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Loans for game-changing innovations with strong commercial potential that will significantly improve the UK economy. To take on an innovation loan for a project you must: be a UK based micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) carry out your project in the UK give evidence that your business is suitable to take on a loan Please read the full competition scope before you apply.

Loans up to £1.6m available. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to commercialise your defence solution The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is pleased to launch Cycle 2 the Defence Innovation Loan competition, which has £10 million to lend for innovative defence solutions. Accessible to SMEs, and with a below market interest rate of 7.4% per annum, the Defence Innovation Loan provides an excellent opportunity to apply for affordable funds to help you commercialise your defence solutions. Defence Innovation Loans: An introduction Defence Innovation Loans: An introduction How to apply? Check out the full document and submit your idea . Have questions? Defence Innovation Loans Webinar On Thursday 9th September, DASA and Innovate UK hosted a live webinar to answer all of your questions about Defence Innovation Loans, where viewers spoke to our panel of experts about how to submit a successful application. This webinar will be viewable on-demand shortly. Stay tuned! Watch our previous webinar We received some great questions during our last Defence Innovation Loans webinar. Catch up on what you missed here . How much is available for a Defence Innovation Loan? The total of £10 million is available for the Defence Innovation Loan competition this year, of which comprises £5M from the Defence Innovation Fund and £5M from Army. You can apply for a loan between £250,000 and £1.6 million with a below market interest rate of 7.4% per annum. This loan can cover up to 100% of eligible project costs to aid the commercialisation of the solution and overall term of the loan must not exceed 7 years. Please note, Innovate UK will carry out the Defence Innovation Loan credit evaluation of this competition and you will enter into a loan agreement and security agreement with Innovate UK Loans Ltd. Read the full DASA competition document for more information on Defence Innovation Loans . Who can apply for a Defence Innovation Loan? To apply for a Defence Innovation Loan you must: be a UK registered SME intend to exploit the results in the UK or overseas to make a significant and positive impact on the UK economy and/or productivity give evidence that your business is suitable to take on a loan Please note, individuals, academic institutions, research organisations and large companies are not eligible for innovation loans. What kind of innovation will be considered for a loan? The Defence Innovation Loan is open to innovative ideas to improve the defence of the UK. Your innovation must be mature at TRL 6 or above, to ensure the solution can be commercialised within the time scale of the Innovation Loan. There also must clearly be evidence of a defence need for the innovative solution. Two tracks of funding The Defence Innovation Loan has two tracks of funding, covering general Defence solutions and more specific solutions for the Army. Track 1: Defence Innovation Fund (£5M) Track 1 is open to innovative ideas to improve the Defence of the UK. Track 2: Army Innovation Fund (£5M) Track 2 is open to innovations which align with any of the priority areas below and targets an Army end user. Priority areas include: army Industrial engagement framework decision-support directed energy weapons human performance enhancement information advantage robotics and autonomous systems and more… Ready to apply? Read the full DASA competition document here . For more on Defence Innovation Loans, watch the video below: Defence Innovation Loans: Everything you need to know Defence Innovation Loans: Everything you need to know

UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £1 million and Malaysian businesses a share of RM 5.5 million to collaborate on innovative solutions to large societal challenges. To lead the project in the UK your organisation must: be a UK based business of any size collaborate with at least one Malaysian business comply with Official Development Assistance requirements throughout the lifetime of the project To lead the project in Malaysia your organisation must: be a Malaysian business of any size collaborate with at least one UK business be registered with the Companies Commission of Malaysia Please read the full competition scope before you start your application.

UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £1.5 million to develop innovative technologies targeting global markets in partnership with Israeli companies. To be eligible for funding from Innovate UK your collaboration: must include at least one eligible business partner from each of the participating countries can include other UK registered businesses of any size must follow the full process correctly

£7.5 million grant funding is now available for businesses to develop ways to improve how energy is managed on marine vessels. The funding is available via the Managing Energy on Marine Vessels competition, which is part-funded by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory and run by Innovate UK. David Elson, Lead Technologist at Innovate UK commented: Energy efficiency is one of the biggest challenges facing industry today, on land or sea. I hope this competition encourages businesses already working in this area to see the potential for growth in the marine sector and develop new and exciting innovations in the process. Find out more about the Managing Energy on Marine Vessels competition Read about how Innovate UK helped Arcola Energy develop low carbon energy products using hydrogen fuel cells

