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Deadline for registration of interest is 25th September

A briefing event will be held in London 27th August

Innovate UK as part of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) has up to 拢12 million to invest in innovative projects exploiting new quantum technologies and is seeking private investment partners to join it. The aim of the partnership is to invest in quantum technologies that would not otherwise be supported within an investor鈥檚 risk strategy and to support innovations that have clear potential to be adopted at scale. Innovate UK is seeking investors that:

demonstrate the interest, capability and capacity needed to invest in early-stage companies, including university spin-outs and businesses looking for their first investment opportunities
demonstrate the ability to add value beyond their investment
commit to helping the company grow and scale
have access to relevant sector and technology-specific expertise

Phase 2 of the competition will see successful investors work with Innovate UKthe ISCF to fund a broad range of SMEs working on promising projects that exploit the new generation of quantum technologies including:

connectivity: techniques for securing data in storage and in flight
situational awareness: this includes autonomous systems, sensors and detectors for the built environment, transport and infrastructure, and imaging and sensing to 鈥渟ee things currently invisible鈥�
computing: transformational computers for solving currently intractable problems

Funded business projects are expected to range in size between 拢250,000 and 拢2 million.
Competition information

the competition opens on 19 August 2019, and the deadline for registration is at midday on 25 September 2019
it is open to equity providers holding a full UK registration at Companies House including charities and trusts with the power to make investments
investors can apply for a grant allocation of between 拢2 million and 拢12 million and must demonstrate they can invest at least an equal sum into companies
a briefing event takes place on 27 August 2019

The Royal Society and the Taiwan Ministry of Science and Technology invite applications for the cost share programme of their international exchanges scheme. This stimulates new collaborations within the natural sciences between scientists in the UK and Taiwan, with the aim of building lasting networks and strengthening emerging collaborations. Eligible subjects covered include physics, chemistry, mathematics, computer science, engineering, geography, experimental psychology and agricultural, biological and medical research.

Collaborations should be based on a single project involving the UK based applicant and the Taiwanese co-applicant. The UK applicant must apply to the Royal Society and the Taiwanese applicant must apply to MOST. Both applicants must have completed a PhD or have extensive experience at an equivalent level at the time of application, and must hold a permanent or fixed term contract in an eligible university or research institution in their respective countries. Retired scientists, who are still active in science, may apply. Junior scientists, such as PhD students or postdoctoral researchers, are encouraged to participate.

The Royal Society provides up to 拢12,000 for the UK team鈥檚 airfare to Taiwan and the Taiwanese team鈥檚 subsistence while in the UK. An additional 拢12,000 is available from MOST towards the Taiwanese team鈥檚 airfare to the UK and the UK team鈥檚 subsistence while in Taiwan. Awards are available for a fixed period of two years.

The Royal Society and the National Natural Science Foundation of China invite applications for the cost-share programme of their international exchanges scheme. This stimulates new collaborations within the natural sciences between scientists in the UK and China, with the aim to build lasting networks and strengthen emerging collaborations. Eligible subjects covered include: physics, chemistry, mathematics, computer science, engineering, agricultural, biological and medical research, geography and experimental psychology.

Collaborations should be based on a single project involving the UK based applicant and the Chinese co-applicant. Both applicants must have completed a PhD, hold a permanent or fixed term contract in an eligible organisation and be based in their respective countries or institutions at the time of the application.

Up to 拢12,000 for the UK team鈥檚 airfare to China and the Chinese team鈥檚 subsistence whilst in the UK is provided. An additional 拢12,000 equivalent is available from NSFC towards the Chinese team鈥檚 airfare to the UK and the UK team鈥檚 subsistence whilst in China.