UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has pre-announced their UKRI Translation: Proof of Concept call, due to open on the 4th March, to support the commercialisation of research.

This opportunity aims to support and accelerate the development of new or improved technologies, products, processes, and services arising from research activities. Supporting early-to-mid stage commercialisation activities that validate the development of concepts that arose from research, applications are welcomed from across all research disciplines and research councils’ remit (AHRC, BBSRC, EPSRC, ESRC, MRC, NERC and STFC) including cross and multi-disciplinary approaches.

This scheme aims to fund projects that are not eligible for funding applications via existing UKRI funding opportunities or those projects that have been funded by other mechanisms and that now require further de-risking at a larger scale. The programme will not support fundamental or curiosity-driven research, discovery research, the simple extension or continuity of on-going work between research grants, public engagement activities, or the filing of intellectual property, for example, patent, trademark or registered design. The full economic cost (FEC) can be up to £250,000 for 9 months duration (please note this change from the first round) with a minimum of £100,000. UKRI will fund 80% FEC. For further information, see the call webpage here.

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