Scale-up your small business with digital technologies.
This programme is funded by Innovate UK and will offer SMEs collaborative projects with our team of experts to help them adopt and scale up using HPC, AI and frontier technologies.
We’re particularly keen to connect with high-growth SMEs who want to use digital technology more effectively in:
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Clean Energy Industries
- Creative Industries
- Defence
- Financial Services
- Life Sciences
The programme will deliver targeted innovation support and digital asset creation in collaboration with SMEs, centred around four key themes:
- Building solid technical foundations: getting the right infrastructure, data systems and architecture in place to support growth
- Smarter decision-making in complex systems: using AI and digital technologies to make faster, more reliable decisions in real time
- AI that understands your industry: applying AI and other frontier technologies in a way that reflects the specific context and needs of your sector
- Preparing for emerging technologies: understanding and safely adopting technologies like quantum computing before they become mainstream
How to apply
Due to high numbers of applications, we will be closing the call for expressions of interest temporarily on Friday 10 July. We will reopen the call over the summer, with the application time to be confirmed at a later date.
Due to the limited nature of the programme, we reserve the right to close applications at any time.
If you have any questions, please email them to hartreecentre@stfc.ac.uk
Innovate UK support business-led innovation in all sectors, technologies and UK regions. They help businesses grow through the development and commercialisation of new products, processes, and services, supported by an outstanding innovation ecosystem.