Higgs Business Incubation Centre (Higgs BIC)
Backs UK space, particle-physics and STFC-discipline start-ups with funding and support.
The centre offers three things together rather than a single cash prize: direct funding, business development support and advice, and hands-on technical support and expertise, all delivered from one physical site at the Higgs Centre for Innovation on the Royal Observatory site in Edinburgh. A company that is accepted becomes part of a resident portfolio based at that site rather than a one-off gra…
The Higgs BIC is for high-tech companies growing their business in fields tied to space, particle physics, or another area of STFC science. It's aimed at UK-registered companies, new or up to five years old, that already have a viable business plan.
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