STFC Bridging for Innovators
Supports United Kingdom university and deep tech teams by bridging research outputs to follow-on funding.
Bridging for Innovators (B4I) was a programme administered by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) under UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) that provided businesses with in-kind access to STFC's portfolio of world-class scientific facilities — representing more than £2 billion in government investment — to help companies overcome specific product, manufacturing, or process innovatio…
Provides UK businesses with in-kind access to STFC's world-class scientific facilities — including neutron sources, X-ray beamlines, particle accelerators, lasers, and high-performance computing — to address product, manufacturing, or process innovation challenges.
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