Funding & Support
Scaling ideas, technologies and businesses within the UK's creative industries
The CoSTAR National Lab runs two Access Programmes for UK companies and partners to access the infrastructure and expertise of the entire CoSTAR network: the Enterprise and Commercialisation Programme and the Prototypes and Pilots Programme. Each programme will offer unique and focused development opportunities on behalf of the CoSTAR Network throughout the year.
Enterprise and Commercialisation
Supporting the formation and growth of highly capable and resilient creative technology businesses and the capitalisation of IP
Prototypes and Pilots Programme
Inviting UK companies to develop new and exciting forms of intellectual property
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Enterprise and Commercialisation (E&C)
CoSTAR’s Enterprise & Commercialisation Programme (E&C) catalyses and supports the growth of highly capable, inclusive, and sustainable creative technology businesses. E&C activities have been designed to lower the barrier to entry as well as building capacity and the right capabilities in businesses through targeted support for IP commercialisation and enterprise development.
E&C’s USP is that it delivers IP and business growth support co-located within the CoSTAR infrastructure of labs, expertise and research that includes:
Access to a national CoSTAR network of industry standard R&D labs and facilities
The skills, knowledge, and experience of creative and technical expertise within each CoSTAR lab to test, develop and build new IP
Access to world-leading CoSTAR research, bridging the gap between industry innovation and excellence in universities
Tailored programmes that respond to the unique needs and innovation cycles of creative technology enterprises and the challenges they face within the commercial and investment ecosystem
A pool of leading industry expertise and specialist mentorship and 1-2-1 support to meet the individual needs of companies
Prototypes and Pilots Programme (PPP)
PPP invites UK creative technology companies to develop new and exciting forms of intellectual property via access to the CoSTAR Network’s technical infrastructure and research expertise.
What is the Prototypes and Pilots Programme (PPP)?
PPP is a £3.6 million fund to demonstrate the benefits of the CoSTAR infrastructure by inviting UK companies in to use it and to develop exciting new ideas by accessing its technical and research capabilities. It is designed to encourage R&D activity and investment from the creative sector and promote collaboration across industry and academia.
By giving UK companies access to previously unavailable equipment, technologies, and research expertise, PPP aims to broker new R&D collaborations in order to support the creation and commercialisation of new Intellectual Property.
How does the PPP programme work?
There will be three windows each year for UK companies to apply for access to the PPP programme and within these windows the CoSTAR Network will invite companies to respond to both open and themed funding calls.