Innovation Portal
An academic choice
How do you stay ahead of your competitors? The academic institutions of Tayside have united to offer improved access to a range of unique cutting edge services and expertise to help your business stand out from the rest; locally, nationally and globally.
The Innovation Portal
The Innovation Portal has been established to promote and foster productive knowledge transfer between the Universities of Dundee and Abertay, the SCRI (Scottish Crop Research Institute) and Scottish industry. Its aim is to improve the competitiveness of local businesses by bringing together innovative companies with scientists, technologists and engineering experts keen to apply their expertise to the needs of industry.
Read more about the Innovation Portal
What can we do for you?
Sectors & Services
Click to explore your sector:
- Agriculture
- Construction
- Digital Media
- Drug Discovery
- Environment
- Food & Drink
- Textiles
- Manufacturing
Expertise profiles are available for all sectors.
Events for your sector
We offer a wide range of sector specific events and workshops. Hear experts from academia and industry discussing the relevant issues.
Funding Innovation
Find out how your project could receive up to £5000 from our very own Small Grants Scheme.
We can also help with:
Strength in numbers: A solid partnership
The Innovation Portal draws on knowledge and expertise from the University of Abertay Dundee, the University of Dundee and the Scottish Crop Research Institute and receives funding from ERDF and SEEKIT.
Coming Events
- 18th Mar: BioDundee Lunchtime Seminar: Commercialising Science
- 10th Jun: Prototype - Craft in the Future Tense
Portal News
EPSRC CASE Industrial studentships
EPSRC have recently announced the next round of CASE Industrial studentships. Read More...
The Future of Digital Content
On the 1st of December 2009 we hosted a Creative Industries Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) Beacons for Innovation Event focusing on the future of Digital Media. Read More...
Abertay University January part-time courses - apply now!
The University of Abertay are launching a new range of part time Graduate Certificate courses starting in January. The new courses will be Entrepreneurship and Consulting, Management Studies and Sports Coaching. Read More...
Scottish Enterprise - Strengthen your Business
Scottish Enterprise have launched a new project called "Strengthen Your Business". They want to encourage businesses to innovate in order to stay ahead of the competition and suceed in their market areas. Read More...
John Logie Baird Awards 2009
Yes it's that time of the year again and the award winning John Logie Baird Awards Programm have been extended this year until the 17.12.09. Read More...