Who is it for?
For businesses with a technical challenge but who are unsure where to start to find an appropriate solution.
Why choose Explore?
A business can apply up to 3 times to explore 3 different technical challenges, each application provides:
5 days of academic/specialist support.
Funding available £5,000/€5,800 + VAT.
What can your business expect to achieve?
- Explore a solution for a current technical challenge within your business.
- Work in collaboration with an academic or industrial specialist to begin to address the issues identified to arrive at a solution.
- We provide support for businesses for product development, process improvement, incorporating new technology e.g. AI, advanced manufacturing, food technology, digitalisation and more.
- The opportunity to take the next step and progress your idea further through Business Explorer Plan.
- Once you have identified your solution begin to develop a plan of implementation by progressing to the next stage of funding through Business Explorer Plan.
How to apply
If your business meets the criteria, please fill out an application form to work with an academic or industry specialist in the opposite jurisdiction to where your business is based.
If you have any queries, please complete our enquiry form below.