Deadline: 2012-12-14 Award: £100,000
The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) launched its annual Fast Forward competition to encourage universities and public sector research establishments to collaborate with businesses and local communities on innovative projects that benefit UK society and can help grow the economy.
The total prize fund available for this year's competition is £750,000, which will be awarded to around a dozen projects in individual awards of between £10,000 and £100,000.