Better Futures - P011632

About the Opportunity:

Background: The Better Futures Innovation Vouchers provide funding for SMEs on the Better Future Programme enabling the SMEs to work with an expert from a research entity bringing new knowledge into the company to help businesses innovate, develop and grow. Typical services offered to SMEs could include:

• Ideas for new or improved products, processes and services
• Product and service testing
• Access to information and expertise on new materials
• Tapping into research and scientific expertise

The Innovation Vouchers will be up to £5,000 in value and its aim is to promote new collaborations between SMEs and a research entity.

The contracting process is being managed by Imperial Consultants, a subsidiary of Imperial College London. Imperial Consultants will contract with the individuals or organisations to deliver the innovation vouchers.

For more information:

https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/environment/better-futures/about-better-futures

This opportunity:

Our client is a start-up company which has developed software which controls a battery's fast charging process and produces a reduction in charge time. The company have demonstrated the software's effectiveness using real batteries with the software running on desktop-level performance computing equipment.

They are looking for an expert in low-computational-power hardware design to help develop a charger for power tools. This work will entail modifying a power charger by embedding the software within the charger's hardware and integrated circuits.

Responses are sought from individuals from Knowledge Bases, defined under the ERDF Definition of a Research Entity: Higher Education, Further Education and Research Entities which are: UK Public Sector Research Establishments, Research and Development Organisations, Research and Technology Organisations.

Assessment criteria are as follows:

• Applicant from a research entity (pass/fail)
• The fit of the expertise to solve the company's need, as assessed by Imperial Consultants and the SME.
• The proposed solution and the outputs to be provided.
• Availability.
• Value for money.

As assessed by Imperial Consultants & SME

The contracting process is being managed by Imperial Consultants (I C Consultants Ltd), a subsidiary of Imperial College London. Imperial Consultants will contract with the individuals or organisations to deliver the innovation vouchers.

For more information please contact:

Dr Alistair McDermott

Email: a.mcdermott@imperial.ac.uk

Additional information: For more information please contact:

Dr Alistair McDermott

Email: a.mcdermott@imperial.ac.uk