Access to NPL’s Experts to Accelerate Innovation

NPL’s Measurement for Business (M4B) programme, is expanding opportunities for small and medium-sized businesses. The programme allows easy access to up to 20 days specialist measurement science and engineering expertise at no charge. 

By supporting SMEs, our aim is to contribute to increasing investment and restoring economic stability in the UK.  

80 % of the companies we've worked with so far say they expect to secure more investment as a result of their M4B project.  

Eligible applicants will be able to access NPL's expertise for up to 20 days at no charge.  

Apply before 30 November to get your project completed and delivered by 31 March 2025.  

The most common forms of support provided through the programme include: 

• Investigating the feasibility of new innovative concepts for products and services. 

• Access to R&D to support improved functionality of innovative products and get to the next stage in the product development pathway. 

• Validating products and process performance - helping innovative products get to market using credible trusted data and become more investable. 

• Demonstrating standards and specification are met and influence standards and industry norms to be inclusive of a company’s disruptive product. 

• Allow businesses embryonic ideas to fail quickly if flawed. 

The programme is open to SMEs developing products or services that are currently pre-market. Funding is available for complex projects or challenges that require support not available commercially at test laboratories or other providers.  

If you are a business in a different sector and you are interested in applying for the programme in the future, you can register your interest here.  

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