The Technology Strategy Board has launched a £2m competition for technical feasibility studies across four key areas:

• Advanced Materials
• Biosciences
• Electronics, sensors and photonics
• Information and communications technology

These have been identified as key enabling technologies that will likely underpin the development of high-value products and services that could meet market needs across all market sectors. The Technology Strategy Board aims to use the competition to support those projects that have the potential to have a significant, positive impact on economic growth in the UK.

Of particular interest to members will be the scope of both the advanced materials, and electronics, sensors, photonics sections. Lightweight, environmentally friendly, nano-technology enabled materials are all in scope, as are materials for cheaper, more efficient energy storage, energy transmission and energy distribution. On the electronics, photonics and electrical systems side intelligent sensor systems, imaging, wireless sensing and autonomous systems are included as are devices and systems for efficiently converting and controlling electricity consumption.

The competition is only open to small and micro sized companies, working either singly or collaboratively with another partner. The Technology Strategy Board expects projects will last up to four months and funding to not exceed £33,000.

For full details on the competition, please click here.

Timeline

• 18 February – Competition opens
• 21 February – Briefing event will held in London
• 27 March – Registration deadline
• 3 April – Application deadline

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