Manufacturing and Materials £15m competition seminar
Overview
Innovate UK has announced the third round of £15m Manufacturing and Materials competition. Businesses can apply for funding to support a range of innovation projects that focus on technical and commercial challenges.
What you will learn
At this event you will hear from Innovate UK about the competition details and how Invest NI can help you apply.
You will also learn about the High Value Manufacturing Catapult centres and how your business can access the expertise and state of the art equipment at the centres.
Programme
Time | Activity |
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09:30 | Registration & coffee |
10:00 | Introduction: Invest NI |
10:10 | Welcome - Innotech and South West College: John Harrison |
10:30 | Outline Manufacturing & Materials call and application process: Innovate UK, Gerry Flynn and Nick Cliffe Lead Technologist |
11:00 | KTN consortium building: Brian McCarthy and Peter Clark |
11:20 | Case Study: CDE |
11:40 | Break / tea & coffee |
12:00 | Introduction to High Value Manufacturing Catapult: Ian Collier, Head of HVM |
12:25 | Advanced Forming Research Centre, Strathclyde, HVM Catapult, Sheena MacKenzie |
12:45 | Manufacturing Technology Centre & NITC Case study joint Catapult projects, Colm Higgins |
13:05 | KTP – Ken Frame, Innovate UK |
13:15 | KTN Consortium building, Brian McCarthy and Peter Clark |
13:45 | Summary |
13:50 | Networking lunch |
14:30 | Close |