We design and deliver tailored open innovation programmes to help you solve your most complex challenges, by connecting challenge owners with our extensive supply chain network and driving technology development.
FIS360 has designed and delivered the UK’s leading nuclear open innovation programme, Game Changers, for Sellafield Ltd since 2016.
We specialise in developing and delivering tailored open innovation solutions that connect organisations with external partners, such as academia, SMEs, and innovators, to transform ideas into impactful technologies.
By leveraging external expertise, we help businesses accelerate innovation, optimise processes, lower costs, and tackle complex challenges with confidence.
FIS360’s open innovation programmes are built around your specific needs, delivering a tailored service that connects you with the right partners and technologies. We offer a comprehensive set of features, from crafting challenge-led initiatives to supporting end-to-end project management, enabling you to solve complex challenges and accelerate innovation.
Tailor your ProgrammeCustomised programme design, development, and continuous improvement.
Strategic marketing of your challenge to our vast network of solution providers.
Programme and project monitoring and management to ensure success.
Commercialisation support and mentoring for successful applicants.
Coordination of active and inactive technology demonstrations.
Promotional and networking event organisation to drive collaboration.
The advantages of open innovation lie in its ability to connect businesses with external knowledge and expertise, bridging the gap between challenges and solutions.
It enhances innovation processes, extending collaboration across sectors, and promotes the commercialisation of cutting-edge technologies.
FIS360’s open innovation approach empowers organisations to leverage independent ideas, reduce R&D costs, and mitigate risks while achieving transformative results that drive competitive advantage and sustainable growth.
FIS360 developed and co-delivers the Game Changers Innovation Programme, a point of focus for driving innovation into the nuclear industry.
The Open Nuclear open innovation programme is delivered by FIS360 Ltd on behalf of the United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory (UKNNL).
The Game Changers innovation programme, designed and delivered by FIS360, provides a unique and tailored approach to open innovation that is now firmly embedded in our operational processes and future strategy. FIS360’s ability to work with us to understand our needs and adapt programme delivery to address our organisation’s culture, structure and existing processes has led to the creation of an effective, flexible, scalable and well-established innovation programme.
Hilary Royston Bishop
Waste Strategy Lead, Sellafield Ltd
In evaluating the work of FIS360, I had insight into their approach to collaboration, and the work they do to create, sustain, and grow a powerful ecosystem of innovators. Their skill in collaborative challenge design has been instrumental in changing the trajectories of multiple technologies, allowing significant advances to be made across multiple industries. FIS360 are an exemplar of open innovation, and the work they do with their partners is a case study in collaborative working.
Chris Ford
Senior Academic, Lancaster University
We embarked on an ambitious project to develop a novel glove box gauntlet with Qinetiq through the Game Changers programme. Throughout the process, FIS360 have helped us develop the scope, connect with the right contacts, manage the programme and funding, and have provided feedback and updates to keep us informed to enable timely decisions to be made to maintain progress in what is a difficult concept. It has and continues to be an interesting and rewarding partnership.
Penny Rathbone
Technical Manager, Sellafield Ltd
Ice Nine have been involved in multiple Game Changers projects, matching our novel robotic solutions to difficult, real-world challenges. The funding support available for small SMEs reduces risk in development time and costs, whilst enabling demonstration to key stakeholders. We have benefitted access to the network of innovative engineers and challenge holders through engagement in the process, which in some cases has led to collaborative bids. We are incredibly grateful to the FIS360 team for running it!
Matthew Nancekievill
CEO, Ice Nine Ltd
Working on a Game Changers project with Sellafield and FIS360 has been a valuable experience for us as a company. The process has allowed us to tailor the development of our products to a target customer in an industry that can be difficult to access. As the project has progressed, we’ve had extremely valuable support and advice from FIS360 that will ultimately lead to a better final product.
Sam Barnes
Product Development Manager, Heliguy
The Game Changers programme has allowed us to disseminate UAV challenges posed by restricted access and harsh environments to a broad range of solution providers and collaborate closely on innovative UAV technology. FIS360 has been instrumental in these collaborations, guiding solution providers to meet our technical and commercial requirements. Game Changers has allowed us to engage with companies that aren’t from the nuclear sector, enabling new technologies and ideas to be explored and developed.
Amanda Smith
UAV Equipment Program Lead, Sellafield Ltd
The Game Changers programme is at the forefront of driving innovation within the nuclear industry, offering a valuable platform for tackling complex challenges. We genuinely recommend the Game Changers programme to industry peers seeking to develop innovative solutions. It provides an inclusive space for collaboration across sectors, and our past successes underscore its potential for driving meaningful progress. Join us in harnessing the power of Game Changers to propel nuclear technology forward.
Andrew Ludar-Smith
Operations Manager for Robotics Development, Amentum
As well as their key role in pioneering the Game Changers programme (which breaks down barriers between stakeholders in the nuclear industry and external solution providers), the detailed technical, corporate-structure and even political insight that experts within FIS360 offer is transformational. They are uniquely-placed partners with whom to develop technical relationships within the nuclear industry, and their additional focus on business development and sustainability means that technical outcomes stand the best chance of genuine impact and long-term commercial success.
David Stothard
Co-Head of Lasers and Laser Systems Business Unit, Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics
