop systems to maintain logistic distribution capacity whilst reducing manpower requirements of logistics supply chain operations to the Front Line.
    Closed
    Opens 19/01/11 Closes TBC Closed Awarded
  • SBRI

    Less Than Lethal Escalation of Force

    The Centre for Defence Enterprise (CDE) and the MOD Counter-Terrorism Science & Technology Centre will host a seminar on Less Than Lethal Escalation of Force. The seminar will launch a call for novel research proposals that can assist the Armed Forces to deliver less than lethal effects in current operations.
    Awarded
    Opens 12/10/10 Closes 07/11/10 Closed 07/11/10 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Synthetic Environments in managed motorways

    Use of synthetic environments applied to transport, in this case, modelling and managing complex traffic situations on motorways
    Awarded
    Opens 09/07/09 Closes 11/09/09 Closed 11/09/09 Awarded 31/10/09
  • SBRI

    Keeping Children Active

    Looking for technologies which can help and motivate children to take more exercise, to understand and monitor the amount of exercise they are taking and to incentivise them to exercise more.
    Awarded
    Opens 22/04/09 Closes 30/06/09 Closed 30/06/09 Awarded 01/09/09
  • SBRI

    Managing Long term Conditions

    Ideas and technologies that address the remote monitoring of patients combined with decision support to enable better care from home.
    Awarded
    Opens 22/04/09 Closes 30/06/09 Closed 30/06/09 Awarded 01/09/09
  • SBRI

    Patient Safety and improving health outcomes

    Technologies that enable better patient monitoring, accurate transfer and interpretation of data to determine the correct treatment, designing best practice and eliminating calculation errors in medication.
    Awarded
    Opens 22/04/09 Closes 30/06/09 Closed 30/06/09 Awarded 01/09/09
  • SBRI

    Retrofit for the Future

    This competition aims to retrofit UK social housing stock in order to meet future targets in reduction of CO2 emissions and energy use.
    Awarded
    Opens 07/04/09 Closes 24/06/09 Closed 24/06/09 Awarded 01/07/09
  • Collaborative research and development

    Wave and tidal stream energy technologies: reducing costs and improving performance

    This competition will support applied research and experimental development of wave energy and tidal stream devices, addressing the high-level challenges of driving down the cost of energy and improving the reliability and performance of wave and tidal stream energy generating devices.
    Opens 08/03/10 Closes 29/10/10 Closed 29/10/10 Awarded
  • Collaborative research and development

    Affordable Composites Manufacturing

    November 2009 GRAND CHALLENGE: COMPETITION FOR FUNDING
    Opens 26/11/09 Closes 29/01/10 Closed 29/01/10 Awarded
  • SBRI

    Personal Robotics Support Vehicle

    Ideas for a robotic support vehicle that can follow an Infantry Section (8 soldiers) can carry some of their equipment on, but which will have the same mobility and can go to the same places that the soldiers can.
    Opens 23/04/09 Closes 05/06/09 Closed 05/06/09 Awarded 01/07/09
Copyright © 2012