Innovate UK
August 30
12:48
2016
The Innovative Research Call (IRC) 2016 for Explosives and Weapons Detection is to invest up to 3 million in research projects.
Projects can develop original ideas. They can also adapt successful technologies, techniques or processes from other fields.
You could apply with a proposal in the following areas:
- buildings and areas
- goods
- people and/or their possessions
- vehicles
This is a Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition run in partnership with Innovate UK.
The government partners for this competition are:
- Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism and Centre for Applied Science and Technology at the Home Office
- Department for Transport
- Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure
- Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
- Metropolitan Police Service
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate
The competition has 2 phases:
Phase 1 - proof of concept
Up to 1 million is available. Projects should last up to 6 months with total costs of up to 60,000.
Phase 2 - development contacts
Up to 2 million is available. Projects should last up to 2 years.
Competition information
- This competition opens on Monday 12 September 2016
- The registration deadline is noon on Wednesday 12 October 2016
- The application deadline is noon on Wednesday 19 October 2016
- There will be a bidders conference for potential applicants in London on Tuesday 27 September 2016