13 businesses working on the challenges of population growth, accelerating urbanisation and climate change offered Innovate UK’s first innovation loans. Innovate UK has offered £8 million to 13 businesses developing innovative solutions for the UK’s urban infrastructure, energy and transport challenges. The 13 businesses compete in a new global smart infrastructure market, estimated to be worth £1.2 trillion per year by 2025. The companies applied into a competition which looked for innovative businesses who could use the loan to scale up and commercialise new technologies. This is part of Innovate UK’s 2-year pilot loans programme, through which a total of £50 million is available. First successful companies The first successful companies include: CitiLogik : analysing how people move to identify and analyse demand activity G-Volution : dual-fuel engines that are cheaper, cleaner and greener Alert Technology : the world’s first portable asbestos detectors Alcove : assistive Internet of Things-based technology for older adults Catagen : catalyst emissions testing and simulation Utonomy : smart gas grid control to increase biomethane injection capacity 3-Sci : moisture monitoring system for corrosion under insulation Lightfoot : connected car technology Read a case study about one of the first successful companies: Lightfoot . Unlocking opportunities for the UK Innovate UK’s Executive Chair, Dr Ian Campbell, said: Innovative businesses require innovative finance, so we’re excited about the opportunities innovation loans are now unlocking for UK businesses to lead the revolution in infrastructure, urban living, energy and connected transport. We’ve seen high levels of demand for this new, affordable, flexible and low interest finance option for innovation and we’re confident it will help potential UK businesses to scale up, create high-value jobs and ultimately accelerate economic growth and improve the quality of life across all regions. About innovation loans Innovate UK’s pilot programme of innovation loans was introduced to help scale some of the country’s most innovative companies. The programme will do this by helping tackle many of the key issues facing companies with innovative technologies and business models they want to take to market. If successful in the competitive application process, companies can borrow between £100,000 and £1 million. To find out about loan competition opportunities, sign up to get website updates from Innovate UK . Commercialising important new technologies David Petrie, Head of Corporate Finance at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) said: ICAEW warmly welcomes the pilot programme for innovation loans. Many of our 150,000 members are working in, advising and investing in high-growth companies. The new programme is another step by Innovate UK to increase the funding options for R&D based ventures. Innovation loans should help the commercialisation of important new technologies because they include elements that are not typically available from high-street banks. They should work very well for particular kinds of innovative, early-stage businesses that need more investment. Guidance: find out more about innovation loans .

Joint list by Maserati and The Sunday Times names 9 companies that have progressed with Innovate UK funding in top 100 game changers. The Maserati 100 highlights the emerging entrepreneurs who are challenging the established order with their disruptive technologies. Now in its third year, these awards celebrate the positive impact innovative start-ups have on the economy and society as a whole. Nine businesses that have received funding from Innovate UK featured in the list. See more success stories . The businesses Crisp Thinking Group - using Crisp’s software, companies are able to moderate and monitor social media to protect their brands. It has offices in Leeds, London and New York. Crisp received funding to prototype their real-time social media management platform Ella’s Kitchen - making and selling organic baby food since 2006, the company now employs 70 people in the UK and takes 20% of the market. Global turnover is more than $100 million. Ella’s Kitchen has taken part in 3 knowledge transfer partnerships (KTP) with the University of Reading, to look at its marketing, raw materials and packaging Ella’s Kitchen: transforming the organic baby food market Horizon Discovery - a gene-editing biotech company, Horizon Discovery supports the discovery of new medicines, including personalised medicines for treating cancer. It has already acquired a number of US companies to further grow the business. Innovate UK funded collaborative research and development projects to find innovative approaches for the manufacture of high-value, genome-edited cell lines M Squared Lasers - the Glasgow-based company designs and manufactures lasers for use in industry, defence, healthcare and energy. Its revenues totalled more than £8 million last year. Innovate UK has funded several projects to help M Squared Lasers optimise laser emission intensity, develop high precision, handheld spectrometry and grow the market Swiftkey shown working on a mobile device. Metail - offering virtual fitting rooms to allow shoppers to create 3D models of themselves and try on clothes. Evans and House of Holland are among the retailers to have signed up. Metail received Innovate UK funding for feasibility and proof of concept studies, as well as prototype testing. This helped the company to develop computer vision techniques and digitise garmets with lower costs and simpler operations Ocado - a pioneering online supermarket with annual sales of £1.3 billion. Ocado was involved in a collaborative, 24-month project to trial a range of vehicles with hydrogen dual-fuel technology, in order to reduce the carbon of its vehicles Swiftkey - predictive keyboard software that’s installed in more than 300 million smartphones and tablets. Last year Swiftkey acquired by Microsoft in a deal reported to be worth $250m. Swiftkey received 2 Innovate UK grants, to test its idea for an app that would transform the way people used keyboards and help prototype it The Floow - this tool collects data for motor insurers from a driver’s phone or a black box in their vehicle. Floow has more than 70 staff in Sheffield and clients include Direct Line and AIG. Floow was involved in a collaborative funding project to accelerate the development, market readiness and deployment of automated driving systems The Framestore - an innovative special effects firm that has worked on films including Gravity, the 2013 Oscar winner for Best Visual Effects. The Framestore received funding in 2 collaborative projects: to create an extensible, pluggable digital security framework that protects media companies; and the development of a production pipeline process that improves quality, speeds up production and reduces costs Apply for innovation funding .

