Case studies

We are developing a library of case studies which highlight promising R&D projects – Innovation ideas - or completed projects where businesses are looking to commercialise their research – Innovation results.

As more of our projects come to fruition we aim to spotlight great examples where the businesses involved – large or small – are progressing their ideas closer to market.

This section also includes directories of feasibility projects produced as part of our Collaboration Nation work to build communities of businesses working together.

 

Title Lead Company Further Information Programme PDF
A British apple a day keeps the doctor away Coressence Health
Collaborative R&D PDF
A lighterway to fly Tecvac Materials, Transport, Energy Collaborative R&D PDF
Achieving cleaner energy by reducing CO2 emissions E.ON Engineering/Rolls Royce Energy Collaborative R&D PDF
Beyond DNA: Finding hidden cures Cellcentric Health Collaborative R&D PDF
Big energy savings for process industries e2v Energy Collaborative R&D PDF
Biopharmaceuticals: Meeting the challenge of change GlaxoSmithKline Health Collaborative R&D PDF
Blinded by the light GE Aviation systems Electronics Collaborative R&D PDF
Breathing new life into accident treatment Anaxsys Health SBRI PDF
Brighter lights for safer aircraft Enfis Electronics, Transport Collaborative R&D PDF
Buoying up offshore carbon storage Ocean Resource Ltd Energy, Transport
Collaborative R&D PDF
Burning 'difficult' coals Doosan Babcock Energy Collaborative R&D PDF
Carbon capture from ships at sea Maritime CSS Sustainability, Transport Eurostars PDF
Catching cyber criminals at work HP Labs Digital Collaborative R&D PDF
Cheaper and more efficient fuel cells


PDF
Clean coal technology reduces power station emissions
Energy Collaborative R&D PDF
Cleaning up liquid biofuels Longma Clean Energy Consortium Energy
Collaborative R&D PDF
Composites bruise when damaged EPL Composite Solutions Advanced materials Collaborative R&D PDF
Composites Grand Challenge

GKN Aerospace

High value manufacturing

Advanced materials

Collaborative R&D PDF
Detecting dangerous diseases Stratophase Health, Electronics Collaborative R&D PDF
Diagnosing disease - at the touch of a button Enigma Diagnostics Health Collaborative R&D PDF
Digging deep for carbon reduction Scottish Power Ltd Energy Collaborative R&D PDF
Eco-friendly starch foam packaging Green Light Products Materials, Sustainability Collaborative R&D PDF
Flexible demand: getting the power generation balance right E.ON Energy Energy Collaborative R&D PDF
Generating a greener home energy Ceres Power Energy, Buildings Collaborative R&D PDF
Green energy from the sea Aquamarine Power Energy, Tidal Power Collaborative R&D PDF
Greener energy to reduce emissions Siemens Energy, Sustainability Collaborative R&D PDF
Hazardous waste cleans up its act Tetronics Sustainability Collaborative R&D PDF
Home grown Welsh eco house Coed Cymru Sustainability, buildings
SBRI PDF
Hospital hygiene under the microscope Creo Medical Health SBRI PDF
Hotter discs save jet fuel Rolls Royce Materials, Transport, Collaborative R&D PDF
How safe are slender carbon structures? MERL Ltd Materials, Energy Collaborative R&D PDF
Installing wind turbines in deep water Talisman Energy Energy
Collaborative R&D PDF
Intelligent ‘Mirror Lamp’reflects new bulb design Juice Technology Energy, Materials, Sustainability SBRI PDF
Keeping tabs on your mobile phone Data Transfer & Communications Digital SBRI PDF
Learning to visualize the answers Bridgeman Education Digital, creative industries Collaborative R&D PDF
Listening wiith light Stingray Geophysical Electronics Collaborative R&D PDF
Long ‘Life Bulb’ illuminates replacement market Zeta Controls Energy, Materials, Sustainability SBRI PDF
Longer lasting fuel cells Johnson Matthey/PAFC Energy
Collaborative R&D PDF
Low carbon future for concrete BRE
Sustainability, Buildings Collaborative R&D PDF
Low carbon life for terraced houses Plus Dane Group Buildings, Sustainability
SBRI PDF
Low carbon retrofit creates cosy home Energy Action Devon Buildings, Sustainability
Collaborative R&D PDF
Low cost, low risk tidal power technology IT Power Limited

