Singapore companies keen to embark on joint-innovation projects with UK companies can receive support by participating in a joint call for proposals for UK-Singapore technological R&D projects.
The UK-Singapore Collaborative R&D Call is jointly administered by Enterprise Singapore and Innovate UK to provide access to public funding for jointly selected projects. The programme aims to encourage the development of ready-to-market solutions for products, technology-based services or processes that have strong market potential for Singapore, UK or the international market.
Project partners must cooperate on a joint innovation project that will focus on developing innovative products and applications in any technological and application area. We would, however, particularly welcome applications in the following sectors:
The current call has closed. Interested companies can register your interest here to be notified when the next call opens.
Innovate UK drives productivity and economic growth by supporting businesses to develop and realise the potential of new ideas, including those from the UK’s world-class research base. They connect businesses to the partners, customers and investors that can help them turn these ideas into commercially successful products and services, and business growth.
The project consortium must involve at least one Singapore SME and one UK SME, independent from each other. Each project partner should contribute no more than 70% of total project contribution.
Under this programme, Enterprise Singapore will support up to 70% of the Singapore company’s total qualifying project costs. Singapore companies must meet the eligibility criteria for the Enterprise Development Grant (EDG) in order to apply.
To qualify for support, the Singapore applicant must fulfil all of the following requirements:
Singapore companies can look for suitable project partners through the B2Match Partner Matching Platform or submit an enquiry to IPI Singapore.