In collaboration with the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA), IBioIC invite you to a Meet DASA day with the aim of introducing the Scottish industrial biotechnology community to the DASA research and innovation programme.
DASA was created to find and fund exploitable innovation which supports UK defence, security and blue light community (ambulance, fire and police emergency services). DASA has access to a £800M Defence Innovation Fund, and has a cross-government remit with support from MOD, Home Office and the Armed Forces. The DASA competition environment drives innovation faster and turns great ideas into front line usable products, policies, processes and services. They are now actively seeking out the brightest opportunities through outreach, scouting, market intelligence and networks, and bring together talented, like-minded people from industry, academia and small and medium sized enterprises (SME) to compete, collaborate and develop solutions that range from an idea on a page to ready-to-use products.
The research programme has a broad remit around health and safety for all people and some examples where biotechnology based innovation can play a significant role is around the detection of both chemical and biological hazards in the field. Another area would for example be for medical applications aimed at easier patient diagnosis, analysis and recovery.
The event will provide an overview of the DASA research remit and funding opportunities as well as discussion on what kind of innovation would be eligible for seeking support through DASA different funding competitions. Advantages of seeking support from DASA is that both companies and universities can seek support independently. Application are evaluated quickly and awarded projects are 100% funded.
Register for the Meet DASA day.
DATE AND TIME
Thu 11 October 2018, 13:00 – 15:30 BST
LOCATION
University of Strathclyde
16 Richmond Street
Glasgow
G1 1XQ