Innovate UK, Welsh Government, and Ceredigion County Council and Gwynedd Council (on behalf of Growing Mid Wales and Ambition North Wales) are working in partnership on a Launchpad to grow innovation in mid and north Wales' agri-tech and food technology clusters.
Business growth is at the heart of the Launchpad that aims to significantly advance innovation in developing and applying technologies in agri-tech and food industries in priority markets.
This Launchpad will support a critical mass of business led projects that grow activities in the agri-tech and food technologies cluster in Mid and North Wales. The region is well placed to build on agriculture, plant, water, animal and soil innovation capability, inspiring smarter, more efficient, greener and precise farming ecosystems.
Under the Agri-Tech and Food Technologies Launchpad in Mid & North Wales, new innovators can seek funding for projects developing and applying technologies including one or more of the following themes:
The round of competitions comes from Innovate UK's Launchpad that has a total budget of up to £5 million.
More information and competition links: https://iuk.ktn-uk.org/programme/launchpads/