GBIP Manufacturing Digital Supply Chain Ecosystem - Singapore 2025 Application Form

Global Business Innovation Programme

The Global Business Innovation Programme (GBIP) helps ambitious UK companies developing cutting edge technologies in key sectors enter global markets of strategic importance and  find  international collaboration partners.

This GBIP is being delivered by Innovate UK and funded by Made Smarter Innovation (MSI). It is one of five GBIPs running between now and end March 2026 as part of the MSI Challenge. The four other GBIPs are focused on: Additive Manufacturing in Germany , Robotics & Automation in Manufacturing, Japan, Robotics & Automation in Manufacturing in South Korea, and AI Enhanced Manufacturing in the USA. A business can apply to the five MSI GBIP’s but can only, if selected, participate in a maximum of two of the five.

WHAT TO EXPECT
Successful applicants will benefit from an intensive 9 to 12 months three phased programme and bespoke support from an Innovate UK innovation and growth specialist throughout.

Get Ready: Two day preparation workshop to build knowledge and understanding of the market and opportunities, including cultural aspects, how to do business, protecting Intellectual Property, and training on articulating your value proposition.

Visit the Market: Explore the innovation opportunities first-hand through meeting with key contacts, research organisations and potential collaborators and partners through pre-arranged meetings and matchmaking events.

Exploit the Opportunity: A follow up workshop and one-to-one bespoke support from an Innovate UK innovation and growth specialist to help you follow-up and maximise the opportunities identified through the programme.

By applying for a place, businesses commit to participating in all three phases of the programme to maximise the opportunities for the business and public investment. A senior person from the business will be expected to participate in all activities and should be the named applicant. Successful businesses will have a designated Innovate UK innovation and growth specialist to support them for the duration of the Global Business Innovation Programme, including developing an action plan to capitalise on the opportunities identified.

You will be expected to work with the Innovate UK innovation and growth specialist throughout the length of the initiative and provide feedback at six monthly intervals up to 2 years after the conclusion of the programme. Innovate UK will fund and organise flights, accommodation, and in-market travel and conference fees for successful applicants and overnight accommodation and dinner for the Get Ready workshop.

On acceptance to the Global Business Innovation Programme, a commitment fee of £1000 (ex VAT) will be obtained from each successful company which will be returned after their involvement in all activities. Non-compliance with any part of the programme after formal acceptance may result in forfeiting some or all the fee.

Please note, only online applications will be accepted. All fields are mandatory. Your application will be independently scored by assessors and reviewed by all the assessors at a selection panel. Places are limited and will only be offered to businesses that score sufficiently highly and agree to engage with all three phases of the programme. Successful applicants will be offered a place by 24th October 2025.
SUBSIDY

Our support is provided in line with the Subsidy Control Act 2022. Further information about the Subsidy requirements can be found within the Subsidy Control Act 2022 (legislation.gov.uk). This programme operates under Subsidy scheme SC10723. Under this scheme Innovate UK Business Growth aims to support business development services.

