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General funding
The diversity of the technologies involved in the electronics industry means that different types of funding are likely to be applicable in each specific case.
Discover more about the funding available to nanotechnology companies.
Read more UK technology funding research information at Fundmap.
Nanotechnology specific funding
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Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) is a seven year programme with a total budget allocation of over €50.5billion, of which nanotechnology, materials & new production has as indicative budget of £3.05 billion.
The money is mostly spent on grants to European research bodies, in order to co-finance research, technological development and demonstration projects (Source: Cordis)
- The ENIAC Nanoelectronics Joint Technology Initiative (JTI) provides a framework to coordinate resources and funding from the Framework Programme, industry, national R&D programmes and intergovernmental schemes (Source: Cordis)
- The ARTEMIS Joint Technology Initiative (Advanced Research and Technology for Embedded Intelligence and Systems) is a €2.7 billion research programme on Embedded Computing Systems. For the first time ever, this scheme has brought community R&D funds together with national funds, and this investment is matched by industry. The scheme is important for the development of nanotechnology in Europe (Source: ARTEMIS)
For further information on what funding and help is available, speak to a member of our team.
For further funding research, Fundmap provides easy navigation to the grants and technology available to businesses in the UK technology sector.