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Innovate UK Business Connect brings together businesses, researchers, investors and partners to support innovation across the UK. As a strategic delivery partner to Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), we connect organisations to funding opportunities, partnerships and expert support to help ideas move from concept to scale.

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Manufacturing Digitalisation Innovation Programme: Innovation and Scale-up Hub

Opens: 02/10/2026

Closes: 18/11/2026

UK registered RTOs or academic institutions can apply for a share of up to £4 million to build a hub to improve the targeting, quality and…

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Engineering Biology Investor Partnerships Round 1

Opens: 01/10/2026

Closes: 02/12/2026

UK registered SMEs can apply for a share of up to £8 million to develop engineering biology products and services with selected investor partners.

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HMGCC Co-Creation Challenge: Hidden stab vests for women

Opens: 05/10/2026

Closes: 05/11/2026

Can you develop discreet, wearable stab-resistant body armour specifically designed for women?

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UK Defence Innovation: Security Open Call 2026 Cycle 2

Opens: 01/10/2026

Closes: 29/10/2026

The Security Open Call is a competition which UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) runs to find proposals that address security challenges faced by government stakeholders.

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UKAEA ICURe Engage - November 2026

Opens: 02/10/2026

Closes: 29/10/2026

UKAEA ICURe Engage is a 4-week, online, part-time programme designed to support researchers and technicians in exploring the potential market for their research.

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FLF ICURe Engage - November 2026

Opens: 05/10/2026

Closes: 09/11/2026

Future Leaders Fellows (FLF) ICURe Engage is a 4-week, online, part-time programme designed to support Future Leaders Fellows in exploring the potential market for their research.…

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EIT Culture & Creativity: Innovation Projects 2026

Opens: 25/09/2026

Closes: 30/10/2026

EIT Culture & Creativity invites proposals for high-impact, close-to-market innovations, to receive support in accelerating progression from TRL 7 to full market deployment across the architecture,…

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ARIA: Forecasting Tipping Points Phase 2 – Concept papers

Concept papers encouraged by 9 Oct: full proposals deadline 2 Dec, 2pm.

ARIA are inviting proposals related to ocean observing, forecasting, and decision-useful climate-evidence translation, with multi-million budgets for several areas.

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We offer innovation programmes that help businesses and researchers develop and commercialise new products, processes and services.

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Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

For over 45 years Knowledge Transfer Partnerships have been helping businesses innovate for growth by accessing the UK’s world-leading knowledge base.

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Horizon Europe

Explore information on the UK’s official Horizon Europe Hub to help guide you on your research and innovation journey.

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ICURe

The Innovate UK ICURe Programme gives researchers the chance to turn ground-breaking research into investment-ready spin-out companies and license agreements. We provide funding and personalised support…

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Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund

Decarbonising Great Britain’s energy networks is a huge undertaking, and it is urgent. Innovation is critical to reaching this goal. The Ofgem Strategic Innovation Fund brings…

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