Royce Industrial Collaboration Programme opens for applications

The Henry Royce Institute is again inviting proposals from universities, research and technology organisations, and companies that are exploring innovative materials solutions with focus on technology translation.

Each project, which can be up to £125,000 in total project cost, will be funded through the Royce Industrial Collaboration Programme (ICP).

Royce is particularly looking to fund short-term, business-led research, development and innovation (RD&I) projects, which focus on supporting new products, processes or services that represent a step-change over those currently available, or propose an innovative use of existing products or processes.

This year’s ICP requires projects to be focused on the following themes:

• Hydrogen - including materials-led solutions to boost performance of green electrolysis routes; materials solutions for hydrogen storage, distribution and end-use; and smart materials for real-time monitoring of critical hydrogen infrastructure.
• Biomaterials, bioprinting and bioelectronics - bio-inspired materials with novel properties for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine; innovative bioprinting technologies for the fabrication of complex biological structures; advanced biosensors for medical diagnosis and environmental monitoring.
• Low-loss electronics - new dielectric materials with low energy loss for power electronics; semiconductors with improved performance and reliability; materials for quantum technology; materials underpinning the development of new, energy-efficient computing architectures; new materials solutions that enable circular electronics.
• Materials 4.0 - new digital materials design techniques for faster and more accurate materials discovery; smart materials with adaptive, responsive and self-healing properties for a range of applications; additive manufacturing technologies with high throughput; digital models of materials to simulate their behaviour under different conditions.
• Foundation industries - sustainable materials with reduced environmental impact and improved resource efficiency; circular economy strategies and technologies for materials’ recycling and reuse; innovative approaches for waste reduction and materials recovery in the foundation industries.

A briefing and Q&A session will take place on 22 May 2023 and interested parties can register here. Presentation slides and a recording of the session will be made available after the event. 

The deadline for applications is 17:00 on 30 June. Find out more.