On this page you will find information on:
Key Dates: Competition opens
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| 26th April 2006 | Deadline for registering your intention for projects seeking in excess of £8 million public sector support
| | 24th May 2006 | Deadline for registering your intention for projects seeking less than £8 million public sector support
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| 12th June 2006 | Outline application submission deadline (small Projects + Two stage) Deadline to submit an outline application (Large Projects)
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| 19th June 2006
19 July 2006
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Background The strategy launch event, which will be held at the Barbican, in London, on 26 April, will give business the opportunity to find out more about the Key Technology strategies and how to input to the process of developing them further. The Technology Programme competition for collaborative research and development projects will also formally open for applications at this event and a series of partnering events and applicant briefings will be held in May with the support of the Research Councils, Regional Development Agencies and Devolved Administrations. These events will be an opportunity for delegates to learn more about the priorities in the Spring 06 competition, including the competition requirements and the application process.
Timeline for applications | Date | Competition for funding opens | 26th April 2006 | | Deadline for registering your intention for projects seeking in excess of £8 million public sector support | 24th May 2006 | Deadline for registering your intention for projects seeking less than £8 million public sector support | 12th June 2006 | Deadline for submission of Outline Applications | 19th June 2006 | End of Outline Assessment | 18th July 2006 | Deadline for submission of Full Applications | 12th September 2006 | End of full assessment | 7th November 2006 |
The Spring 2006 technology priority areas are: - Design Engineering & Advanced Manufacturing:
Management of complex fluid flow conditions - £12m
| - Electronics & Photonics:
Novel Technologies For Low-Cost, High Efficiency Electronics And Lighting Systems - £9m
| - Emerging Energy Technologies:
Low Carbon Energy Technologies - £15m
Oil & Gas Technologies - £2m
| - Sustainable Production & Consumption:
Energy Efficiency Technologies - £12m (includes Building Design & Controls and Manufacturing Processes)
| - Bioscience & Healthcare:
Exploitation of Bioscience for Industry - £4m
Safety Biomarkers for Pharmaceutical Development - £8m
| - Advanced Materials:
Materials for Extended First Use and Re-use - £9m
| - Information & Communication Technology:
Data, Scientific and Medical Visualisation for innovative products and services - £9m
| | | Click here to see PDF's on the above priority areas |
| | | 1. The Technology Strategy Board’s Annual Report and Call to Action was published in November 2005. Further information about the Technology Strategy, including the Technology Strategy Board’s Annual Report and Call to Action can be found here. | | | | 2. More details about the Technology Programme, the Spring 06 Collaborative R&D competition, events and how to apply can be accessed here | | | | 3. The Collaborative R&D competition is open to business and academic collaborators, including universities, other higher educational (or research) institutions, their spin-off companies and other research bodies. | | | | 4. More information on each of the technologies can be found below. | | | | 5. Admission to the events is free and aimed at decision makers or technology managers in business or academic institutions. To register for an event please see below. | | | | 6. A national Technology Strategy & supporting funding Programme was one of the recommendations from the Innovation Report, December 2003, and its role was strengthened in the Government's 10-Year Science and Innovation Investment Framework, July 2004, with the aim of helping increase R&D intensity in the UK (R&D as percentage of GDP) to reach 2.5% by 2014. | | | | 7. The Technology Programme currently has funds of £200 million per year over the period of 2005 to 2008. Since 2004 we have committed over £300m to fund Collaborative R&D and Knowledge Transfer Networks. |
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NOTES TO EDITORS Design Engineering & Advanced Manufacturing:
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Emerging Energy Technologies
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