UK-Shanghai collaborations: pioneering businesses win funding
28-Oct-17, GOV.UK
Innovate UK and the Science and Technology Department of Shanghai Municipality (STCSM) will fund UK and Shanghai companies to work together on joint innovation projects.
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The funding comes from a joint UK-Shanghai competition for future cities solutions, and new and novel products, processes or services, with a particular interest in healthcare and life sciences, among others.
Winning health related projects include:
- Oxford-based Genefirst and Fosun Med-Tech, who are developing a non-invasive test for cancer gene mutations
- MatSurf Ltd, from Cumbria, and Xinke Environmental Protection Science & Technology, who are creating a range of intelligent filter systems to tackle air pollution