Innovate UK and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) will invest up to £6 million in collaborative research and development (R&D) projects to encourage the development of smart products that use a combination of functional, hybrid and multiple materials.
Innovate UK and EPSRC is looking to fund projects that bring together material suppliers with processing specialists and end-users to focus on the challenges of manufacturing and exploiting existing materials. Investment of up to £6 million in collaborative research and development (R&D) projects to encourage the development of smart products that use a combination of functional, hybrid and multiple materials. There is scope in this funding call for applications in drug/vaccine delivery.
Projects should last between 1 - 3 years with expected projects to range in size from total costs of £500,000 to £1 million, although projects may be considered outside of this range.
This is a two-stage competition that opens for applicants on 16 March 2015. The deadline for registration is noon on 29 April 2015. The deadline for expressions of interest is noon on 6 May 2015. There will be a briefing event for potential applicants in London on 25 March 2015.
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For more information please see the InnovativeUK funding call: Creating smart products from smart materials