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Innovate UK has launched the Investment Accelerator Pilot programme. UK SMEs can apply for a share of £8.5m to fund feasibility studies that explore and evaluate the commercial potential of innovative ideas in infrastructure systems or health and life sciences. read more
Funding options for UK start-up businesses are plentiful especially with the generous tax breaks that are on offer to investors and research and development projects. Further support will be made available from the government as they have promised to review the tax environment for R&D. read more
Although there has been a continuing increase in the number and value of R&D tax credit claims, there are still thousands of companies – especially software development companies – that aren’t claiming what they’re entitled to. read more
Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, has just launched round 2 of the Emerging and Enabling Technologies programme. This £15m grant-funding pot aims to inspire the products, processes, and services of tomorrow. read more
Innovate UK, the UK government body has recently launched a £15m Innovation in Health and Life Sciences grant funding pot. The aim of this competition is to stimulate innovation in health and life sciences (H&LS). read more
Investors have been eager to get in on the ground floor of the next AR or VR venture, as the futuristic nature of the technology involved in both areas is very appealing. Consumers are seeing a growing array of applications and products, designed to reshape the way we watch, touch, and feel media. read more
Innovate UK, the UK government body has just launched round 2 of the Innovation in Infrastructure Systems - A £15m grant funding pot that looks to support projects in key priority areas. read more
The uncertainty of the UK’s future relationship with the EU, after the Brexit referendum vote in June, has not resulted in major economic turmoil. As the UK economy has held up better than expected, and the Chancellor’s autumn statement focused on investment in broadband, infrastructure, and exporting, the UK may be a great place to invest in innovation. read more
Innovate UK has just launched round 2 of the Open Programme - a £15m grant funding pot is available for innovative projects in any technology and industry sector. read more
eSports is the term used to describe competitive computer gaming, and it’s increasingly involving professional computer game players. In recent years, competitive digital gaming has swelled the ranks and, despite some debate amongst analysts and experts, it has come to be recognised as a fully-fledged sport. read more
Philip Hammond, Chancellor of the Exchequer has just announced his first and last Autumn Statement as from 2018 the Budget will move to the autumn with a Spring Statement being made to the Office for Budget Responsibility “OBR”. We list the key announcement that impact on UK businesses. read more
Innovate UK announced the 15 winners of the infocus Women in Innovation awards on 15 November 2016. read more
According to figures released earlier this month by the British Film Institute (BFI) there has been a significant increase in the number of games qualifying for the Government’s Video Games Tax Relief (VGTR) scheme. read more
There are several types of public funding available for innovative start-up businesses. Determining which type of public funding is right for your start-up depends your business and your future goals. You’ll need to analyse all aspects of any funding opportunity to ensure that it meets your needs. read more
Last week David Farbey, Senior Technical Consultant at Myriad Associates, presented a seminar at City Business Library on “Public Funding for your Business”. David’s seminar covered a range of topics of interest to owners of small and large businesses. read more
Innovate UK has a funding pot of £15m to invest in innovation projects that lead to increased productivity, competiveness and growth for UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Projects may focus on technical feasibility, industrial research or experimental development. read more
Organisations can apply for a share of funding for innovative technology to improve dermatology, improve care for stroke patients, or develop new vaccines against infectious diseases. read more
Last week I attended the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) briefing for the Innovate UK Emerging and Enabling Technologies competition. KTN was established by Innovate UK to build better links between science, creativity and business, and it has specialist advisory teams covering all significant sectors of the economy. read more
If you are an entrepreneur and love to venture into the unknown and push the boundaries of technology then mixing R&D Tax Credits with the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) could provide you with up to 83% of your funding requirements. read more
Innovate UK have recently launched a specific funding call for Emerging and Enabling Technologies. The funding call opens formally on 3rd October and closes on 7th December 2016. read more
HM Revenue and Customs have published statistics about Patent Box for 2013-14, the first year of operation of the scheme. The scheme enables companies to apply a lower rate of Corporation Tax to profits earned after 1 April 2013 from patented inventions and equivalent forms of intellectual property. read more
HM Revenue and Customs have published the latest statistics for R&D Tax Credits for the 2014-15 financial year. Once again there has been an overall increase in the number of tax relief claims submitted, as well as in the overall total amount of relief claimed. read more
In this article Barrie Dowsett, CEO of Myriad Associates, shares his top five tips for R&D Tax Credit claims, so that businesses can maximise their claims. read more
Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, has announced a new competition for grant funding, with a budget of up to £35 million, for research and development of new connected and autonomous vehicle technologies. read more
The headquarters of Myriad Associates, the Tax Credits & Grant Specialist, has moved to Darian House, Market Harborough, Leicestershire. read more
Many UK businesses, universities, and other research organisations are involved in R&D projects that receive funding from Horizon 2020. Many more have applied for future funding or are planning to do so. What does leaving the EU mean for Horizon 2020 funding? read more
Innovate UK has taken another step in implementing its 2016-17 Delivery Plan with the launch of its first ever open funding competition. read more
Innovate UK, the UK's innovation agency, has announced a new competition for grant funding, with a budget of up to £4.5 million, for research and development in industrial research projects that will stimulate innovation in additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing. read more
"Breakfast Briefing" on public funding to be presented at Milton Park on 6th July 2016 by Myriad Associates read more
Innovate UK, the UK's innovation agency, has announced a new competition for grant funding for research and development in manufacturing and materials with a budget of up to £15 million. read more
Please contact us to discuss how working with Myriad Associates can maximise and secure R&D funding opportunities for your business.
