Our trade mark protected initiative, Research, Innovate and Emerge (RIEm), is designed to support SMEs to access innovation funding for collaborative research and innovation (R&I), validate a technology or solution and grow your business. Since its launch in 2022, we have supported 48 UK SMEs and helped them secure around £1 million in total. RIEm went international with RIEm India in 2023. For details, please visit here.
Brunel will help you with a research and innovation (R&I) needs assessment, and strengthen your capacity to develop R&I strategy, proposal development and joint collaborative proposal development for funding. We can also offer you expert mentoring and one to one support.
- Expert facilitation on R&I needs assessment, and support for developing organisational specific R&I strategy and implementation plan.
- Skills strengthening for developing collaborative funding proposal integrated with expert support and one-to-one mentoring.
SME selection criteria and required commitments:
- Registered businesses in the UK with evidence of financial expenditure/investment over £100,000 in the last financial year with limited or no success of securing funding for R&I.
- Have achieved the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) three of their proposed solution.
- Commitment to participate in three day workshops and receive up to five hours of expert mentoring support.
- Commitment to develop specific research and innovation strategy and concept note leading to potential collaborative proposal for funding.
- Minimum two full time staff employed in the organisation
Key tentative dates:
- 15/12/2024 - Application Deadline
- February 2025 – R&I Needs Assessment Worksop 12pm - 6pm
- March 2025 – R&I Strategy Development Workshop 12pm - 6pm
- April 2025 – R&I Proposal Development Workshop 10am - 6pm
The maxium number of participants:25; The seats are allocated on a first come first serve basis.
You will benefit from:
- three day workshops and
- up to five hours of expert mentoring support
- free expert consultancy and mentoring support to develop specific research and innovation strategy and joint collaborative proposal for funding
- introduction and exposure to funding partners and high potential for securing funds
- opportunity for strategic partnerships and access to a world leading university
- accelerated route to market possibilities
- Receive a Completion Certificate issued by Brunel University London (provided participants attend all the three workshops and submit two homeworks with reasonable standards as assessed by the programme facilitators).
Methodology
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Phase 1 |
Phase 2 |
Phase 3 |
Phase 4 |
Objectives |
R&I needs assessment |
R&I strategy development |
R&I proposal development |
R&I joint proposal submission |
Outcomes |
Familiarization with R&I strategy. 1-to-1 Expert mentoring support. |
Development of R&I strategy. Awareness of funding sources. 1-to-1 Expert mentoring support. |
Development of draft R&I concept note. 1-to-1 Expert mentoring support. |
Development of a joint R&I proposal. Wider business impact. 1-to-1 Expert mentoring support. |