£153 million Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund funding, alongside £205 million from industry, will support commercialisation of quantum technologies. New quantum technologies have the potential to revolutionise a range of industries – from cyber security to defence and healthcare. But as an emerging technology, research and innovation in quantum technologies requires continuing government support in order to maximise the industry’s potential in the UK. Government has announced that it will invest £153 million through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund’s (ISCF) new commercialising quantum technologies challenge. The funding will support businesses delivering quantum-enabled products and help remove technological barriers to productivity and competitiveness in the UK. It will be supported by £205 million from industry. The programme will be delivered by UK Research and Innovation, and lifts total UK investment or planned investment in the National Quantum Technologies Programme (NQTP) to over £1 billion. What is quantum technology? Read a blog by challenge director Roger McKinlay . Challenge scope The challenge will invest in 4 key areas, designed to support all aspects of the UK’s quantum industry growth: product and service innovations: a series of collaborative research and development competitions to deliver game-changing quantum-enabled products and services industry-led technology development projects: a programme of industry-managed research activities addressing specific challenges supply chain: feasibility projects focused on innovative components and supply chain elements across the quantum sector investment accelerator: encouraging venture capital for early-stage, spin-out and start-up quantum technologies companies Laying the foundations for a quantum industry UK Research and Innovation Chief Executive, Professor Sir Mark Walport, said: The UK is a world leader in quantum technologies. The funding announced today builds on the great progress we have made and lays the foundations for a quantum technology industry here in the UK. It will ensure that we remain at the forefront of this exciting and evolving field and that we realise its potential, from improved healthcare to more accurate and reliable navigation, that is fundamental to so many services. Transforming lives Roger McKinlay, Challenge Director for Quantum Technologies at UK Research and Innovation said: Quantum technologies will transform all aspects of our lives from more efficient infrastructure to higher levels of security in the transmission and storage of data. The announcement of this significant public funding for the industrialisation of quantum technologies exemplifies the benefits of the Industrial Strategy, both in terms of improved coordination across government departments and also the creation of long-term partnerships between government, academia and businesses. Five years of investment in the UK National Quantum Technologies Programme has given the UK a technological lead which businesses are now ready to turn in to a significant commercial advantage. Read about the UK National Quantum Technologies Programme . Building on pioneer projects’ success Through the ISCF quantum challenge, UK government has already invested £20 million in 4 pioneer projects. The projects, which are still ongoing, focused on delivering quantum-enabled prototypes within 2 years in 3 areas: gravity sensing secure communications developing a quantum-enabled clock One project has been developing a device that will use quantum technology to see underground. The device has applications in infrastructure planning and development and is being delivered by engineering and environmental firm RSK. Case study: 2020 quantum prototype will help engineers see underground . Sign up for email alerts to hear about new funding opportunities .

