STFC Technology Partnership Programme

The test chip produced for Prof Peter Wilmore's project

As part of the cross-Council programmes on Stem Cells, Brain Science, and Post Genomics and Proteomics, the Technology Partnership Programme is designed to link the Council's expertise (for example in imaging and nanotechnology) with that of outside experts in the biological or medical fields to devise new technologies that will help solve science problems within these fields.

Proposals are evaluated by the STFC's Centre for Instrumentation (CfI). The criteria for selection will include:

• scientific impact
• technical feasibility
• relevance of the proposal to the long-term aims of the Stem Cells, Brain Science or Post Genomics and Proteomics programmes.

As only a small number of partnership proposals will be selected, a two stage process has been introduced, with expressions of interest being requested in the first instance. Selected proposals from the first phase are subsequently invited to prepare full proposals.

The programme does not fund research at UK universities directly. As proposals are submitted by collaborations of life-scientists from universities and the STFC, Technology Partnership Programme awards will pay for STFC resources and the time of the university principal and co-investigators and their associated travel and subsistence costs. Proposals will be subject to full economic costing (link opens in a new window) (see terms and conditions).

To date there have been three calls for proposals with eight funded projects.

Enquiries should be addressed to:

Dr Roger Eccleston
Head of Technology
Science and Technology Facilities Council
Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Didcot, OX11 0QX

Email: tech.partnership@stfc.ac.uk

Related stem cells web sites

• at Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (link opens in a new window)
• at Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (link opens in a new window)
• at Medical Research Council (link opens in a new window)

Related brain sciences web sites

• at Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (link opens in a new window)
• at Medical Research Council (link opens in a new window)

Related post genomic and proteomics web sites

• at Research Councils UK (link opens in a new window)