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Regulators are clearing the runway for drones to transport vaccines and other live-saving drugs, in a ground-breaking venture funded by government.

皇冠体育app project, to be run by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), is one of 21 bold new initiatives backed by the government鈥檚 Regulators鈥� Pioneer Fund to propel cutting-edge innovation across the UK.

皇冠体育app Fund supports projects led by regulators and local authorities that help support the country鈥檚 regulatory environment to keep pace with technological advances of the future 鈥� benefiting both entrepreneurs and consumers.

Using its grant, the CAA will develop world-first standards for special containers that will allow drones to safely carry sensitive goods like medical products, so that remote communities can access critical supplies without delay. At present, there is no regime anywhere in the world for testing and approving these containers to make sure that they do not leak even in the event of a crash.

皇冠体育app aviation regulator has also received money to create a service for the public to report safety concerns about drones, while Oxfordshire County Council has won funding to help innovators understand their legal requirements when setting up new trials in the drone industry.

Business Minister Lord Callanan said:

Good regulation should spur entrepreneurship, not stand in its way, and this Fund will keep the UK at the cutting-edge of innovation.

皇冠体育app projects we are supporting could pave the way for exciting developments across a range of sectors, from drone technology to healthcare, all of which will bring benefits to British businesses and consumers alike.

In total, 21 projects received a share of 拢3.7 million of funding, and winning projects include:

• Oxfordshire County Council 鈥� in collaboration with the Met Office, Ordnance Survey, and others 鈥� received 拢198,000 to develop a tool to help self-driving car developers know when they can conduct trials
• 皇冠体育app Health and Safety Executive received 拢198,000 for a project to support construction companies to share information about dangerous incidents to help prevent injuries
• Cornwall Council received 拢200,000 to improve the monitoring of harmful algal blooms that can enter the food chain through shellfish, leading to sickness and product recalls
• 皇冠体育app Scottish Environmental Protection Agency received 拢200,000 for a hub bringing together businesses and regulators in the Grangemouth Industrial cluster to move towards a net zero economy

This investment comes on top of the 拢10 million awarded by the Fund from 2018 to 2020, which saw approximately 拢700,000 provided to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to develop synthetic datasets, supporting the development of cutting-edge medical technologies to fight coronavirus (COVID-19) and cardiovascular disease.

皇冠体育app Fund is part of wider government work on regulation. This includes the recent Reforming the Framework for Better Regulation consultation and the Better Regulation Committee, chaired by the Chancellor, which is driving an ambitious reform agenda to ensure the UK鈥檚 regulatory framework is fit for purpose and delivers the government鈥檚 strategic objectives.

皇冠体育app funding was awarded following an assessment process conducted earlier this year. 皇冠体育app full list of winning applicants in this round of funding, subject to agreement of contracts, are:

• 皇冠体育app Care Quality Commission received 拢169,000 to support innovation by GPs to reduce health inequalities in areas of deprivation, through better regulatory recognition and sharing of best practice
• 皇冠体育app Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) received 拢55,000 to trial the use of special containers to allow drones to carry sensitive goods such as medical samples
• 皇冠体育app CAA also received 拢198,000 to look at options for creating a service that would allow drones owners and the general public to report safety concerns for investigation
• Cornwall Council received 拢198,000 to improve monitoring of harmful algal blooms that can enter the food supply chain through shellfish causing illness and necessitating product recalls
• 皇冠体育app Costs Lawyer Standards Board received 拢58,000 to conduct a research project aimed at exploring potential ways to reduce the cost of legal services
• 皇冠体育app Drinking Water Inspectorate received 拢170,000 to create a one-stop-shop with Ofwat and the Environment Agency to make it easier for innovators to obtain advice on navigating regulatory barriers in the water and sewerage industry
• 皇冠体育app Environment Agency received 拢175,000 to help design systems to support sustainable economic growth within the Tees valley Freeport
• 皇冠体育app Environment Agency has received 拢195,000 to standardise environmental metrics for food businesses that go beyond legal baselines
• 皇冠体育app Greater London Authority received 拢200,000 to research potential regulatory changes to support collaborative streetworks across the UK鈥檚 utility companies
• 皇冠体育app Health and Safety Executive received 拢198,000 to develop proposals to increase data-sharing in the construction sector, to help prevent injuries
• 皇冠体育app Information Commissioner鈥檚 office received 拢182,000 to develop new regulatory guidance and host a series of 鈥榯echsprints鈥� to improve businesses鈥� confidence around the use of privacy-enhancing technologies.
• 皇冠体育app Information Commissioner鈥檚 office also received 拢187,000 to build a case for a direct advice service to innovators on the data protection implications of their new ideas
• 皇冠体育app Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency received 拢194,000 to research how adaptive AI algorithms in medical devices change and how to regulate their decisions
• 皇冠体育app Cell and Gene 皇冠体育apprapy Catapult and National Institute for Biological Standards and Control received 拢200,000 for a collaboration aimed at harmonising the measurements used for鈥疉deno-associated virus (AAV) Gene 皇冠体育apprapy
• Oxfordshire County Council 鈥� in collaboration with the Met Office, Ordnance Survey, Warwick Manufacturing Group and National Physical Laboratory 鈥� received 拢198,000 to develop a tool to help self-driving car developers know when they can conduct trials
• Oxfordshire County Council also received 拢169,000 to enable trials of drones by establishing a framework for understanding legal compliance requirements
• 皇冠体育app Scottish Environmental Protection Agency received 拢200,000 for a hub bringing together businesses and regulators in the Grangemouth Industrial cluster to move towards a net zero economy
• 皇冠体育app Scottish Environmental Protection Agency also received 拢200,000 to develop a one-stop-shop Knowledge Hub to address regeneration challenges
• 皇冠体育app Security Industry Authority received 拢192,000 to improve interactions between the regulator and businesses that need to vet private security contractors
• 皇冠体育app Solicitors Regulation Authority received 拢167,000 to address regional inequalities in access to justice, by demonstrating the feasibility of new legal technology tools
• West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service received 拢195,000 to build a web-based 鈥楩ire Safety Awareness Tool鈥� for businesses