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15/02/06 |
Research Councils and
UK Sensing Network Unite in Advanced Instrumentation Partnership
PPARC, the Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC),
the Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils (CCLRC)
and the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)
have today joined with the Department of Trade and Industry to become major
sponsors and partners of the
Sensors Knowledge Transfer Network. The move recognises and
cements the strategic importance of instrumentation to research facilities
and the UK economy.
To view the full press
release please click here
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08/02/06 |
Wicks waves away doubts over Government
support for renewables
Minister for Energy gives
keynote address at BWEA wave and tidal conference
in Gateshead.£1.5 million of funding
for three new marine
energy prototypes under the DTI's Technology Programme.
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16/01/06 |
Launch of Materials KTN and Smart
Materials Network
The Science and Innovation Minister, Lord
Sainsbury, recently announced the development of a new business support
initiative relating to Knowledge Transfer Networks (KTN). The Materials KTN
will embrace the activities of a number of existing networks including the
Faradays of Advance, Packaging, Plastics, Powdermatrix, TechniTex, the
National Composites Network and a new network involving Smart Materials,
Surfaces and Structures.
The Materials KTN and the New Smart Materials Network will be officially
launched at the Science Museum on Thursday 19 January 2006, with a keynote
speech by Lord Sainsbury.
For further information
click here.
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12/01/06 |
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Seeking expertise or partners for your project? Do you have specific
skills and expertise to offer in partnership? We can simplify this process
with our partner database -
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10/01/06 |
Global Watch Technology Partnering
2005 has already been a productive period for the ITEC sector and has played
an integral part in helping the Global Watch Service continue to push the
boundaries of Innovation and competitiveness in the UK through the
identification of emerging overseas technology and best practices.
To view the Information Technology, Electronics & Communications sector
report please click
here.
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24/11/05 |
GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT DRIVES INNOVATIVE
TECHNOLOGY
An improved method for diagnosing
breast cancer, recycling waste materials into new products and an
advanced system for detecting potential bio-terrorism threats to the
UK's water supply are just some of the leading innovative projects
sharing in an expected £90million funding through the Department of
Trade and Industry's Technology Programme.
Click here for more info.
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24/11/05 |
Autumn 2005 Competition now open
The Autumn 2005 Technology Programme formally opened today - for more
information, please click here.
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24/11/05 |
Taking up the Technology Challenge
The first
annual report from the independent, business led Technology Strategy Board
was published today.
The report made a number of proposals to help drive the strategy forward.
Please
click here to view the press release.
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18/10/05 |
Autumn 2005 Competition
£63 Million will be available to UK
businesses this Autumn to help drive forward Innovation and create
prosperity for the UK economy through the latest round of the Technology
Programme. There will be a series of
events
where you can find out more about this competition.
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18/10/05 |
Successful migration of
19 Faraday Partnerships
Science and
Innovation Minister, Lord Sainsbury today announced the successful
migration of 19 Faraday Partnerships over to the new £40million
business support product, Knowledge Transfer Networks (KTN).
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More.
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22/09/05 |
e-Science makes weather forecasts available
for search and rescue
An e-Science project is enabling the use of
near real-time Met Office forecasts to predict the drift of a person who has
fallen overboard. This prototype system is to be developed further in the
Met Office-led DEWS project (Delivering Environmental Web Services), a £2.2
million DTI Inter-Enterprise Computing project.
Read more
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12/08/05 |
DTI launches £1m "Grid computing" drive
DTI embarks on a £1m drive to promote the use of grid computing by
British blue chip companies.
Read more
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13/07/05 |
Research Grant awarded by DTI
as part of CAST 2 Project.
TranscenData Europe has been selected to join Airbus UK, BAE
SYSTEMS, Frazer-Nash Consultancy, Aircraft Research
Association (ARA), QinetiQ and the Universities of Southampton
and Swansea as part of the CAST 2 project. The group has been
awarded a substantial research grant by the DTI as part of its
environmentally friendly transport initiative (13th July
2005).
Click here for the full article.
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04/07/05 |
Grid Computing Knowledge
Transfer Network Launch - 6 July 2005
The Grid Computing Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) is
aimed at UK organisations from all sectors to enable them to
take advantage of the significant advances being made in the
grid computing field. The project will develop and maintain a
web infrastructure, create a network of interested members and
run a series of events aimed at sharing experience and
improved understanding of the field. It is targeted at
business owners, business advisers and senior IT leaders with
responsibility for strategy and investment decisions.
The evening will feature an
outline of the plans for the Knowledge Transfer Network, a
demonstration of the web infrastructure and poster
displays/demonstrations from several Collaborative R&D
projects in the Inter-Enterprise Computing field, sister
projects to the Grid Computing KTN.
For further
information and booking contact.
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16/06/05 |
SMMT to support £250,000
University of Exeter plastics recycling research
As part of its commitment to
meeting ELV recycling and re-use obligations, SMMT is to play
a key role in a new study into the re-use of plastics in car
making. The DTI Technology Programme has awarded a £250,000
grant to fund a team of researchers and engineers at the
University of Exeter which will lead a consortium of industry
and academia. To read the full news article, please
click here.
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