Robots controlled by smart auto-navigation systems are doing battle in an £8.5 million competition to find ways to tackle Sellafield radioactive hotspots. An array of robots controlled by super-smart auto-navigation systems are doing battle in an £8.5 million competition to develop new ways of tackling some of Sellafield’s most radioactive hotspots. Last year, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and fellow government agency Innovate UK launched a search for innovative technologies that could be combined into a single seamless process for use in facilities that will soon embark on a major decommissioning journey. Working closely with Sellafield Ltd, who would use the technology, submissions to a competitive process were invited from all industrial sectors. Five promising ideas have now made it through to the final stages after being whittled down from a shortlist of 15. The newly formed consortia are each set to receive up to £1.5 million to build prototype demonstrators for testing in a simulated radioactive environment. Conventional approaches to working in high-hazard environments involve teams of workers, clad in protective air-fed suits, who would be restricted to working no more than a few hours at a time. The process is extremely time-consuming, costly and poses risks to the workers. The projects include technology developed for space missions to Mars The goal of Sellafield and the NDA is to reduce risks to workers, increase productivity, deal efficiently with waste, reduce timescales and cut overall costs to the taxpayer: safer, faster, cheaper. This is complemented by the role of Innovate UK who are looking to drive productivity and growth in the UK through the support and implementation of innovation. Announcing the projects, the NDA’s Head of Technology Melanie Brownridge said the response from suppliers and academic institutions had been so promising, that more funds were added to top up the original £3 million pot increasing it to £8.5 million: We were all incredibly excited by the quality and diversity of the submissions, which came from established nuclear organisations as well as industries, such as space and defence sectors, working with us for the first time. Such a fantastic response meant that we were able to secure additional funding from Innovate UK and the Government’s department of Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) which will allow more of the ideas to be fully explored and also investigated for potential use in other hazardous environments. The projects demonstrate the full range of innovation – using existing ideas in an innovative way through to cutting-edge new technologies. All the projects are being developed by collaborative consortia formed specifically for this competition. The participating organisations, almost 30 in total, include small businesses, large corporations and academic institutions. The winning project – or projects – could be put to work at Sellafield’s Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant (THORP) and Magnox Reprocessing Plant, which are both due to close by 2020. After closure, scores of rooms, or ‘cells’, at the facilities must be cleaned out, with the waste safely treated for packing and storage. Melanie added: It’s a huge challenge. The new integrated system must establish what’s inside the cells, measure the radioactivity, access spaces that have been sealed for years, cut up the contents (including large vessels and many miles of pipework), segregate the waste, then remove it for treatment and safe storage. Radioactivity levels are extremely high, restricting workforce access, so the work must be carried out remotely. A number of the technologies are tried and tested nuclear favourites; some are well established in other industries; others are brand new. One of the challenges will be to develop a smooth interaction between all the different component parts. Industries that have been keen to step up to the challenge include computer gaming, fume extraction, sea-fishing, medical imaging, oil and gas as well as space and defence. Many ideas include robots which range from large industrial giants to small ant-like devices that can work collectively and easily be replaced in the event of a break-down. One of the auto-mapping systems was developed for use in missions to Mars and will be adapted to scan the interior of a radioactive cell. Some projects will immerse operatives in a virtual world, where they will intuitively be able to control robots and equipment as if they were actually inside the cells. Melanie added: The NDA is continually seeking the best ways to encourage innovation and bring in new ideas from the supply chain and ensure everyone has an opportunity to contribute. Part of our mission is to support innovation and technology growth, with the aim of pushing forward the decommissioning of extremely complex nuclear challenges. Derek Allen, Innovation Lead for Energy at Innovate UK, said: We have been delighted by the response to this competition and the additional funding will enable us to support more innovative organisations with great ideas to make nuclear decommissioning cheaper, safer and faster. This has the potential to open up significant business opportunities for UK organisations both nationally and globally. This programme fully aligns with one of the Governments Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund priority areas: ‘Robotics and artificial intelligence in extreme environments’ which is looking to create a safer working world for people, improve productivity and support advances in industry and public services. After the first series of trials, set to take place over the next 18 months, those with potential could progress to more rigorous trials in a radioactive environment. Approval from the nuclear regulators will be required before the integrated system can be deployed at Sellafield or other NDA sites. Melanie added: We’re hopeful that a number may be successful, and could be used in various different situations at our sites as well as in other hazardous scenarios, both here and overseas. More on the projects and how they are developing will be released over the next 12 months including articles from each consortium. The five successful projects are (lead contractor in bold): Barrnon Ltd Atkins, Cambrian Intelligence Ltd, Createc Ltd, Veolia (Oxford Technologies) Createc Ltd OC Robotics, Red Engineering Design Ltd, Structure Vision Ltd, React Engineering Ltd, UKEA, Race Ltd Wood Airbus Defence & Space Ltd, Damavan Imaging, Clicks & Links Ltd, TWI, Digital Concepts Engineering Ltd, IS Instruments Ltd, i3D Robotics Ltd, University of Lancaster, University of Salford, Kawasaki Cavendish Nuclear Babcock Analytic Solutions, OC Robotics Nuvia Clicks & Links Ltd, Hu-Tech Ltd, Imitec Ltd, PaR Systems Ltd, UKEA RACE Ltd, University of Bristol, University of Manchester Integrated Innovation Competition project details ( PDF , 391 KB , 9 pages ) Read more about the background in a blog by the NDA’s Melanie Brownridge

