About A4I
Analysis for Innovators can help boost productivity and competitiveness in your business through solving existing problems.
A4I is a programme that gives UK businesses of any size access to cutting-edge R&D expertise and facilities to help solve problems that they have been unable to tackle using standard technologies and techniques. It might be around product reliability, cost or product lifetime.
Details of Round 5 are now announced:
A4I Round 5: phase 1 expression of interest (de minimis)
A4I Round 5: phase 1 expression of interest
Impact
- 205Successful EOIs
- 303Brokerage Meetings
- 121Projects Funded
- £12.2 millionProject Costs
- £8.5 millionGovernment Contributions
- £3.7 millionCompany Contributions
Case Studies
Sistemic
Supporting the development of a novel product to ensure the safety of cell therapy treatments
Cell therapies, where living cells are transplanted in to a patient, are seen as the future of treatment in a number of therapeutic areas including diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Lean Manufacturing & Assembly Technologies
Measuring how much materials shrink during manufacture
National Physics Laboratory measurements improve model used to ensure that composite aircraft structures and wind turbine blades meet design specifications.
Gold Standard Phantoms
NPL validates new MRI standard, advancing potential technique for Alzheimer’s diagnosis
MRI scanners are pivotal to diagnosing a wide range of conditions, but with new measurement approaches, they could be used to diagnose many more.
News
Posted 17/07/2019
A4i and harnessing innovation for business growth
Lien Ngo, Innovate UK's Innovation Lead for Advanced Materials, on the benefits of A4i and taking a problem focused approach.
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Posted 10/07/2019
Details of Round 5 Competition Published
Details of the A4I Round 5 competition have been published on the .gov website.
There will be two competition streams:
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- Stream 1 - Projects up to 3 months - that can attract de minimis (100%) funding
- Stream 2 - Projects up to 12 months - that will be grant funded
Posted 02/07/2019
A4I Round 5 - More Roadshow Dates Announced
In addition to the Roadshows at NPL, Teddington and RAL, Oxford - there are also Roadshows to be held in Swansea and Glasgow.
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Events
A4I Round 5 (Phase 1) will open on 29th July. UK businesses of any size can get access to cutting-edge R&D expertise and facilities.
This is one of the roadshow events to be held in the lead up to the main competition briefing.
Find out more & register:
A4I Round 5 (Phase 1) will open on 29th July. UK businesses of any size can get access to cutting-edge R&D expertise and facilities.
This is one of the roadshow events to be held in the lead up to the main competition briefing.
Find out more & register:
A4I Round 5 (Phase 1) will open on 29th July. UK businesses of any size can get access to cutting-edge R&D expertise and facilities.
Not able to attend? The scope and competition process presentations will be available via a live webcast.
Find out more & register:
