General Questions
How can the Innovation Portal help me?
Which businesses can access the services of the Innovation Portal?
What kind of projects have you assisted with in the past?
How can the Innovation Portal help me?
The Innovation Portal can assist Scottish SMEs (Small to medium sized enterprises) with accessing academic expertise in Tayside, providing small grants to investigate the scope for potential larger projects, offering advise on other sources of funding and assistance and offering events that provide inspiration to innovative firms with examples of previous collaborations.
Which businesses can access the services of the Innovation Portal?
The Innovation Portal welcomes all enquiries from SMEs in any sectors but can offer specific expertise in the areas of agriculture, construction, digital media, drug discovery, environment, food and drink, textiles and manufacturing.
What kind of projects have you assisted with in the past?
The Innovation Portal has assisted:
- Companies with ITA grants to determine the possibility of further collaboration
- Companies with larger TFS grants which investigates a technology or product further
- Companies with advice on KTP (Knowledge Transfer Partnership) and Scottish Government SMART applications
- Hundreds of companies that have attended an Innovation Portal workshop or the larger Innovation Showcase event with innovation advice