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Technology Strategy Board
The Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, John Denham, has announced that the Technology Strategy Board will invest a further £100m in innovation, and invited businesses to submit proposals for collaborative research and development in innovation and new technology.
Speaking at the Innovate07 conference in London, Denham announced a new competition for proposals for collaborative research and development, representing a Government investment, through the Technology Strategy Board, of around £100 million.
The competition, which covers eight technology areas and which will be phased over six months, is designed to generate innovative proposals in which businesses work together and with research communities on research and technology projects to deliver successful new products and services.
Proposals with potential applications across several business sectors, which build on links between academic and business research and which involve SMEs would be especially welcome.
The eight technology areas for which submissions are invited are:-
Phase 1, opening 8 November 2007
Materials for Energy
High Value Manufacturing
Cell Therapy
Phase 2, opening 19 December 2007
Low Carbon Energy Technologies
Advanced Lighting, Lasers and Displays
Technologies for Health
Phase 3, opening 30 January 2008
Gathering Data in Complex Environments
Creative Industries