PDF
Lower cost electrode coatings for hydrogen production ITM Power plc

PDF
Making homes greener with modcell White Design Buildings, Sustainability Collaborative R&D PDF
Making the most of tidal energy Garrad Hassan Energy, Tidal power Collaborative R&D PDF
Managing the might of the sea ASTEC coastal erosion monitoring Energy, Tidal power Collaborative R&D PDF
Maximising wind energy to power homes Senergy
Energy
Collaborative R&D PDF
Microwave clean up Waveland Sustainability Collaborative R&D PDF
More than a game - it's life and death Blitz Games Studios Digital, Creative industries, Health Collaborative R&D PDF
New vaccine could prevent deadly infections Immunobiology Health Collaborative R&D PDF
New wireless technology manages subsea assets WFS Technologies Digital, Energy Collaborative R&D PDF
Off the radar BAE Systems Energy, Electronics Collaborative R&D PDF
Painting the world greener ICI AzKoNobel Materials, Sustainability Collaborative R&D PDF
Protecting money in mobile phones Proxama
Digital SBRI PDF
Putting viewers in the picture BBC R&D Digital, Creative industries Collaborative R&D PDF
Reduce, reuse, recycle and now retrain Active Recycling Ltd Sustainability Collaborative R&D PDF
Renewable energy storage cuts carbon emissions Renewable Energy Dynamics Technology Ltd (REDT) Energy
PDF
Revolutionary research network Mendeley Digital Eurostars PDF
Saving lives and property BRE Global Digital, Buildings Collaborative R&D PDF
Saving lives through early warning AstraZeneca Medicine, Health Collaborative R&D PDF
Securing foundations for underwater turbines Tidal generation Ltd Energy, Tidal power Collaborative R&D PDF
Silent, lightweight and portable power generation
Arcola Energy

Energy, Fuel cells, Creative industries
Collaborative R&D PDF
Smart holograms – not just pretty pictures Smart Holograms
Materials Collaborative R&D PDF
The healing power of hair Avecia Medicine, Health Collaborative R&D PDF
The Sky's the limit AgustaWestland Materials, Transport Collaborative R&D PDF
Time and tide for novel turbines Green Tide Turbines Energy, Tidal power Collaborative R&D PDF
Ultra-low emission vans of the future Intelligent Energy Transport, Energy Collaborative R&D PDF
Under construction - the house of the future Balehaus Sustainability, Buildings Collaborative R&D PDF
Using natural resources to reduce emissions Green Biologics Energy, Transport Collaborative R&D PDF
Virtual motorways to manage real-life jams Risk Solutions
Digital, Transport SBRI PDF
White light burning bright Topless Electronics Collaborative R&D PDF
Zero-emission fuel-cell scooter (html) Intelligent Energy

PDF

 

Project directories and portfolios

Title Further Information Programme PDF
Collaboration Nation Directory - digital feasibility projects 2011
Collaboration nation
PDF
Collaboration Nation Directory - technology inspired feasibility projects 2011

Collaboration nation
PDF
Collaboration Nation Carbon abatement technologies feasibility projects Energy Collaboration nation PDF
Collaboration Nation Digital Britain feasibility projects Digital Collaboration nation PDF
Collaboration Nation Regenerative medicine projects Health Collaboration nation PDF
Collaboration Nation Space directory Collaboration nation PDF
Collaboration Nation Technology-inspired feasibility projects

PDF
Energy project portfolio 2009-10 Energy Collaborative R&D PDF
Tech city Launchpad 1 Directory of projects Digital PDF
Trusted Services Directory Digital Collaboration nation
PDF
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