As the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) begins winding down its activities in the potato and horticultural sectors, there are rising concerns that funding for key high level research will be overlooked. This fear and concern has come as a result of a lacking clarity from the government over the funding of R&D projects. [...]
CatSci, Ltd, a Welsh innovation partner, has announced the opening of their new UK laboratory in Dagenham. This lab will focus on combining analytical and synthetic chemistry expertise with the latest high-end equipment in an effort to solve unmet needs in the pharmaceutical industry. CatSci is committed to developing economically and environmentally sustainable manufacturing processes [...]
Bioasis Technologies, Inc., a Canadian pre-clinical, research-stage biopharmaceutical company, will collaborate with Manchester’s own Oxyrane UK Ltd. Bioasis is focused on developing a proprietary xB3™ platform technology. Their research aims to develop methods to deliver therapeutics effectively across the blood-brain barrier for treatment of central nervous system (CNS) disorders. Oxyrane’s R&D focus also pertains to [...]
Researchers at the National Robotarium have been awarded £586,000 in funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) - a division of UK Research and Innovation. The Robatarium is a world-leading centre for Robotics and Artificial Intelligence. Hosted at Edinburgh’s Heriot-Watt University, the Robatarium develops innovative lasers and technology which could transform industries [...]
Professor Guang Li and Dr. Kamyar Mehran from Queen Mary University in London, along with Eco Wave Power’s engineering team, have been awarded a £20,000 grant from the Wohl Clean Growth Alliance. The Wohl Clean Growth Alliance is a government-backed initiative supported by both the UK and Israeli government. This initiative is aimed at supporting [...]
The Department of Transport (DfT) has announced the launch of a £3 million competition aimed at financing research and development for electric and hydrogen aircrafts. Those selected will be awarded £50,000 each. Applicants can include businesses and universities that carry out relevant projects. They are looking for projects that fit within the following priority areas: [...]
Artificial Intelligence has been an absolutely essential tool in the biomedical industry. They have been used to predict the structures of almost every protein made by the human body. This knowledge has then been extrapolated out to development of treatments and pharmaceuticals and furthering our understanding of bodily processes and disease behaviour. Understanding the shapes [...]
Contractors are one of the qualifying expenses of R&D tax claims. This allows companies to rely on external experts while increasing the size of their available tax credit. However, there are some caveats and exceptions to the rule. When a subcontractor or an Externally Provided Worker (EPW) is classed as “connected”, the qualifying expenditure is [...]
The UK Government has committed to finding ways to achieve a green and prosperous future. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has a critical part to play in this endeavour. They spent the past year tackling huge challenges brought on by the coronavirus pandemic in addition to working on a comprehensive trade [...]
University of Bath’s Centre for Sustainable and Circular Technologies (CSCT) has created a new collaboration between academia and industry. The goal is to create sustainable chemical technologies to accelerate the UK into a net-zero carbon emission status. iCAST -the Innovation Centre for Applied Sustainable Technologies - will aim to facilitate this transition. They’ve pulled experts [...]
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