An overview of government's programme to develop and manufacture new medicines, digital health products and medical technologies. What is the leading-edge healthcare challenge? The leading-edge healthcare challenge is part of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund . We are faced with the challenge of manufacturing many different types of medicines, and getting the right drugs and treatments to individual patients when they need them. Government will invest £181 million to speed up access to new medicines and drugs and improve healthcare. It will establish new facilities and support research and innovation projects that accelerate the development and manufacture of vital advanced therapies, medicines and vaccines. The fund is estimated to return £1 billion to the UK economy, support high-value, highly-skilled manufacturing and increase productivity. Innovate UK will deliver the challenge on behalf of UK Research and Innovation , with input from the Office for Life Sciences . Accelerating Innovative Medicines challenge The funding is in 4 areas: advanced therapies treatment centres medicines manufacturing projects viral vector production projects digital health technology catalyst

A fund to strengthen UK science and business innovation and take on the biggest challenges that society and industry face today. What is the UKRI Challenge Fund The UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Challenge Fund aims to bring together our world-leading research base with Britain’s best businesses to transform how we live, work and move around. By investing in the very best research, development and innovation, it will tackle the major industrial and societal challenges we face today and put the UK in the best position to take advantage of future market opportunities. The fund is backed by £2.6 billion of public money, with £3 billion in matched funding from the private sector. The Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund The challenges It’s made up of 23 challenges, covering the 4 challenge themes: clean growth ageing society future of mobility artificial intelligence and data economy More information can be found on Innovate UK’s blog . To find out about the latest challenge opportunities, sign up for email alerts . Search for live funding opportunities and apply .

