Enterprise Europe Network events

The Healthy Future Partnering Event - 26th June, Liverpool

Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) have teamed up with the 2018 International Business Festival in Liverpool, a global market place for creating connections and doing deals. It brings together thousands of businesses from around the world for three weeks of events, networking and deal-making.

Registration ends June 18th.

Find out more: https://healthyfuturematch2018.b2match.io/

Digital Transformation event - 27th June, Liverpool

How can healthcare, manufacturing, education and tourism business embrace artificial intelligence and virtual & augmented reality?

Registration ends June 17th.

Find out more: https://augmented-virtual-reality-ibf-liverpool.b2match.io/

EU funding

WORTH Partnership Project (for creative & digital industries)

Selected participants will receive:

• Funding of up to €10,000 for each project
• Coaching and advice
• Product market positioning and branding
• Participation at two international events
• Networking and cross-sector collaboration
• Product development

Applications close October 24th.

Find out more: http://www.worthproject.eu/

SME Instrument

Are you an innovative, high-flying small or medium-sized business with European and global ambitions? Are you looking for substantial funding to develop and scale up your idea? And could you make use of business development resources and coaching to take your company forward? The SME Instrument could be for you.

Find out more: https://ec.europa.eu/easme/en/sme-instrument

Innovate UK funding

Design Foundation

UK businesses can apply for a share of £1 million for early-stage, human-centred design projects that will determine future R&D activity in immersive experiences. This is from the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.

Competition closes July 4th.

Find out more: https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/151/overview

Open competition for cutting-edge or disruptive ideas

This competition is open to the best cutting-edge or disruptive ideas or concepts with a view to commercialisation. These can come from any area of technology, science or engineering, including arts, design, media or creative industries, and be applied to any part of the economy.

Competition closes July 11th.

Find out more: https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/149/overview

Innovation loans

Innovate UK is running a pilot programme of loan competitions until the end of 2019. A total of up to £50 million is available for business innovation projects.

Find out more: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/innovation-loans-what-they-are-and-how-to-apply

Innovation competitions

Search by keyword and innovation area for other funding competitions of interest.

Search here: https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/search