EU State aid rules now only apply in limited circumstances. Please see the Windsor Framework to check if these rules apply to your organisation. If you are unsure about your obligations under the Subsidy Control Act 2022 or the State aid rules, you should take independent legal advice. We are unable to advise on individual eligibility or legal obligations. You must always make sure that the funding or support you receive is compliant with all current Subsidy Control legislation applicable in the United Kingdom.
1.I confirm I meet the subsidy requirements(Required.)
APPLICANT DETAILS
2.Applicant Name
This should be a senior person from the business who will be involved in all stages of the Programme.(Required.)
3.Position(Required.)
4.Email(Required.)
5.Mobile phone number(Required.)
6.Office number
7.Do you hold a valid UK passport? If no, please state issuing country.(Required.)
8.LinkedIn profile(Required.)
COMPANY INFORMATION
9.Company Name(Required.)
10.Company Address(Required.)
11.Company Postcode(Required.)
12.Company Registration Number(Required.)
13.Year of incorporation(Required.)
14.What is your company stage?(Required.)
15.How many people do you employ?(Required.)
16.Website(Required.)
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
17.What is your annual turnover(Required.)
18.How is your company funded? (e.g. investment, sales, grants)(Required.)
19.Does your company own more than 50% of another company or does another company own more than 50% of your business?(Required.)
20.What has been your growth turnover year on year for the past 3 years? (Percentage e.g. 10%)(Required.)
APPLICATION SCOPE
21.Applications are welcome from new or established innovative technology providers with capability to deliver digital manufacturing solutions in the following technology areas:
Digital technologies with clear links to Sustainable and Resilient Supply Chains within Manufacturing. Please indicate which area your digital technology is linked with: (Required.)
22.The scope of the technology areas contributes to the delivery of the following aim: Resilient supply chains (develop digital technologies for manufacturing supply chains to become more efficient, sustainable, productive, flexible and resilient through the development of digital approaches to better integrate and optimise performance and flow of information, materials or money across supply chain nodes). Explain how your technology aligns with the focus areas of this programme? (Max word count 200)(Required.)
COMPANY OVERVIEW
23.Please give an introduction to your company, its activities, team and key milestones/successes. (Max word count 200)(Required.)
TECHNOLOGY
24.Explain your innovation with reference to its features, key benefits and why it is different from existing solutions in the market? (Max word count 200)(Required.)
25.What Intellectual Property do you own? (Max word count 200)(Required.)
MARKET OPPORTUNITY
26.Describe your existing/target customers and routes to market. (Max word count 200)(Required.)
27.Why is SINGAPORE a key target market for your company? (Max word count 200)(Required.)
28.This programme seeks to create collaboration opportunities. Provide a list of at least 5 organisations you are keen to meet in SINGAPORE and briefly describe the collaboration you are seeking.(Required.)
THE PROGRAMME
29.How will this Global Business Innovation Programme create value for your company and what are your intended outcomes? (Max word count 200)(Required.)
30.Please provide a 5-slide presentation deck to support your application. Submit the presentation by emailing the deck (PowerPoint or pdf) to ... (You must submit the presentation before the application closing date and your application will not be accepted if you do not provide a presentation).

I confirm I will submit a presentation.(Required.)
INNOVATE UK SUPPORT
31.Have you previously participated in a Global Business Innovation Programme? If yes, what value and impact has been created for your company. (Max word count 200)(Required.)
32.Have you applied for or are you currently a participant on another Global Business Innovation Programme? If yes, please provide details and key dates. (Max word count 200)(Required.)
33.Have you benefited from Innovate UK or other grant funding?(Required.)
34.Have you received support from Innovate UK Business Growth?(Required.)
35.How did you hear about this GBIP opportunity?(Required.)
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
36.Do you consider yourself to have a disability?(Required.)
37.Do you have any caring responsibilities? If yes, please tick all that apply(Required.)
38.What is your religion or belief?(Required.)
TERMS & CONDITIONS
If your application is successful, you will be expected to pay the £1000 commitment fee on or before Friday 7th November 2025.

The commitment fee will be refunded on completion of a survey, six months after your return from Singapore to track your progress. This may be withheld if you fail to fully commit to and comply with all the activities and requirements of the programme.

As the applicant, I support the statements as described above and acknowledge I have read all supporting documentation related to the Global Business Innovation Programme application form

By submitting this application you are agreeing to the following
39.Agreement(Required.)
PRIVACY POLICY
We take your data very seriously and are committed to the privacy and security of it. Our Privacy Statement explains the types of personal data we may collect about you and how we’ll store and handle that data, and keep it safe.

Please note as part of the organisation of the visit your personal details (which include name, email address, telephone number) will need to be provided to our partners, in Singapore. This country is not directly bound by GDPR the UK recognizes Singapore as having adequate safeguards for data protection and the recognition, formalized under the UK-Singapore Digital Economy Agreement and allows for the free flow of personal data between the two countries without additional restrictions. The UK granted Singapore an "adequacy decision," meaning the UK has assessed Singapore's data protection laws and deemed them to provide a comparable level of protection to the UK's own laws. Singapore operates under The Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (PDPA) which offers data protection comparable with GDPR standards.

By accepting your place you will be providing your express consent authorising us to provide your personal details to our partners. You can withdraw this consent at any point, in which case we will not make any further transfers of personal details. For the avoidance of doubt, the partners to which we will provide your details will be acting in respect of that personal data as a controller, and you will need to liaise with them in respect of any concerns that you have regarding its use of your information.
40.I consent to personal data being transferred to partners in Singapore(Required.)
WITHDRAWAL OF SUPPORT
41.UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) reserve the right to withdraw support at any time even after you have been accepted onto the programme. If your company is deemed to be ineligible for support due to any information that may become available to UKRI after the date of acceptance, you will be notified immediately and the commitment fee refunded to you within 7 business days of the letter of notice.