Funding boost for anti-counterfeiting and motion sensing companies: MOD supports two SMEs in collaboration with higher-tier partners through the Defence Technology Exploitation Programme. The small businesses selected are Ethicronics and Silicon Microgravity Both SMEs will work with larger company sponsors that already have experience of working with defence to develop innovative new solutions The Defence Technology Exploitation Programme (DTEP) boosts defence innovation while supporting the technology supply chain. Two innovative SMEs have received funding through the Defence Technology Exploitation Programme ( DTEP ). The companies, Ethicronics and Silicon Microgravity will each receive a government grant, worth 50 per cent of the project value. The Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) will partner with a higher-tier supplier with the aim of developing innovative new solutions that meet UK defence challenges and increase capability in the UK defence supply chain. DTEP, which seeks to improve the competitiveness of the UK Defence supply chain, is sponsored by the MOD’s Directorate of Industrial Strategy, Prosperity and Exports (DISPE) and delivered through the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA), Innovate UK , and ADS . A crucial aspect of DTEP involves collaboration between an SME supplier and a more experienced higher-tier partner in the defence sector. The higher-tier partner sponsoring the initiative will dedicate time, effort, and resources to engage with SMEs in these joint innovation endeavours. Anita Friend, Head of DASA, said: “We are pleased to announce the allocation of DTEP funding for these two SMEs. These innovative organisations, in collaboration with their higher-tier DTEP partners, are poised to make significant contributions to the UK’s defence supply chain and help ensure the continued success of future defence and security.” Congratulations to the DTEP winners Ethicronics: Stamping out counterfeits Ethicronics aims to develop an innovation that addresses the critical challenge of assurance, hardware integrity and authenticity to tackle issues such as counterfeit and compromised electronics. Together with higher-tier partner Thales, they will collaborate to develop a software solution that utilises innovative, unforgeable stamps that certify and authenticate hardware components. Dr Franck Courbon, CEO of Ethicronics, said: Being selected for the DASA DTEP program is a significant achievement for Ethicronics, marking a pivotal moment in our journey towards revolutionizing electronics hardware assurance for Defence but also Security, Aerospace, Automotive, Finance, Critical Infrastructures and Consumer Electronics supply chains as a dual-use solution. This collaboration enables to develop our innovative solution further, attract additional funding, establish a strong relationship with a world leader in digital security and creates a framework to bring on-board additional partners in the electronics eco-system. The DTEP program provides a clear path for integration and enables us to hire key secure software engineers while working with DASA strengthens our commitment to delivering secure, scalable, and impactful software solutions for electronics in our country and beyond. Silicon Microgravity: Inertial navigation Silicon Microgravity develops MEMS gravitational and motion sensors and has a track record for developing highly accurate, portable systems for a range of uses. They are teaming up with higher-tier partner Collins Aerospace to deliver a small, lightweight, low power MEMS accelerometer with navigation grade performance and capable of handling accelerations of up to 100g – the first of its kind on the market. Francis Neill, CEO of Silicon Microgravity, said: The DASA DTEP grant funding and our partnership with Collins Aerospace will enable SMG to commercialise our innovative, market leading, MEMS accelerometer. The modern world has become very dependent on GNSS in our everyday lives but conflict in Ukraine has demonstrated how GNSS can be denied by jamming or spoofing. Inertial Navigation using accelerometers and gyroscopes provides an alternative, unjammable, navigation solution. SMG’s high accuracy, Navigation Grade, MEMS accelerometers will provide both globally leading and UK sovereign capability in this critical area in both defence and civilian applications. DTEP’s funding for Ethicronics and Silicon Microgravity highlights the MOD’s commitment to fostering innovation and strengthening the UK defence supply chain through strategic SME partnerships. Learn more about DASA’s funding opportunities here .

Find out more about our Defence and Security Accelerator competitions. The Defence and Security Accelerator recently opened two competitions. One is looking for highly innovative, ambitious proposals using synthetic biology approaches to produce transparent materials for defence and security. Professor Petra Oyston and Professor Bryn James explained what they were looking for: See an overview of what we’re looking for . The other competition is looking for technologies that will reliably generate power for man-portable and robotic and autonomous systems as explained by Dr Alan Groves. Overview of beyond battery power competition . Find out more about the synthetic biology and beyond battery competitions.

This competition aims to identify and develop novel, early stage research ideas that may have a significant and disruptive impact on the future of Defence. This competition aims to identify and develop novel, early stage research ideas that may have a significant and disruptive impact on the future of Defence. A disruptive impact is something that radically alters how we do things – this can be positive (e.g. a new capability becomes available) or negative (e.g. a new type of threat arises). This competition is funded by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory ( Dstl ). The outcome of this competition is anticipated to be a pool of novel Science and Technology ( S&T ) ideas / concepts that may be disruptive. These ideas / concepts may be used as the basis for further research within the Defence Science and Technology Futures Programme ( DSTF ) Programme. What innovations are we looking for? We are interested in novel, very low Technical Readiness Level ( TRL ) S&T ideas which could in the future either benefit Defence or form the basis of countering an adversarial threat. We would like you to provide us with an exciting flavour of what might be possible and be disruptive. Your proposal should include evidence of: creative ideas / concepts / technology that have the potential to cause a significant game-changing or disruptive impact on Defence ideas which are at an early stage of development (equivalent to TRL 1-2) ideas that have a theoretical basis supported by reasoned explanation the development of ideas through research to understand their potential to be disruptive in the future development of concepts of how novel ideas might be deployed in the future to become either an opportunity or threat to Defence clear demonstration of how the proposed work applies to Defence Total funding available The total funding available for this competition is approximately £750k (ex VAT). The value of each submission must be for a fixed amount of £50k. Failure to submit a proposal for this amount will result in the proposal being sifted out as non-compliant. Submission deadline Midday on Wednesday 12th October 2022 How do I submit my proposal? Via the DASA Online Submission Service for which you will require an account. Only proposals submitted through the DASA Online Submission Service will be accepted. You must not submit any information classified above OFFICIAL . If you wish to add supporting information that may be above OFFICIAL you must contact DASA in advance and we will discuss solutions with you.

