Funded digital innovation projects for SMEs
STFC Hartree Centre are hosting a free event on 16th June for SMEs to launch a new programme funded by Innovate UK. This will offer SMEs funded, collaborative projects with our team of experts to help them adopt and scale up using HPC, AI and frontier technologies.
We're particularly keen to connect with high-growth SMEs who want to use digital technology more effectively in:
Advanced Manufacturing
Clean Energy Industries
Creative Industries
Defence
Financial Services
Life Sciences
The programme will deliver targeted innovation support activities and digital asset creation by delivering collaborative projects with SME’s tailored and centred around 4 key themes:
Building solid technical foundations: getting the right infrastructure, data systems and architecture in place to support growth
Smarter decision-making in complex systems: using AI and digital technologies to make faster, more reliable decisions in real time
AI that understands your industry: applying AI and other frontier technologies in a way that reflects the specific context and needs of your sector
Preparing for emerging technologies: understanding and safely adopting technologies like quantum computing before they become mainstream
The event will include a walkthrough of the programme and how to apply, as well as a showcase of Hartree Centre projects so attendees can see what's possible.
Working in partnership
We believe in collaboration and will be working alongside you to design solutions that deliver real impact for you, your business and wider sector. That is why we ask companies to actively engage in project delivery through offering in-kind support like such as contributing expertise and staff time.
Projects that clearly demonstrate how this commitment will be met will be scored more favourably. The stronger your engagement with the project, the more we can tailor the outputs to business needs and maximise the value of our collaboration.
Projects will run between July 2026 and the end of March 2027, lasting approximately 5.5 months (average £169k).