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Innovate UK have launched their delivery plan for 2016/17 .

This  includes:

• a new sector focus that is easier for industry, investors and government to work with
• a 5-point plan to underpin activity across these sectors and drive productivity growth
• clearer funding programmes that are easier to navigate
• improvements to the way Innovate UK connects businesses to knowledge and partners
• a stronger regional presence

With evidence of :”focusing ever more closely on scaling up SMEs” …

Clearer sector support has been established and these include four groups:

• emerging and enabling technologies
• health and life sciences
• infrastructure systems
• manufacturing and materials

Funding competitions for businesses are also to be simplified.

There will be 2 broad funding competitions covering each sector group per year, and 2 open competitions for applications from any sector or technology area. There will be other programmes and competitions in partnership with other government organisations.

Click here fore more information. 

Download the Delivery Plan.