Global Business Innovation Programme Application Form

Country: Germany
Technology sector/area: Battery Technologies

About the Global Business Innovation Programme: The Global Business Innovation Programme brings together cohorts of up to 15 innovative UK businesses up to 250 employees looking to grow and scale globally. Each focuses on a specific country and technology or sector area and enables the businesses to build collaborations and partnerships and explore innovation opportunities. 

The Global Business Innovation Programmes are not about trade and export, but about helping innovative UK businesses tap into complementary knowledge, skills, and facilities, in the chosen country and building understanding, insight, collaborations, partnerships and networks to enable businesses to grow and scale globally. 

Each Global Business Innovation Programme lasts up to 12 months and is structured around three phases:-

• Getting ready for the market: Pre-visit briefing workshop to build knowledge and understanding of the market and potential opportunities, including how to do business, cultural aspects, how to protect your IP and training on how to improve your pitch and articulate your value proposition.
• Visiting the market: Explore the innovation opportunities first-hand through meeting with key companies and research organisations and potential collaborators and partners through pre-arranged meetings and organised matchmaking. 
• Exploiting the opportunity: An exploitation workshop and one-to-one support from an Innovate UK innovation and growth specialist to follow up and take advantage of the opportunities identified.

By applying for a place on this initiative, businesses commit to participating in all three delivery phases to maximise the opportunities for the business and public investment. An individual senior person from the business will be expected to participate in all activities and should be the named applicant. 

Successful businesses will have a designated Innovate UK innovation and growth specialist to support them for the duration of the Global Business Innovation Programme, including developing an action plan to capitalise on the opportunities identified. You will be expected to work with the Innovate UK specialist throughout the length of the initiative. 

What is the cost? 

Innovate UK will fund and organise flights, accommodation, and in-market travel and conference fees for successful applicants on the innovation visit to the country. On acceptance to the Global Business Innovation Programme, a commitment fee of £1000 (ex VAT) will be obtained from each successful company which will be returned after their involvement in all activities. Non-attendance of any part of the initiative after formal acceptance may result in forfeiting some or all of the fee. You will be sent a link to pay your deposit in order to confirm your place once you have been formally accepted.  

Before You Begin

Please read the following important information before starting your application:

• You can save your progress at any point by clicking the “Save” button at the bottom of each page. You do not need to create an account to use this feature—simply choose the “Skip Create an Account” option to receive a link via email to return to your form later.
• We strongly recommend attending the programme briefing event before submitting your application. This will give you a clearer understanding of what we’re looking for and help strengthen your submission. You can sign up or watch the recording on our website.
• Please submit only one application per business. Duplicate entries will not be considered, so ensure all information is complete and accurate before submitting.

To begin, click 'Next' below. We look forward to reviewing your application. 

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The innovation growth and scaling advisory and support services delivered as part of Innovate UK Business Growth, including the Global Business Innovation Programme, are deemed to be a subsidy. Businesses selected to participate in a Global Business Innovation Programme will be in receipt of subsidy (below £10,000) and details of this will be held centrally by Innovate UK Business Growth.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

If your application is successful you will be expected to pay a £1000 (excluding VAT) refundable deposit prior to attending the Pre-visit briefing. The deposit will be returned to you at the end of the Global Business Innovation Programme - 6 months following the innovation visit. If you are successful, you will be expected to sign an agreement to this effect.

If your application is successful and you fail to participate in all activities, including the exploitation phase for up to 6 months post the innovation visit, your deposit may not be refunded.

As the applicant, I support the statements as described above and acknowledge I have read all supporting documentation related to the Global Business Innovation Programme application form.

WITHDRAWAL OF SUPPORT

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) reserve the right to withdraw support at any time even after you have been accepted onto the programme. If your company is deemed to be ineligible for support due to any information that may become available to UKRI after the date of acceptance, you will be notified immediately and the commitment fee refunded to you within 7 business days of the letter of notice.

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