We hope the following links will be of benefit to your business:

• UK Science and Innovation – showcasing the commercial benefits of innovating in the UK.
• Innovate UK - which includes current funding opportunities around regenerative medicine and other business accelerators.
• IC Tomorrow – a UK Government programme that stimulates innovation and economic growth in the digital sector. Funding calls include the IC Tomorrow Virtual and Augmented Reality Innovation Contest, offering up to six businesses a maximum of £35,000 each to encourage innovation around Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality, including within smart construction, immersive retail, enhanced medical training and care, next-gen vocational education, tactile experiences and amplified music experiences.
• Knowledge Transfer Network - established to foster better collaboration between science, creativity and business to speed up innovation, solve problems and find markets for new ideas.
• UK Catapult Network includes the Digital Catapult, Satellite Applications Catapult and the Transport Catapult.
• The Centres for Doctoral Training includes those mentioned at Royal Holloway (Cyber-security) and OxWasp (Generational Statistical Science), as well as UCL/LSE  (Financial Computing & Analytics) and Imperial (Neurotechnology for life and health).
• Patent Box enables companies to apply a lower rate of Corporation Tax (10%) to profits earned after 1 April 2013 from its patented inventions. See also R&D Tax Credits.
• This Tech Nation Report gives profiles of all the clusters in the UK and highlights areas of concentrations of tech companies working in specific sub-sectors.
• Business is GREAT Britain - support, advice and inspiration for growing your business, including finance.
• The GREAT Britain campaign encourages people to visit, do business, invest and study in the UK, uniting the efforts of the public and private sector to generate jobs and growth for Britain.
• Invest in the UK is your springboard for global growth.

Buckinghamshire Business First can support you with any issues your business has. Contact our business support team: 01494 568941 / BusinessSupport@bbf.uk.com.