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MoD unveils autonomous unmanned military aircraft

Revolutionary medical dressing uses nano-technology to fight infection

‘Twitter-like' technology could make cities safer

Seven UWE students win prestigious placements in CERN

Innovative crop protection

£8.4m investment in Plastic Electronics

Learn more about R&D funding available for Healthcare projects

£1 billion fund to help regional business

Adapting buildings to meet the challenges of climate change

Plymouth-based Hi-TAMS adopts international manufacturing tool with staggering results

Plymouth Marine Laboratory’s Korea Opportunity

Government support confirmed for Science Park

Revamped model for Public Services Procurement Holds Key to Small Business Growth

WIPO launches free online IP database

£10 million to be invested in developing innovative technology and services for independent living

Launch of Industrial CASE Studentships

Technology Strategy Board call for innovation with the launch of two new competitions

Fluvial Innovations Ltd named as finalist in national Barclays Business competition

€324 million awarded for space and security research

Colleges to bid for funding for building projects

CERN Tender Opportunities

ESRC calls for applications for three new Knowledge Exchange Schemes

£2M Nuclear R&D feasibility studies Q&A session

Business Support for Innovation presentations from Bournemouth Innovation Forum

£8m to help find innovative solutions to UK’s transport and logistics challenges

NERC announce relaunch of Knowledge Exchange Call

Bristol bone business grows thanks to partnership with Spanish university

AHRC announces launch of two new calls

Innovating to reduce the energy cost and carbon footprint of buildings

Building designers invited to engage in climate change innovation challenge SR OK

Top creative industry experts to provide business mentoring

UK to fast-track international patent applications

Small companies to share £2.5 million new government investment to develop industrial biotechnology

Increase in UK R&D Spend Revealed as R&D Scoreboard Published

National Instruments offers helping hand to SMEs

Helicopter Rotor Blade Scintillation

World-leading nanoscience institutes join forces

Digital archive study aims to create permanence from the web

Pre-announcement of a call for proposals to develop web-based courses in systems biology, The eLSA initiative

Public-private research partnership to develop improved crops for food security

New dedicated funding round for research-intensive SMEs

Government invests £5m in infrastructure for marine energy

Government welcomes Siemens £80million plans to bring offshore wind production to the UK

£30 million institute for Web Science will lead the way in Web 3.0

South West RDA invests £50k into world’s first 3D structural testing system

Two European Metrology Research Programme research grants launch this month

MOD calls for innovative ideas to aid soldiers and exploration into virtual worlds

UK Government Plans Great Opportunities for Small Technologies

£4.5 million of further investment to develop autonomous un-manned air systems technology

Boost for advanced manufacturing; UK business consortium winner of £5m “Composites grand challenge”

Stem cells from surgery leftovers could repair damaged hearts

£10 million for Bristol’s SPark

£millions invested in low carbon skills

Research funding on offer through 2 new Small Business Research Initiative calls

Graduate initiative offers 800 funded internships for the South West

Excellent Research Vital to Maintain UK’s Global Scientific Standing

Call for innovative approaches to inflammatory diseases

South West set for muted economic recovery

Majority of UK labour productivity growth accounted for by innovation

£17m government investment in retrofitting to pave this way for low carbon housing

New innovation report shows benefit to business of regional co-operation

Win tenders at CERN and other European Research Facilities

Exeter astronomer wins internationals award for planet discovery

University of Exeter research project inspires new BBC series

International open source conference comes to Bristol

Grant for R&D recipient Himag Solutions wins Shell Springboard 2010

PIANO+ competition opens

Technology Strategy Board investment in new technology for Assisted Living

South West Universities unit to turn carbon on its head

Apprentices flying high at AgustaWestland

Himag wins Shell Springboard Award

£350k boost for Devon microelectronics company

SW engineers to make air travel greener

Try your hand at science journalism

OdoReader awarded £1.3m

NESTA collaborative web technology opportunity

University offers expertise to local businesses

Government launches £125m Environmental Investment Fund

UK government makes data free for application developers

National Apprenticeship Week

NHS Regional Innovation Fund opens

£12m investment in wave and tidal technology

Big Chip Awards call for entries

SW KTP competes for national award

Retaining Bristol's creative talent

Government back low carbon aerospace

Events to explain support and funding available for innovators in 2010

Bristol's new composite centre

The Population Debate 2010

Technology Strategy Board - Collaborative R&D competitions

Making Science Work in a low carbon economy

Inspiring technology innovation in SMEs

£5m for manufacturing innovation

Carbon abatement technologies to be stimulated by £15 million new government investment

Investment in low carbon vehicles

Bristol's scientific talent win entrepreneurship prize

Bristol at forefront of pervasive media

Government departments to seek energy efficient solutions for Whitehall buildings

EUREKA's Eurostars - funding for SMEs

Offshore wind boost for SW

Food Research and Innovation strategy launched

MCT raises funds

£1 billion investment in super-fast broadband

Health innovation in the South West

OC Robotics launches new snake arm robot

Free course for SMEs

Life sciences super cluster

Calling entrepreneurs, inventors and designers

SWRDA invests in deep sea engineering

Bath firm commended by Carbon Trust

£5m for advanced manufacturing

£25k to commercialise early stage research

Bath Uni builds straw house

£4.5m for training in engineering construction

Public sector innovation pilot

STFC refocuses science strategy

Innovation Centres scoop international award

SMEs drive innovation

‘Eco-nut’ wins Carbon Trust award

New Earth gets £4m from Carbon Trust

PBR 2009: a boost to innovation

New agency for UK space and satellite industry

£19m boost for low carbon R&D

Private, Public and Third Sector Recognise Innovation as Key to Success

Cancer diagnosis research

Nuclear venture Gloucester

MOD Competition

Financial Services KTN launch

RCUK Business Plan Competition

SETsquared business raise £52m

Scaffolding for skin

Geothermal power plant

Carbon Trust aids businesses

European funding for broadband

Funding solutions for business

Plymouth business incubation

Further boost to S marine energy

SW leader in natural history

iAwards finalists announced

Mandelson outlines HE's future

Low carbon technology map

AVOptics wins innovation award

Cleantech companies visit US

Apprenticeships for SMEs

TSB outlines future spending plans

Cluster Mark Awards

Bath University promotes STEM

SCRATCHBOT named as winning innovation

Plymouth awarded UK's first marine academy

Himag secures funding

Technical Centre of expertise for South West

Carbon Trust launches tidal fund

New guide to open innovation

Fund for innovative healthcare

EU businesses to benefit from SW unis

£1.75m for cleantech pioneers

Low carbon future leaders

IMI launches first call

Global success through quality research

Scanner examines ancient footprints

World's quietest building opens in Bristol

Robot fish makes waves at Bath

NESTA Call for proposals

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