Since formation in 2012, IP Boutique has helped its clients secure over £350m of UK Government and EU funding for projects that have attracted an additional £700m of private investment. This success covers a broad range of sectors, for clients from industry, UK universities, LEPs, combined authorities and local government.
Highlights of success:
- Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) Funding – very large scale £28m+ automotive projects for SMEs in collaboration with automotive OEMs and UK HEPs , that support leading edge low carbon propulsion R&D in the UK
- Exceptional Regional Growth Fund (eRGF) – a range of advanced manufacturing/engineering, creative industries, and aerospace bids for SMEs, UK universities and LEPs
- UK Research Partnership Investment Fund (UKRPIF) – a range of very large scale £25m+ bids for UK universities
- Connecting Capability Fund (CCF) – £5m for a UK university to support place-based innovation
- Strength in Places Fund (SIPF) – very large scale £28m+ scale collaborative bids for UK universities
- Sector calls from Innovate UK, LEPs and DSIT for areas that include 5G, CleanTech, MedTech, aerospace, space and quantum
- Large scale regional funding programmes that include LEP and devolved funding that have supported UK university and SMEs place base innovation activity, including real estate development, for sectors and industry areas that include, creative industries, automotive, aerospace, advanced manufacturing 5G and MedTech.
- Worked with UK universities to provide evidence that has contributed to shaping government investment priorities, which opened up significant new funding opportunities from LEPs, DCMS, UKRI and Combined authorities.
