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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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DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund Drawdown 5
Opens: 10/08/2026
Closes: 04/11/2026
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million to create scale up manufacturing facilities for zero emission vehicle technologies.
More informationiX Challenge - Comparing and validating high-precision timing signals at scale
Opens: 10/08/2026
Closes: 18/09/2026
This challenge seeks innovative solutions in comparing and validating high-precision timing signals at scale.
More informationiX Challenge - Managing resilient switching between critical timing sources
Opens: 10/08/2026
Closes: 18/09/2026
This challenge seeks novel solutions to managing resilient switching between critical timing sources.
More informationiX Challenge - Generating and controlling precise timing and synchronisation offsets
Opens: 10/08/2026
Closes: 18/09/2026
This challenge seeks novel solutions to generating and controlling precise timing and synchronisation offsets.
More informationiX Challenge - Distributing ultra-stable time and frequency over optical networks
Opens: 10/08/2026
Closes: 18/09/2026
This challenge seeks innovative solutions to distributing ultra-stable time and frequency over optical networks.
More informationCritical Materials Supply Chains Investment Readiness 2026
Opens: 10/08/2026
Closes: 04/09/2026
Up to 15 UK SMEs will benefit from support to accelerate their investment journey.
More informationQuantum computing applications for large scale impact: CR&D
Opens: 04/08/2026
Closes: 16/09/2026
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £13 million for building quantum computing software applications that show clear value and potential high…
More informationAccelerating adoption of quantum enabled sensing and PNT
Opens: 04/08/2026
Closes: 16/09/2026
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £14.3 million to accelerate the adoption of quantum enabled position, navigation, and timing (PNT) and…
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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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Contracts for Innovation
Enabling innovators to work directly with the public sector to develop new technologies and processes.
ExploreFeatured events
09/09/2026
Driving innovation through engineering biology: networking and collaboration event
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Events in London & online 9 & 11 Sep
Medicines Manufacturing Data Institute: Phase 1 competition events
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