FP7 is the short name for the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development. This is the EU's main instrument for funding research in Europe and it will run from 2007 to 2013. The EC budget for the next seven years is € 50.5 billion and the Euratom budget for the next five years is € 2.7 billion. FP7 supports research in selected priority areas - the aim being to make, or keep, the EU as a world leader in those sectors. FP7 is also designed to respond to Europe’s employment needs and competitiveness.
The UK Innovation Investment Fund will invest in technology based businesses with high growth potential. It will focus on investing in growing small businesses, start ups and spin outs, in digital and life sciences, clean technology and advanced manufacturing.
The Technology Strategy Board and the Research Councils collaborate to increase economic benefit for the UK, by helping to accelerate the translation of research excellence into new and improved products and services.
The UK's foremost independent expert on how innovation can solve some of the country's major economic and social challenges.
As one of the UK's leading innovation consultancies, Targeting Innovation offer a range of products and services to help businesses achieve their growth ambitions.
ICASS is funded by the Scottish Government, to provide a free, impartial and confidential service to individual innovators, inventors and businesses on the protection, development and commercial exploitation of innovative ideas and inventions, originating in Scotland. It is an advisory service and does not have funds to distribute to assist with costs of things such as patenting or prototyping.
ideas21 is a membership-based organisation and specialises in the successful commercialisation of ideas and intellectual property. Supported by government and industry, ideas21 provides members with workshops, seminars, one-to-one advice sessions and ask an expert on-line designed to help inventors and innovators.
Scottish Innovators’ Network (SIN) is partly about creating a new outlet or conduit for forward looking people. SIN is about providing a sounding wall, helping hand, positive word of advice or simply a friendly ear for tomorrows’ movers and shakers.
Association for University and research and industry links
A social network and community of practice dedicated to facilitating innovation and business development by bringing together businesses, entrepreneurs, academics, researchers and investors in one place.
The Enterprise Europe Network is your local gateway to a wealth of information on doing business, finding collaborative partners and increasing your competitiveness in Europe.
Bring together a range of expertise to help organisations add real bottom line value using their Intellectual Assets.
Interface is a matchmaking service connecting businesses quickly and easily to world class expertise, knowledge and research facilities available in all Scotland's Universities and Research Institutes. Their free and impartial service stimulates innovation and encourages companies to consider academic support to help solve their business challenges. Open to all, regardless of sector or geographical location, Interface proves that collaborating with academic partners brings significant business benefits.
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) is Europe's leading programme helping businesses to improve their competitiveness and productivity through the better use of knowledge, technology and skills that reside within the UK knowledge base.
This website provides a toolkit for universities and companies that wish to undertake collaborative research projects with each other.
Designed for innovation, marketing and R&D functions new technology focused on developing creativity and identifying new ideas for progress or disruptive innovation.
Provides entrepreneurs and innovators with a focused, growing collection of the best resources on business innovation, creativity and brainstorming articles, links to creativity tools, resource centres, product guides.
Free online business support service offering business information resources and business assessments for creating and growing a new business