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This guidance explains our competition process and how your proposal is assessed. At UKDI , we have a very thorough process for deciding which proposals to fund. The below guidance sets out our full competition process including the guidance given to our assessors to assess proposals. Competition process The competition process is made up of 10 stages. 1. Competition opens All competitions are launched on our UKDI Competition Services page. Sign up to the UKDI Mailing List Be the first to hear about new competitions, upcoming events and other UKDI news. To join the UKDI Mailing List, please complete the short sign up form here 2. Proposal submission The only way to submit a proposal to UKDI is online via the UKDI online submission service. Log in or register for an account . Some tips to help with your submission: before submitting your proposal, check the terms and conditions carefully to ensure that you agree with all of them. You may wish to check them with your commercial or legal department. Please read the Open Call terms and conditions here . The terms and conditions for a themed competition can be found within the competition document. draft your proposal offline to avoid losing material when submitting online be concise. Each assessor should be able to read, understand and assess your proposal within 1 hour and 30 minutes, unless otherwise stated in the competition document. Use the text boxes provided in the application form and look out for the word limits attachments are limited to .png, .jpg, or.jpeg files only. Please provide full answers on the (Desirable/Feasible/Viable) criteria for your Innovation in the boxes provided. Proposals received with Desirable/Feasible/Viable answers provided as attachments will be considered non-compliant and sifted out of the competition. only click submit when your proposal is complete. It is not possible to add any additional information to your proposal after it has been submitted innovators are strongly advised to submit their proposal at least one hour before the deadline stated on the competition document. Proposals submitted close to the deadline risk encountering issues that cannot be resolved in time. Responsibility for timely submission rests entirely with the innovator, no extensions will be made. 3. Competition close 4. Pre sift Once you have submitted your proposal, it will pass through an initial pre-sift process. At this stage, your proposal may be rejected if it: does not demonstrate impact for defence or security does not outline how it meets the scope of the competition is incomplete if the attachments have been used for additional text data over the stated word counts in Desirability, Feasibility, Viability and Additional Information is lacking technical information to allow technical assessment to take place does not demonstrate how the project can be completed in the timelines exceeds the funding limit or timescale stipulated does not demonstrate acceptance of or comply with UKDI terms and conditions is not at the correct Technology Readiness Level ( TRL ) for the competition is a resubmission of a previous proposal and does not adhere to the resubmission guidelines Further guidance on pre sift criteria is described in the online submission service for the specific competition and in the relevant competition document, accessible via the UKDI Competition Services page. 5. Assessment After the initial sifting process, experts from across UK government will be assigned to assess your proposal. When people outside of UK Government are used for assessment, it will be under a non-disclosure agreement and details will be provided in advance in the relevant competition document. During the assessment phase all proposals are assessed against the following criteria: desirable: strategic fit, end user support/pull (letters of support not required) feasible: technical credibility, innovation, risk, expertise of team/capability viable: costs and value for money, project delivery/plan Further guidance on assessment criteria is listed below . 6. Moderation After assessment, a moderator will compile an overview, pulling together comments to provide a collective outcome in the form of a ‘Fund’ or ‘No Fund’ recommendation against the proposal. 7. Challenge Stakeholders/moderators are invited to challenge the ‘Fund’ or ‘No Fund recommendation made against each proposal. Challengers present their argument both in written form for circulation and at the decision conference. 8. Decision conference The decision conference brings key stakeholders together to review proposal recommendations in line with competition delivery, including challenged recommendations. The moderator comments are presented and any challenges reviewed. At the conclusion of the conference, a final decision is made on whether each proposal will be funded. Innovators are not permitted to attend. 9. Decision release You’ll be able to track the progress of your application on your dashboard. You’ll be notified by email when we’ve made a decision on whether or not to fund your proposal. If you are successful, our commercial team will be in touch shortly after the decision date to begin contracting. Once you are on contract, both UKDI staff and a Technical Partner will support and advise you throughout the period of your project. 10. Feedback release If you are unsuccessful, you will receive brief written feedback within a few weeks of the applicable decision date. Feedback will be made available to you via email. Feedback is prepared by the proposal moderator, and is based on comments from all assessors and discussions at the decision conference. The feedback will give the main reasons why your proposal was unsuccessful. Please note that every UKDI competition has a finite financial limit which affects the number of bids we can fund. Where a proposal meets the fundable requirements for a competition, but is not funded, UKDI will continue to seek funding and shall consider your proposal fundable for 12 months from the date of the feedback release. We will share the abstract, Proposal Value Proposition Statement (PVPS) and title of your proposal with partners across His Majesty’s Government that may express an interest in funding the proposal through UKDI , in accordance with the competition document. We may also share this information on our cross-government Ideas Marketplace platform to foster collaboration and attempt to elicit funding. If partners across His Majesty’s Government wish to read the full proposal to decide if they will fund it, we will share the full proposal with them without seeking your permission if it is within 60 days of the feedback release date. If it is over 60 days since the feedback release date we will seek your permission before sharing the full proposal with them. For other potential funders, we will seek your permission before sharing the full proposal regardless of the number of days since the feedback release date. In the event that additional funding becomes available, UKDI may ask whether you would still be prepared to undertake the work outlined in your proposal under the same terms. Your official UKDI feedback will indicate if your proposal was deemed fundable, but not awarded funding at the time. Assessment criteria UKDI uses three baseline assessment criteria; desirable, feasible and viable. The baseline criteria apply to all our competitions, unless stated in the competition document. It is important to note that criteria may be adjusted across competitions in accordance with the needs of Government customers, any criteria changes will be clearly detailed within the competition document. You should check the specific guidance that is provided within the competition document on the UKDI Competition Services page. Once the criteria have been published for a particular competition, they will remain frozen for the duration of that competition. Corresponding guidance on what we need to see in the variou

