Our expertise

Programme management

LGC carries out programme management on behalf of the external organisations. LGC operates the Central Commissioning Facility (CCF) for the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) under contract to the Department of Health (DH).

We partner TUV NEL in supporting the Technology Programme led by the Office of Science and Innovation in conjunction with the Technology Strategy Board (TSB), Defra and EPSRC .

We provide genetics specialists to the Human Genetics Commission secretariat on a part-time basis under the auspices of ( DIUS ).

We support the Defra LINK Programme for collaborative R&D, administering all funding contracts, offers and financial viability checks on behalf of Defra. We report on funded Biotechnology LINK projects for BERR. We provide technical evaluation of proposals submitted for Grant for Research and Development (formerly SMART) awards for the Regional Development Agencies and Devolved Administrations, which support innovation in SMEs across the UK.

NIHR-CCF

The NIHR-CCF located at LGC acts as a gateway for health researchers seeking funding from key NIHR programmes, namely:

Programme Grants for Applied Research for collaborative research programmes of up to £2m
Research for Patient Benefit Programme, which provides up to £250k for clinical research projects
Invention for Innovation (i4i), incorporating New and Emerging Applications of Technology (NEAT)
Research for Innovation, Speculation and Creativity (RISC)
NIHR-CCF also commissions research under the DH Policy Research Programme and liaises in particular with users of healthcare services through Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) to enable the public evaluation of research proposals.

We manage other NIHR calls and commissioning panels under the NIHR Faculty and Infrastructure workstrands on an ad hoc basis.

To download more information about the work of the NIHR-CCF, click on the image below.

Technology Programme

TUV NEL and LGC have helped to develop the Technology Programme funding process from its inception to its current form.

The Technology Programme has two competitions for funding each year, with each round totalling on average £75m.

LGC and TUV NEL manage administrative processes from competition launch and applications, through to technical monitoring of funded projects to completion. LGC leads on key technology submissions under the advanced materials and bioscience themes.