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Supply Chain Opportunities in the Bioenergy Sector Workshop - Richard Pelan
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Opportunities in the
Bioenergy Sector
Friday 5 December 2014
AFBI Hillsborough
Richard PelanInvest NI
Richard Pelan
Innovation Advisor
Supply Chain Opportunities in the
Bioenergy Sector AFBI
5th December 2014
Introduction
• Innovation Escalator
• Grant for R&D
• Funding available
• Criteria for funding
• Aspects of a successful application
• Invest NI wider innovation programmes
The Innovation Escalator
Innovation Vouchers
POC - TechStart NI
TDI
G4R&D < £50k
Project Definition
G4R&D > £50k
NATEP
Innovate UK
KTP
Feasibility Studies
Collaborative R&D
H2020
Grant for R&D < £50k Support
• Specifically for small business
• Up to £50k grant, Up to 75% funding
• Streamlined application form
• Option to start at your own risk
• Short turnaround times from application to offer
• Funding for Invest NI clients and potential clients
Grant for R&D > £50k Support
• Open to any size of business
• For Projects >£50k grant
• More detailed application form
• Support to define your project
• Option to start at your own risk
• Turnaround times dependant on size of project
• Funding for Invest NI clients and potential clients
• Max £50K grant
• Guide - 5-10% of estimated main project costs
• Internal staff time
• Consultancy
• Travel & Subsistence
• Intellectual Property
Project Definition – Eligible Costs (SME’s*)
Grant for R&D
Eligible Costs• Internal staff time
• Consultancy
• Sub-contracting
• Materials
• Trials & Testing
• Intellectual Property
• Equipment Depreciation
• Travel
- Materials
- Travel & Subsistence
Enhanced Support for Companies that are
‘New to R&D’ or who collaborate
New to R&D;
• Small company with less than 50 employees
• Not in receipt of Invest NI’s R&D support within last 5
years
• May have potential to export at a future date
Collaboration bonus;
• Potential additional 15% support to collaborate
Invest NI’s criteria for funding
•Additionality
•Mobility
•Displacement
•Viability
•Risk
•Value for Money
Project •Level of Innovation
•Technical Risk and R&D Challenge
•Potential to create IP
•Exploitation Potential
•Company & Economic Benefit
Aspects of Successful Applications
Company / Applicant• Management Ability & Staff Expertise
• Additionality
• Viability
• Track Record
Get free advice
• Speak to your Innovation Advisor
• Why?
– Our time to you is not limited
– We have experience in your sector
– We know how the Grant for R&D scheme works
– There is NO cost to your business for assistance to fill in your application
Other available support
• Innovation Vouchers
• Knowledge Transfer Partnership
• Innovate UK - competitions
• Small Business Research Initiative, SBRI
• Design Development Programme
• Enterprise Europe Network
• R&D Tax Credits and Patent Box