Smartkem has received and accepted a £900,000 (USD 1.1 million) grant from Innovate UK for its previously announced project partnership with AUO to develop a rollable, transparent microLED display. Part of the 2024 UK-Taiwan Collaborative R&D Initiative, the 2-year project will commence on January 1, 2025, with initial grant payments beginning in the first quarter of 2025.
About the 2024 UK-Taiwan Collaborative R&D Initiative
The 2024 UK-Taiwan Collaborative R&D Initiative has invested more than £10 million this year to promote bilateral industrial technology research and development cooperation. The nine award-winning projects will promote the joint development of advanced technologies in fields such as electrical information communication, biomedicine, and electromechanical by Taiwan-UK enterprises.