Brunel’s Research, Innovate and Emerge (RIEm) programme
Seeking innovation funding? Collaborate with Brunel experts to unlock new opportunities.
The Research, Innovate and Emerge (RIEm) programme provides:
🔹 Access to Academic R&D experts and Advanced Research Facilities
🔹 Free Consultancy and Mentorship
🔹 Accelerated route to Funding and Market Opportunities
Since its launch in 2022, RIEm has delivered:
• Supported 96 businesses with an increase in average turnover of 26% within 12 months
• 73% Innovate UK success rate (vs. the national 5–10% average)
RIEm-supported businesses have secured a total of £17.82 million with £5 million in grants (Beauhurst, 2025), and £12.82 million in private investment (Scaleup Institute, 2025), reflecting the programme’s impact on improving innovation funding success.
SME selection criteria and required commitments:
- Registered businesses in the UK with evidence of financial expenditure/investment over £300,000* in the last financial year with limited or no success of securing funding for R&I.
- Have achieved the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) three of their proposed solution.
- Commitment to participate in three day workshops and receive up to five hours of expert mentoring support.
- Commitment to develop specific research and innovation strategy and concept note leading to potential collaborative proposal for funding.
- Minimum five full time staff employed in the organisation
* Evidence of expenditure/investment may be required.
We have limited seats remaining on RIEm 2026, so for more information on this fully funded programme go to www.brunel.ac.uk/riem.