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442 Design
Edinburgh based 442 Design a brand and interior design company was looking to find solar power expertise to help provide recommendations to the design and development of their point of sale showcase units. Interface - The knowledge connection for business, brokered links to Professor Tariq Muneer from the School of the Built Environment at Edinburgh Napier University. The relationship developed and the feasibility study yielded beneficial results identifying initial target cities and clients. Interface also supported the company in identifying a source of finance to offset some of the costs – feasibility funding under the Scottish Government supported SEEKIT programme hosted by Edinburgh Napier University.
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- 19/04/2009, 442 Design has the power for Euro drive (Scotland on Sunday)
- 01/12/2009, Academic Partnerships Build Business Sustainability (CIC Start Online)
- 31/03/2010, Inventive links with universities help firms to fly high (The Scotsman)
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- Abertay Games Prototype grant, University of Abertay, Dundee grant funding for aspiring games developers – Up to £25k of support to create a prototype of your own IP
- Biosciences Knowledge Transfer Network SPARK Awards , This scheme provides small grants to encourage collaborations between SMEs and research partners in the area of Animal Biosciences.
- CIC Start Online competition, For feasibility studies and academic consultancy on sustainable building design and refurbishment
- CONNECT - Investment of Time & Finance, Connect Scotland are currently seeking applications from Technology businesses to take part in two investment focussed events in November.
- EDTC Feasibility Award, EDTC Feasibility Award aims to kick-start a relationship between small companies and University groups that have not previously collaborated.
- First Step Awards – University of Glasgow, This scheme funds partnerships involving feasibility studies between a Scottish SME and researchers from the University of Glasgow, aimed at creating long-term collaborations, particularly new partnerships.
- Innovation Voucher Scheme - Scottish Funding Council , The scheme is aimed at building relationships between SMEs (Small to Medium sized Enterprises) and HEIs (Higher Education Institutes) in Scotland.
- Scottish Funding Council and Arts & Humanities Research Council, A Healthier Scotland (Scottish Funding Council and Arts & Humanities Research Council) – Up to £50k funding for knowledge exchange proposals in health, the environment and the arts and humanities
- Shorter KTP Project, Shorter KTPs aim to address more short-term, tactical business issues. Projects may be standalone or can lead to, run in parallel with, or follow-on from a classic KTP.
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