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Supporting businesses to develop new science-based products and processes
ER1643b - SIRC Project 8-Page Brochure (v6).indd 1 14/11/2019 15:45
Programme summaryScience in Industry Research Centre (SIRC) supports companies in the West Midlands to develop new science-based products.
• Eligibleapplicantsbenefitfrominitialfully-fundedsupporttorefinetheirproductconceptanditsdevelopmentrequirements(typicallyaminimumof12hours’supportfromSIRCspecialiststaff).
• Forbusinesseswithaninnovativeproductofhighpotential, additional support can be provided by specialist academic,technicalandresearchstaffattheUniversityofWolverhamptonintheformof:
- intellectual property (IP) review and guidance - IP grants- scientificresearch- new product design and prototyping - laboratory testing.
• SIRCisnowopenforapplicationsandisexpectedto closeearly2022.
Telford & Wrekin
Shropshire
Herefordshire
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Eligibility• SIRCispart-fundedbytheEuropeanRegionalDevelopmentFund(ERDF),sotobeeligibleforsupportyourbusinessshouldbebasedwithinoneofthefoursponsoringLEPareas:
- Black Country - Greater Birmingham and Solihull- The Marches- Stoke-on-TrentandStaffordshire.
• YourcompanymustalsoqualifyasanSME.Detailedconditionsapply,butinsummarythecompanymusthave:
- independent ownership- fewerthan250employees- turnoveroflessthan€50millionperannum.
Stoke-on-Trent
Walsall
Sandwell & Dudley
Solihull
Birmingham
W’hampton
Staffordshire
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Supported sectorsTheaimofSIRCistosupportbusinesses,withinthefollowingeligiblesectors,todevelopnewscience-basedproductsandprocesses:
• Lifesciences• Translational medicine • Futurefoodprocessing• Agri-food/drink• Agri-tech• Advanced engineering• Advancedmanufacturing.
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SIRC application processGet startedToregisteryourinterest,contacttheSIRCprojectofficeattheUniversityofWolverhamptonSciencePark.
Check eligibilityTheprojectofficewillcheckyoureligibilityandadviseonwhetheryourprojectfitstheSIRCcriteria.
Business support Wewillworkwithyoutodefinethescopeofthepossiblesupport.
Business assistSIRCconsultantswillcompletetheinitialworkagreedonbehalfofyourbusiness.Ourconsultant’sworkisfully-funded,andgrantsupportmaybeavailabletowardsthecostsofIPRfiling.
Research collaborationsBusinessesundertakingscientificprojectswithhighpotential will have the opportunity to enter into a SIRC researchcollaboration,enablingagreaterscaleofresearchandinnovationsupport.Afinancialcontributionwillberequiredfromyourbusinessatthisstage.
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SIRC facilitiesWehaveourowndedicatedFabLabbasedintheScienceCentreattheUniversityofWolverhamptonSciencePark.TheFabLabhousesanextensiverangeofequipmenttosupportprototypingactivities,suchas:
• 3Dprinters- SelectiveLaserSintering(SLS)- FusedDepositionModelling(FDM)- Polyjet Polymer Hi-resolution Printing- Micro3DPrinting
• PhotoGrammetryLaserScanner- reverse engineering
• LaserCutter-plastic,vinyl,wood,aluminium• CNC Table Router – wood and polymer sheet• CNC Mini Mill.
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• SIRCfocusesonthreescientificdisciplines:- polymer engineering- lifesciences- biotechnology
• Scientistsfromthesedisciplinesarebeingsupportedthrough SIRC to direct and supervise interdisciplinary research programmes.
• Regional SME companies are supported to engage as partners in collaborative research.
• Totransferthenewresearchandknowledgeintothebusiness community, publications and case studies will be disseminated.
• Businesses can attend SIRC events in order to learn more about the research being completed, as well as updatesonprogressandfindings.
SIRC research
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Contact the SIRC Project Office
Tel:01902 321 826Email:[email protected]:wlv.ac.uk/SIRC
TheSIRCprojectispart-fundedbytheEuropeanRegionalDevelopmentFund(ERDF).
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