The Bridge project involves several interlinked strands, each designed to increase competitiveness of the region’s SME cohort. We invite both Greater Lincolnshire-based and national businesses to join us to benefit from a smoother path to working with academia, access to cutting edge engineering and materials science technologies and specialist training.
We link engineering and materials science businesses across the East Midlands and beyond both with each other and with experts at the University of Lincoln to undertake world-leading, collaborative research and development.
Materials Research
Addressing the advanced materials needs of the UK’s manufacturing sector through excellent R&D at the chemistry-engineering interface
Network Building
Developing a consortium of industrial partners to share expertise, technologies & methods to drive critical mass
Training & CPD
Harnessing the academic excellence at the University of Lincoln to bring you specialist technical seminars and bespoke training courses
Instrumentation
Providing state-of-the-art materials and surface science instrumentation, including TEM, SEM & AFM plus many other analytical tools
Expertise
Enabling unprecedented access to experts spanning engineering, chemistry, biology and more at the University of Lincoln
Brokerage
Signposting local businesses to complementary expertise in other industry partners to add value to your research projects
Bridging the gap between SMEs and academic expertise
Accessing appropriate scientific and engineering expertise can be difficult. The Bridge are here specifically to enable collaborations between Lincolnshire’s valuable business community and local academics.
By providing a central innovation hub, shared access laboratory facilities and dedicated scientific business liaison staff, we are the one-stop-shop for academic-industry relations in materials science.
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