£850k is available to new and existing applications for Phase 2 of DASA's Predictive Cyber Analytics competition The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is interested in technologies that can provide a proactive cyber defence capability in MOD’s fixed and deployed military environments to help counter and defeat future cyber threats. This second phase seeks to further develop and enhance novel predictive approaches within the military cyber security domain. The work will allow MOD to better prepare for, respond to and mitigate the impact of cyber-attack. Total funding of up to £850k is available in Phase 2 of this competition. We anticipate funding up to 3 research projects of up to 12 months’ duration. Applicants do not have to have applied to Phase 1 to be eligible, details on Phase 1 can be found on our website . This competition is now open and will close at midday (BST) on Mon 12th Aug 2019. Queries should be sent to accelerator@dstl.gov.uk .

This competition seeks innovations for communications, networking and information services, to help solve defence challenges. An abstract background of a technological matrix sits behind a soldier. On the left are military vehicle icons, a helicopter and ship. This Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) competition is seeking proposals for innovative technologies for communications, networking and information services, with an emphasis on the challenges that are specific to defence. This competition is part of a phased campaign being run in support of the Dstl Communications and Networks Programme. The scope includes the development of new physical layers, networking and information layer concepts and protocols, as well as cross-cutting aspects such as inter-layer interactions, network management approaches, and the impact of novel information assurance technologies. We are particularly interested in proposals that address the challenges specific to the defence context and hence are less likely to be satisfied by technologies directly lifted from the civil world. Examples of such issues include; Denial of communications technologies by highly capable adversaries The need to adapt rapidly to changing operational context – including changes in communications capability – without dependence on expert staff The need to integrate rapidly into heterogeneous networks and information systems

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