Find out more about a funded project that will help businesses and entrepreneurs bring their ideas to life and boost the UK economy. At this event hear from university colleagues on the funding available to support SME’s with the commercialisation of new projects and services. De Montfort University (DMU) has joined forces with Brunel University London, Nottingham Trent University and industry bodies to create a specialist company called ‘Impacting Business By Design’.
This company will work with SMEs to commercialise ideas and innovations, funded by Research England’s Connecting Capability Fund (CCF).
The universities will work in collaboration with the British Industrial Design Association (BIDA), Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association (CAIA), EEF The Manufacturers’ Organisation, and Leicester & Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership (LLEP).
The project will provide design, technical, and development support, incentivise investment and nurture design innovation skills, culture, and systems in SMEs and entrepreneurs. It aims to increase the number of new products being brought to market in the UK, increasing investment and protecting the country’s industrial competitiveness.
Programme
10am - Welcome refreshments and networking
10.30am - Overview of the funded project and how businesses can access support
10.50am - Case study/examples of previous work from The Design Unit – who we have worked with and supported
11.30am – Round table discussions/advice hosted by university experts?
12noon – Lunch (or finish)
David Sweeney, Executive Chair of Research England, said: “These projects demonstrate the commitment of universities to work together to strengthen the R&D and technological capabilities of the UK, building upon our successful Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF). In the Industrial Strategy, the Government asked us to improve our ability to turn exciting ideas into commercial products and services.”