AMRICC Centre for Advanced Ceramics
- AMRICC
- West Midlands
Open-access advanced ceramics centre supporting materials development, pilot-scale processing, extreme-temperature testing and commercial scale-up.
- Business Growth
- Innovation & R&D
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Facility Facility Centre of Excellence for Shaped Laser Additive Manufacturing
- University of Wolverhampton / ECMS
- West Midlands
Advanced additive manufacturing equipment, applied R&D, materials/process development, commercialisation and specialist training.
- Skills & Training
- Innovation & R&D
Facility Institute for Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering (AME)
- Coventry University / Unipart Manufacturing
- West Midlands
Industry-led research, live factory facilities, robotic automation, digital manufacturing, metrology and workforce development.
- Digital & Automation
- Skills & Training
Facility Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre
- Porterbrook
- West Midlands
135-acre industry facility with electrified continuous test loop, workshops, stabling, fleet modification, testing, maintenance and training space.
- Skills & Training
- Innovation & R&D
Service BCRRE Rail Innovation Cluster
- University of Birmingham
- West Midlands
Industry-facing one-stop knowledge hub helping SMEs enter and innovate in rail, connect to facilities, partners, customers and international opportunities.
- Innovation & R&D
- Export
Service IP Audit Scheme
- Intellectual Property Office / Innovate UK Business Growth
- East Midlands, East of England, Greater London, North East England, North West England, South East England, South West England, West Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber
Professional IP audit identifying IP opportunities, risks and recommendations. Maximum funding £2,250 including VAT, with £750 business contribution.
- Funding & Grants
- Innovation & R&D
Programme Made Smarter (West Midlands)
- Business Growth West Midlands (Black Country)
- West Midlands
Digital adoption programme providing manufacturing and engineering SMEs with technology expertise and support.
- Digital & Automation
- Innovation & R&D
Advice & guidance Manufacturing Support Services
- Business Growth West Midlands (Black Country)
- West Midlands
Free technical and innovation support for SME manufacturers, delivered with the Manufacturing Technology Centre.
- Innovation & R&D
- Facilities & Technical Support
Service Measurement for Business
- National Physical Laboratory
- East Midlands, East of England, Greater London, North East England, North West England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South East England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber
Up to 20 days of NPL specialist measurement science and engineering expertise and facilities at no charge, subject to eligibility.
- Digital & Automation
- Innovation & R&D
Facility network UKRRIN Centre of Excellence in Testing
- UK Rail Research and Innovation Network
- UK-wide
Access route to at-scale rail testing through RIDC Melton, RIDC Tuxford, TfL facilities and Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre.
- Innovation & R&D
- Networks & Associations
Programme Accelerated Knowledge Transfer at Cranfield
- Cranfield University
- UK-wide
Short, funded knowledge transfer projects connecting businesses with Cranfield expertise to test an innovation idea.
- Funding & Grants
- Innovation & R&D
Programme AMRC Scale-up
- University of Sheffield AMRC
- UK-wide
Series A and later deep-tech companies get technical sprints to validate scalable production systems, improve certification/supply-chain readiness and embed manufacturability into growth plans.
- Innovation & R&D
- Net Zero & Sustainability
Service Connect with Experts, Specialist Support and Facilities
- Innovate UK
- UK-wide
Route for businesses to find technical experts, specialist support and research facilities for innovation projects.
- Innovation & R&D
- Facilities & Technical Support
Service Funded Access to Catapults and Research & Technology Organisations
- Innovate UK Business Growth
- UK-wide
100% of eligible Catapult/RTO project costs up to £15,000 for testing, technical expertise, regulatory support, market analysis, R&D planning and commercialisation support.
- Business Growth
- Innovation & R&D
Service HVM Catapult Support for Smaller Manufacturers
- High Value Manufacturing Catapult
- UK-wide
Route for small and medium manufacturers to access High Value Manufacturing Catapult engineering expertise, facilities and technical projects.
- Innovation & R&D
- Facilities & Technical Support
Advice & guidance Innovate UK Business Growth
- Innovate UK
- UK-wide
Innovation and growth advisory service pairing innovating businesses with specialist advisers.
- Business Growth
- Innovation & R&D
Service Innovate UK Business Growth: Exploit Innovation
- Innovate UK Business Growth
- UK-wide
Specialist advisory support for innovation management, manufacturing readiness, market readiness, IP and connections to Catapults, NPL, BSI, IPO and universities.
- Innovation & R&D
- Leadership & Management
Programme Knowledge Transfer Partnerships at Cranfield
- Cranfield University
- UK-wide
Part-funded collaborations embedding Cranfield academic expertise and a graduate associate in a business innovation project.
- Funding & Grants
- Innovation & R&D
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