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A new EU funded scheme worth £7.7m (EUR 9m) is providing access for companies and researchers to specialist marine renewable energy testing centres across Europe.

EU Energy Focus is a free, Government-funded service that aims to ensure that UK companies, research institutions and other organisations are well informed and have every chance of success in applying for and securing European funding for energy-related projects.

Through this bulletin it aims to provide you with information on sustainable energy policy and funding in Europe and in the UK.

Enterprise Europe Network visited Ipswich last week to deliver our "Exporting: Is it for me?" workshop...

Technology companies are still missing out by not taking up R&D Tax Credits.

For companies of up to 500 people this can be worth  up to 200% of eligible expenditure and there is also a scheme for larger companies.

What's more in April this recovery may increase further to 225%...

For a brief overview of over 50 different sources of finance and related topics including Banks, Grants, Loans, R&D Tax Credits and more, visit here www.enterpriseeuropeeast.org.uk/eox/services/hottopics.asp?showitem=69.

The Technology Strategy Board is to set up a Catapult centre to accelerate innovation and growth by focusing on the connected digital economy, a growth sector accounting for £109bn of GVA...

The Grant for Research and Development scheme, managed since April 2011 by the Technology Strategy Board (and previously by the regional development agencies) has been renamed ‘Smart’ - reviving the name of a predecessor to Grant for R&D...

Enterprise Europe East client Lingo Cards have made their own Olympic bid thanks to the vital information they received from our team.

The government is to invest up to £2 million to stimulate and support technological innovation by the UK’s small and micro businesses...

The Technology Strategy Board and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) are to invest up to £6m in collaborative research and development that stimulates innovation in manufacturing. The TSB aim to support new technologies with strong potential to underpin new production processes for a wide range of industrial applications and market sectors.

Doing business in more than one EU Member State often means dealing with several tax administrations in different languages, which can be very burdensome and costly for businesses.

To ease the hassle and extra cost for businesses, the European Commission is proposing a One Stop Shop for all electronically delivered services from 1st January 2015.

The UK National Contact Point is holding an Information Day in support of the 2012 call for proposals by the ICT-Policy Support programme. This call is expected to open on 1 February and close on 15 May 2012, with a budget of ca 125M€. The draft workprogramme has been published by The Commission.

The European Union are on the brink of agreeing a historic new deal that will see the creation of a single EU wide patent, saving businesses thousands...

The European Commission has announced a revision of the public procurement Directives which forms part of an overall programme to modernise public tendering in the EU, giving SMEs greater access to procurement opportunities.

On Tuesday 17, during a visit to Beijing, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne announced two joint scientific research investments between the UK and China aimed at producing breakthroughs in energy efficiency and medical science

Full implementation of EU waste legislation would save €72 billion a year, increase the annual turnover of the EU waste management and recycling sector by €42 billion and create over 400,000 jobs by 2020 according to a European Commission study published today. Full implementation of EU waste legislation would save €72 billion a year, increase the annual turnover of the EU waste management and recycling sector by €42 billion and create over 400,000 jobs by 2020 according to a European Commission study published today.

The 2012 Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE) Call for Proposals was launched on 20th December 2011.  The Call budget is 67M€ and the Call deadline is 8th May 2012.  The Call is focused on defined priority areas and the Commission is seeking high quality, ambitious projects with significant European impact... 

The Ministry of Defence’s Centre for Defence Enterprise is launching an SBRI competition for research proposals that will address the need of UK Maritime capability for affordable technology that can significantly reduce input demands (e.g. fuel), increase efficiency and reduce waste...

Almost 100 businesses attended an export briefing delivered by Enterprise Europe East of England last week.

The event, hosted by Herts Chamber of Commerce, drew representatives from the world of business looking to turn their export dreams into a reality.

The government is to invest over £10 million in new research and development to help demonstrate that wave and tidal energy can be generated at scale, and with lower energy production costs.

The Human Resources Training Programme (HRTP)- Japan Industry Insight provides EU companies with an outstanding opportunity to acquire within a short time an integrated in-depth view of Japanese industrial structure and business practices.

Enterprise Europe Network organises a variety of events to promote their activities to companies and organisations at regional, national and European level.    Brokerage events are pre-arranged transnational meetings organised at venues across Europe. 

Brokerage events provide companies with an insight into technology and commercial opportunities and facilitate business development through face to face meetings allowing companies to exchange ideas, co-operations, product ideas, find new contacts, and find sales and research partners. 

The European Commission is launching a new instrument to help companies that are developing innovative environmental technologies. The Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) pilot programme will provide independent verification of the performance of new environmental technologies. This will help manufacturers prove the reliability of performance claims, and help technology purchasers identify innovations that suit their needs.

The Technology Strategy Board is to invest up to £5m in feasibility projects and collaborative research and development to encourage the development and commercialisation of innovative approaches to sustainable manufacturing in the process industry.

Every month we produce a bulletin summarising the latest calls for proposals, grants, competitions and programmes that may be relevant to your business.