£50k for SMEs + Net Zero support from Innovate UK Edge. Opens 11 July/ Closes 26 July.

The Fast Start: Innovation competition is for UK small and micro businesses working on achieving net zero and reducing environmental impact.

This includes projects around:

• User-centric low carbon heating and cooling solutions
• Energy generation, storage, management, and active user engagement approaches to energy efficiency
• Zero emission powertrain system development, and digital solutions to optimise transport
• Environmentally focused manufacturing, supply chains and circular economy solutions

Funding and support include:

• Up to £50,000 in funding
• Tailored business support delivered by Innovate UK EDGE

Your project must use one or more of these technologies:

• Advanced materials and manufacturing
• AI, digital and advanced computing
• Bioinformatics and genomics
• Engineering biology
• Electronics, photonics and quantum
• Energy and environment technologies
• Robotics and smart machines

What kind of projects are eligible?

• Your innovation should be affordable, adoptable and investable
• Your project should have clear route to commercialisation

Key dates

• Competition opens: Monday 11 July 2022
• Competition closes: Tuesday 26 July 2022 11:00am

Additionally, there’s a webinar for this opportunity on Tuesday 12^th July 12pm-1pm. Link to sign up here:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fast-start-innovation-grant-opportunities-tickets-368421266927