EUREKA GlobalStars Taiwan: digital industrial collaborations
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, is investing up to £865,000 to fund collaborative research and development (R&D) projects focused on industrial research
The funding will be awarded through a EUREKA Globalstars competition to facilitate collaboration between UK and Taiwanese businesses and encourage innovation and deployment of novel digital technologies for manufacturing.
To be eligible, your project must be of 3 to 24 months duration, at either the feasibility study or industrial research stages of R&D. It must also have high market potential and develop at least one of the following:
- innovative products
- technology-based applications
- technology-based services
Projects should focus on one or more of the following:
- smart manufacturing
- sensing
- chemicals
- industrial Internet of Things (IoT)
- artificial intelligence (AI)
- virtual and augmented reality
- robotics and automation
- additive manufacturing
- machine learning
- big data
- wider digital technologies, including blockchain and enterprise architecture
- industrial digital technology capability and capacity in both the UK and Taiwan
- enabling continued growth in key Taiwanese manufacturing sectors, including electronics, energy, and smart machinery
- key sectors including pharmaceuticals, energy offshore wind, smart machinery, food and drink
Projects must have 50 per cent co-investment in place and must include at least one partner from the UK and Taiwan. Projects can include other partners from one of the EUREKA members participating in the competition.
UK applicants can apply for a total grant of up to £300,000 for each project.
Find out more about this EUREKA GlobalStars Taiwan competition.
The deadline for applications is 15 December 2021 at 16:00.
First published 2 November 2021