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Events to explain support and funding available for innovators in 2010

South West companies will be able to learn how to access over £1 billion of public funding for innovation at a series of forthcoming Innovation Forum events being held across the region in 2010.

Delegates will be able to educate themselves on what business support is available and suitable for their business all in one day by attending our workshop sessions and exhibition. Organisations in attendance will be:

• Grant for R&D
• TSB Collaborative Research
• FP7
• Eurostars
• Enterprise Europe Network
• Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
• R&D Tax Credits
• TSB Small Business Research Initiative
• South West Design Programme
• UK Intellectual Property Office
• South West Angel Investors Network
• Business Link
• and South West Universities

As well as hearing inspirational case studies and presentations about the key support available to companies, delegates will also benefit from one-to-one meetings. The event could be the first step in helping get new ideas and innovations off the drawing board and into production.

Robin Gallimore, Chair of the South West Science and Industry Council, said:

“Innovation Forums are one of the ways we are trying to help companies to innovate their way to success. The programmes on offer allow businesses to research and develop new technologies and processes which will increase productivity and profit.

In these challenging times, innovation continues to be essential for the region’s economy and will be a key element of our path to recovery.”

Forum dates

Innovation Forums will be held at the following locations between 9:30am and 4pm:

Bournemouth Innovation Forum, 24 June.

This event is in collaboration with the Bournemouth University Festival of ideas & Innovation, when the Innovation Forum event closes at 4pm delegates will get an exclusive VIP preview of around 170 designs and prototypes from BU final year students.

Register your interest for the Bournemouth Forum on the Enterprise Europe South West website.

Bristol Innovation Forum, 22 July.

Register your interest for the Bristol Forum on the Enterprise Europe South West website.

If you would like to see information from past Innovation Forum events please visit the past events on the Science South West website.

If you have any questions regarding any of the events please call 01275 370849.