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Launchpad: agri-tech and food technology, Mid and North Wales

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UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £1.5 million for projects that grow their innovation activities in the agri-tech and food technology cluster in Mid and North Wales. This funding is from Innovate UK.

This Launchpad is also supporting a consortium led by Ceredigion County Council as the local cluster management organisation.

The aim of this competition is to support outstanding innovation projects led by businesses. Your business must use the funding to grow your innovation activities in the agri-tech and food technology cluster in Mid and North Wales, both during and after the project. 

For this competition, Mid and North Wales consists of Ceredigion, Powys, Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham.

Your project must:

  • have a total grant funding request between £25,000 and £100,000
  • last between 6 and 12 months
  • carry out all of its project work in the UK
  • intend to exploit the results from or in the UK
  • not start before 1 April 2025
  • end by 30 June 2026

The closing date for applications is 11 December 2024 at 11am.

For further information please select the following link: Competition overview - Launchpad: agri-tech and food technology, Mid & North Wales – MFA - Innovation Funding Service

Innovate UK have a wide range of funding opportunities open to Welsh business to innovate and invest in RD&I.

The Welsh Government Innovation team can help you to access this funding and further support your business: Business Wales Events Finder - CRISP24 - On-Line Innovation Support Meeting (business-events.org.uk)


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