SME engagement and capacity strengthening through collaborative research and innovation (R&I)
Our new initiative, the Research, Innovate and Emerge (RIEm), is designed to support your SME in strengthening its capacity for collaborative research and innovation (R&I), growing your business and developing sustainable solutions to your innovation challenges.
Brunel will help you with a research and innovation (R&I) needs assessment, and strengthen your capacity to develop R&I strategy, proposal development and joint collaborative proposal development for funding. We will also offer you expert mentoring and one to one support.
- Expert facilitation on R&I needs assessment, and support for developing organisational specific R&I strategy and implementation plan.
- Skills strengthening for developing collaborative funding proposal integrated with expert support and one-to-one mentoring.
SME selection criteria and required commitments:
- Registered SMEs in the UK with evidence of financial expenditure over £100,000 in the last financial year with limited or no success of securing funding for R&I.
- Have achieved the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) three of their proposed solution.
- Commitment to participate in three half day workshops and receive up to five hours of expert mentoring support.
- Commitment to develop specific research and innovation strategy and concept note leading to potential collaborative proposal for funding.
Key dates:
- 31/12/2022 - Application Deadline
- 07/02/2023 – R&I Needs Assessment Worksop 12pm - 5pm
- 01/03/2023 – R&I Strategy Development Workshop 12pm - 5pm
- 03/05/2023 – R&I Proposal Development Workshop 12pm - 5pm
You will benefit from:
- three half-day workshops and
- up to five hours of expert mentoring support
- free expert consultancy and mentoring support to develop specific research and innovation strategy and joint collaborative proposal for funding
- introduction and exposure to funding partners and high potential for securing funds
- opportunity for strategic partnerships and access to a world leading university
- accelerated route to market possibilities
Methodology
| |
Phase 1 |
Phase 2 |
Phase 3 |
Phase 4 |
| Objectives |
R&I needs assessment |
R&I strategy development |
R&I proposal development |
R&I joint proposal submission |
| Outcomes |
Familiarization with R&I strategy. 1-to-1 Expert mentoring support. |
Development of R&I strategy. Awareness of funding sources. 1-to-1 Expert mentoring support. |
Development of draft R&I concept note. 1-to-1 Expert mentoring support. |
Development of a joint R&I proposal. Wider business impact. 1-to-1 Expert mentoring support. |
"I manage partnerships for collaborative research and innovation in health care and medical technology. I facilitate collaborative research and innovation funding partnerships with businesses, investors, public funding organisations, and health care organisations in the healthcare and MedTech sector.
I manage collaborative Masterclasses and engagement events for research and innovation capacity strengthening in health and MedTech ecosystem"