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IUK Launches Newton-Ungku Omar Fund Grand Challenge 2019: Phase 1
08/07/2019
UK businesses, working with businesses in Malaysia, can collaborate with academic institutions and research and technology organisations to apply for innovation funding to enact innovative solutions to Malaysia’s large societal challenges.
The UK's innovation agency, Innovate UK (IUK) and the Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT) are working collaboratively under the Newton-Ungku Omar Fund. Together they will invest in innovative projects that provide collaborative solutions to the large societal challenges of ‘urban mobility’ and ‘waste to wealth’ in Malaysia.