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New route to European research funding
A consortium of companies from Leicestershire, Lancashire and Cheshire, have won an Office of Science and Technology Contract to develop and manage FP6UK.
A consortium of companies from Leicestershire, Lancashire and Cheshire, have won an Office of Science and Technology Contract to develop and manage FP6UK - a one-stop shop giving information, support and advice on the EU's Sixth Framework Programme FP6UK will make it easier than ever before for the UK's business and research communities to plug into, and benefit from, the EU's primary R and D funding mechanism
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 28 Sep 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Leicestershire based innovation company Pera is responsible for managing the helpline, the first point of contact with the service for most users.
With a long history of involvement in Framework funding, Pera is well placed to offer information and practical advice on submitting successful funding applications.
In addition, Pera will be providing strategic input and expert analysis of the UK position.
Consortium partners are Lancashire based theglasgowsgroup, which will deliver the PR, publications, branding and event management elements of the contract and Cheshire based j4b which is developing the website http://fp6uk.ost.gov.uk and supporting database.
John Hill, Managing Director of Pera Innovation commented: "Working within the regions and with industry directly, Pera has helped more companies to access framework programme funding than any other organisation in Europe.
We hope we can now also contribute our experience and expertise to help a much broader range of organisations across the UK by adding further value to the sterling efforts of the UK's National contact points".
With a budget of more than Eur 17 billion to fund R and D projects, The Sixth Framework Programme undoubtedly offers many opportunities for UK businesses.
However, potential participants, particularly SMEs often don't have the time to hunt around to find out how to access the funding, or indeed identify which area is most appropriate for their needs.
The new service will ease this task, not only guiding them through the process, but also where relevant by pointing them to more appropriate sources of funding.
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