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Connect Yorkshire Investment Forum 7th July
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Yorkshire Concept Board Meeting June 2010
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Yorkshire Concept Board Meeting, March 2010
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Venturefest winners
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Case Studies
Novel Nanoporous Ceramic Materials
Commercialisation of a novel fuel-saving device for commercial vehicles
Engineers at the University of Huddersfield have developed a new drag reduction device that, when fitted to commercial vehicle trailers, will reduce fuel consumption by 5% (and as a result CO2 emissions by around 4 tonnes per vehicle per annum). The Yorkshire Proof of Commercial Concept Fund is being used to take this device from a laboratory prototype to a commercially available product. Proposal sponsored by the University of Huddersfield and approved at the October 2009 Yorkshire Fund Board meeting
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Welcome to Yorkshire Concept:
Proof of Commercial Concept Fund 2007-2010
Yorkshire Concept is a new project Fund designed to stimulate the commercialisation of research and knowledge-based activities in the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) across the Yorkshire and the Humber region. It is funded jointly, on the principle of matched funding, by the Regional Development Agency, Yorkshire Forward, and the Higher Education Institutions themselves.
Activities will focus on supporting projects which enhance potential for a new product or process to become commercially viable and on forging collaborations between higher education and private sectors to encourage innovation.
Our Partners
Central to the success of the Yorkshire Concept : Proof of Commercial Fund are the partnerships between the Fund, the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the region and Yorkshire Forward, the Regional Development Agency.
Allocated funding is matched 50% from the Fund sourced by Yorkshire Forward and 50% from the HEIs with £3 million being contributed from each source over a 3 year period, creating a £6m Fund. In addition we work closely with the Yorkshire Enterprise Fellowship scheme
Our partners are listed below:
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Venturefest 2010
The Fund helped sponsor Venturefest Yorkshire 2010 using the opportunity to showcase around 30 propositions in the university showcase staff area, demonstrating the commercial potential of a wide range of science, technology and knowledge propositions from the regions higher education and research sector. In addition mr shox a spin out from the University of Sheffield won the event's Investment Competition. Find out more about Venturefest 2010.
