Event overview
The Biosciences Knowledge Transfer Network (BKTN) are organising four free consortia-building workshops to promote the new £70m Agri-Tech Catalyst funding scheme, which has been launched to help businesses and researchers develop innovative solutions to global challenges in the agricultural technology (‘agri-tech') sector.
The aim of these workshops is to enable potential applicants to get a better understanding of the competition process, rules and scope. The workshops are also designed to help with consortia building, and offer a great opportunity for delegates to pitch their capabilities to potential collaborative partners. There will also be several dedicated networking opportunities throughout the day and the TSB and KTN staff will be present to address any queries related to the competition.
About the Agri-Tech Catalyst
With £70m of government funding, the Agri-Tech Catalyst, which has been set up by the Technology Strategy Board and the BBSRC, will help to commercialise UK agricultural innovation.
The Agri-Tech Catalyst offers funding for collaborative projects, taking innovative ideas from any sector or discipline with the potential to benefit the UK agri-tech industry, by tackling domestic or international challenges in agriculture. The Agri-Tech Catalyst will help to take innovations all the way from concept to commercialisation, awarding grants for early-stage pre-industrial research feasibility studies, industrial research, and late-stage pre-experimental and experimental feasibility studies. Any UK business or academic researcher can apply.
The Agri-Tech Catalyst will fund proposals relating to:
•primary crop and livestock production, including aquaculture
•non-food uses of arable crops (for example, for biomass)
•food security and nutrition challenges in international development
•challenges in downstream food processing, provided the solution lies in primary production.
Who should attend?
The workshops aim to attract people from two communities:
- Providers of technology
- Those involved in primary agricultural production (both in commercial companies and research organisations), who could develop and/or be the “end users” of these technologies.
Event Structure
The event will feature introductory presentations covering:
- Scope of competition and rules (TSB)
- What makes a good collaborative R&D project, and how the KTNs can help you? (KTNs)
- Delegate pitch presentations outlining expertise and opportunities for collaboration.
There will also be several dedicated networking sessions, and KTN and TSB staff will be present to address any queries related to the competition.
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