Innovation boost for manufacturing SMEs in the North West

Posted on 2 Aug 2013 by Tim Brown

SMEs in the North-West of England focused on materials and manufacturing have been given the opportunity to expand their business with an investment from the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) to help develop innovative new products.

In all, 19 companies will receive a total a cash injection of £1.6m to help stimulate development of this industry in the UK. Winners now have six months to court other investors to gain matching funding to enable them to conduct R&D projects. “The UK has a strong history in the integration of science and…

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