Successful applications for SBRI funding through RAPID

A proportion of RAPID funding (£500K) has been made available for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) as part of NERC's Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI). The SBRI aims to stimulate innovation in the economy by encouraging more high-tech small firms to start up or to develop new research capacities.

Four projects are being funded by RAPID under SBRI (for details see below) and the funds available for SBRI have now been fully allocated. Therefore no further SBRI funding will be available under RAPID.


Project Leader Company Project title
Mr Andrew Linton PDZ Europa Ltd Interfacing technology for high-resolution laser ablation-stable isotope ratio mass spectrometer analysis of natural archives and paleorecords
Dr Mark Inall SAMS Research Services Ltd (SRSL) Marine Intrument Development at SAMS (MIDAS)
Dr John M. (Ian) Vassie SAMS Research Services Ltd HOMER (HOMeing Environmental Recorder): A deep water vertical profiling vehicle
Miss Helen Cussen Trident Sensors Profilers for Ocean Research on Thermohalines (PORT)