FOI2023/00366: Biomedical Catalyst 2023 Round 1
Case reference FOI2023/00366
Published 22 August 2023
Request
Request Received: 19 June 2023
I am trying to better understand the funding process, and portfolio approach of Innovate UK.
For the following competition could you kindly provide: Biomedical Catalyst 2023 Round 1: industry-led R&D
(Competitions opened: Wednesday 4th January 2023, Competition closed: Wednesday 1st March 2023). https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/1427/overview/08a0b0b3-bd08-4226-836f-57b25f459621
Split into the 2 strands where possible:
· Project with an overall requested grant up to £500,000
· Project with an overall requested grant of over £500,000
Application Data:
1. Total number of applications.
2. Total number of applications ineligible for assessment.
3. Total number of successful applications.
4. Total number of applications considered a resubmission of a previous application.
5. Total number of successful applications which were considered a resubmission of a previous application.
6. The score of the lowest scoring funded project.
7. The score of the highest scoring funded project.
8. The score of the highest non-funded project.
9. The average (mean) score of funded projects.
10. Average grant fund value of funded projects.
11. The number of assessed applications by research category.
12. The number of successful projects by research category.
13. The number of applicants invited to an interview.
14. Total number of separate interview panel days.
15. Was any portfolio / thematic selection performed by the separate interview panels; and the categories/themes which were used if appropriate
16. If there was a portfolio /categorised approach used in the interview process, the number of interviews, and successful applications for each theme/category.
17. Total number of funded projects which were presented in the interviews.
18. Both written and interview score of the lowest scoring funded project presented in the interviews.
19. Both written and interview score of the highest scoring funded project presented in the interviews.
20. The score of the highest non-funded project presented in the interviews.
21. Average (mean) score of funded projects which were presented in the interviews.
Response
Response Sent: 13 July 2023
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