This competition funds UK SMEs collaborating with German SMEs on innovative industrial research projects in Clean Energy, Life Sciences, and Engineering Biology. Projects must last 12-24 months, request £100,000-£350,000 in UK funding, and demonstrate balanced contributions and commercial exploitation. German partners apply separately under the ZIM programme. The total UK funding available is £2.4 million, with projects starting August 2027.
Eligible applicants are UK registered SMEs collaborating with at least one German SME under the German ZIM programme. Projects must start August 2027, last 12-24 months, and have balanced UK-Germany participation with no partner exceeding 70% of costs.
