Discover your funding journey: talk to us
Event Date:
May 14, 2026
Event Time:
9:30 am
Event Location:
SASMI
North East England: Are you in the manufacturing or automotive supply chain? Creating R&D projects, software development, or CAM technologies?
Do you have questions about what might be the best government funding stream for you?
There are support opportunities through grants for every step of your journey, from SME to large-scale capital transformation. Our experts are here to help guide you through what’s available.
Whether you are a manufacturing parts, if you are working on R&D projects, involved in software development, or if you are developing CAM technologies – there is likely something for you.
The funding is available from the Department for Business and Trade’s £4bn DRIVE35 and £150 million CAM Pathfinder – delivered by the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC) and Zenzic.
This event is hosted in collaboration with the North East Automotive Alliance, North East Combined Authority, the APC and Zenzic. Refreshments provided
Agenda overview:
- The UK Industrial Strategy and plans for the automotive industry
- Funding ecosystem overview: DRIVE35 and CAM Pathfinder
- Details on specific grant funding competitions from Innovation to Scale-up and Transformation
- Learn about the regional North East Supplier Readiness and Transformation (SRT) Scheme
- Hear from businesses who have been supported by the programmes
- Networking
- Meet our experts – come talk to us for bespoke advice.














