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2010
August
BBSRC-AHRC Workshop on 'The challenges of Visualising Biological Data' - Call for participants
EU launches 6.4m FP7 call with promise to SMEs
New level of co-operation announced between the UK Space Agency and its Russian and American counterparts
ERC opens up €661M call to early-career researchers anywhere in the world
Family firm Pipex of Plymouth wins Best SME at top business Oscar
Opportunities to play a central role in Enterprise and Innovation in the Bristol region
Innovation opportunities showcased at Innovation Forum Bristol
Two Business Technology Centres launching and an open call for more now open
July
UK’s wave and tidal stream technology companies receive £7m to boost innovation
MRC investment to support nine new research projects across the UK
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
June
£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
May
£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
April
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
March
£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
February
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
January
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
KICS launched
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
2009
December
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
November
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
Digital Lounge
SW leader in natural history
iAwards finalists announced
Ecobuild 2010
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
October
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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