UK-Switzerland Collaborative R&D
Funds UK businesses doing joint R&D in specific technology areas with Swiss partners through Innovate UK bilateral competition rounds.
UK-Switzerland Collaborative R&D (CR&D) is a bilateral grant programme administered by Innovate UK, the UK's innovation agency and part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), in partnership with the Swiss funding body Innosuisse. Each competitive round awards grants to UK-registered businesses running R&D projects jointly with Swiss implementation partners. Round 3 has a total UK fund of £3 million…
Innovative projects in specific technology areas; Innovate UK has not specified the precise areas for Round 3.
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