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It will take place at 9:30am to 5pm.

This event is being held jointly with the

Head of Operations at CDE, Jim Pennycook, will introduce CDE and give an overview of research funding opportunities for innovative science and technology providers. .

CDE will launch a themed competition on additive manufacturing for future military equipment. .

This will include a .

In addition, Military Advisers and Programme Managers from Dstl (the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory) will give an overview of some areas where innovative research ideas are sought for CDE鈥檚 ongoing enduring challenge competition:

Bruce Hardie, CDE鈥檚 Technology Manager, will talk about how to create an effective proposal for CDE funding. .

The A&P industry and academia group provides an open forum between members, ranging from large defence companies to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), academia and Dstl armour specialists. There will be a number of briefings available on the day of the event:

• benefits of working with the A&P science and technology centre
• just a minute - new A&P attendees describe their company in 1 minute
• A&P coherence and development

There will be a number of guest briefings:

Working with the

- Research and Development (R&D) tax relief reduces the cost of qualifying R&D expenditure by around 25% for a SME and 8% for a large company. Get guidance from HMRC on making your claim. .

- Intellectual Property (IP) can be your business鈥檚 most valuable asset. Businesses of all sizes can get advice from the IPO on how to maximise the value of IP, from patents, designs and trade marks to copyright and branding. .

You鈥檒l have the opportunity to pre-book a face-to-face meeting with CDE, Dstl and military experts to discuss your potential proposal to either the enduring challenge competition or the additive manufacturing themed competition.

You鈥檒l be able to meet other potential bidders, current Dstl suppliers, CDE, Dstl and military experts, and see examples of succesful CDE projects.

About CDE

CDE funds novel, high-risk, high-potential-benefit research. We work with the broadest possible range of science and technology providers, including academia and small companies, to develop cost-effective capabilities for UK armed forces and national security.

CDE is part of Dstl.