<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><ns2:project xmlns:ns1="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api" xmlns:ns2="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project" xmlns:ns3="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/fund" xmlns:ns4="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/person" xmlns:ns5="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project/outcome" xmlns:ns6="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/organisation" ns1:created="2026-07-08T08:44:08Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/projects/3D2B69BF-30D0-413A-9304-BB3907F27247" ns1:id="3D2B69BF-30D0-413A-9304-BB3907F27247"><ns1:links><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/555AFD79-FBA4-4920-B1B3-978BF94BF62E" ns1:rel="LEAD_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/555AFD79-FBA4-4920-B1B3-978BF94BF62E" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:end="2016-02-29T00:00:00Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/funds/00B198F7-D849-48C3-B1E5-A6A379367C19" ns1:rel="FUND" ns1:start="2013-08-31T23:00:00Z"/></ns1:links><ns2:identifiers><ns2:identifier ns2:type="RCUK">508983</ns2:identifier></ns2:identifiers><ns2:title>Aston University and Optimec Limited</ns2:title><ns2:status>Closed</ns2:status><ns2:grantCategory>Knowledge Transfer Partnership</ns2:grantCategory><ns2:leadFunder>Innovate UK</ns2:leadFunder><ns2:abstractText>To develop a new generation of innovative soft contact lens measuring instruments, utilising novel techniques to reflect improved accuracy of lens manufacturing processes.</ns2:abstractText></ns2:project>