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          • Digital Catapult is a deep tech innovation organisation driving business value by accelerating the application of advanced technologies.

            3,000

            Companies supported since 2018

            £555m

            Investment raised by startups since 2018

            20+

            Advanced technology facilities nationwide

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          • Our ambition is to realise the practical application of deep tech through four interventions

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            Enabling UK deep tech companies to scale

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            Improving UK industrial supply chain resilience

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            Driving industrial decarbonisation

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            Advancing UK development and use of data driven and open future networks

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            We are an organisation made up of almost 300 innovators.

            We pride ourselves on the skilled and talented people from varied backgrounds that make up our team – we harness the expertise, perspectives and connections of people of more than 40 nationalities, thereby bringing together a diversity of skills, experience and backgrounds.

            Susan Bowen

            CEO of Digital Catapult

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            Black Founders Programme

            The Black Founders Programme is an accelerator targeted at pre-seed or seed stage, Black-founded companies creating innovative products and services...
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            Quantum Technology Programme

            Separating opportunity from hype to understand industry challenges that may be best solved by quantum computing.
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            Hydrogen Innovation Programme

            Discover more about the the Hydrogen Innovation Initiative and the deployment of hydrogen technologies to address pressing energy and environmental...
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            Digitalising Energy Programme

            Energy Systems Catapult and Digital Catapult have partnered to explore the groundwork for a UK-wide initiative to accelerate a digitalised,...
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            UK Digital Twin Centre

            Delivered by Digital Catapult and funded by Belfast Region City Deal and Innovate UK, the UK Digital Twin Centre makes digital twins more accessible and meaningful in the UK. It actively enable industries and innovators to safely embrace, explore and realise their dynamic power.
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            Green Hydrogen Certifier

            This report looks at the Green Hydrogen Certifier - an end-to-end demonstration of a potential digital certification solution for hydrogen production...
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            The Black Founders Programme is an accelerator targeted at pre-seed or seed stage, Black-founded companies creating innovative products and services...
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            Developing proof-of-concept demonstrators to showcase the viability and benefit of deep tech solutions.

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            Designing, building and operating physical and digital facilities. Providing testbeds for deep tech discovery and experimentation.

            Technology & innovation consultancy

            Consultancy services helping organisations addresses market preparedness gaps, evaluate financial viability and navigate technology change management.

          • Acceleration programmes for business

            Creating acceleration programmes to support businesses.Helping them grow through mentorship, technology support, networking, and investment opportunities.

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            Bringing together and developing ecosystems of companies to explore, test and demonstrate how deep tech works in practice.

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            UK Digital Twin Centre

            Delivered by Digital Catapult and funded by Belfast Region City Deal and Innovate UK, the UK Digital Twin Centre makes digital twins more accessible and meaningful in the UK. It actively enable industries and innovators to safely embrace, explore and realise their dynamic power.
            Find out more UK Digital Twin Centre
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            Part of the FutureScope's Black Founders Programme, Digital Catapult supported Nyangibo Gallery to get investment ready and receive business expertise
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Open call

The future of training: Virtual, augmented and mixed reality showcase

Open date: Monday 1 October 2018   Close date: Friday 9 November 2018

This open call will shine a spotlight on the immersive opportunities for enterprises and how content can be used in a training environment. We’re looking for startups and scaleups with the latest solutions and applications in virtual, augmented and mixed reality, to showcase at Digital Catapult.

Virtual, augmented and mixed reality create the opportunity to transport people into an environment or situation where they are enveloped and engaged at greater depth than previously possible. Immersive technology has proved to be a powerful tool in increasing memory retention through meaningful learning experiences. For this reason, over the last decade VR/AR/MR have been used for training purposes across a range of industries. Digital Catapult is looking for startups and scaleups creating training content to showcase their solutions at our London centre.

Some common themes explored through training content include: accounting for implicit biases, developing career skills, improving interpersonal relationships or the replication of dangerous situations.

Who should apply

We’re looking for UK startups with immersive applications in training with informative, engaging and informative content.

  • Preferably, companies developing content that is applicable to the manufacturing and creative industries.
  • This is a showcase looking at the industry potential of training content and not education.

Why should you apply

Successful applicants will showcase at Digital Catapult for three months.

Participants in the showcase will:

  • Obtain a physical display of their product and company in Digital Catapult’s Immersive Lab.
  • Have the opportunity to present at our immersive in training conference (29 November)
  • Have one-to-one time with Digital Catapult experts, as well as access to our network in the public sector, to larger companies and in the research and academic communities
  • Get discounted access to Digital Catapult’s Immersive Lab and other facilities

Additional information

Please see below for requirements and requisites:

  • Startups must be able to showcase from November 2018 – March 2019 (note you do not have to be on site all the time but we do encourage you to use the centre to make the most of your time with us).
  • Startups must be open to showcasing content at Digital Catapult London and our regional centres (North East and Tees Valley, Brighton and Belfast)
  • Applicants must have at least a working prototype and be looking to develop use cases or begun recruiting clients.