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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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Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP): 2026 - 2027 Round 4

Opens: 19/10/2026

Closes: 27/01/2027

A share of up to £12.5 million is available to fund innovation projects with UK businesses working together with UK registered academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults.…

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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.

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Horizon Europe 2026-27: Widening participation and strengthening the European Research Area

Various closing dates to Nov 2027

A total budget of €798.5m to upgrade research and innovation systems in less advanced countries within the European area.

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Horizon Europe 2026-27: European Innovation Ecosystems

Various closing dates from Mar 2026 to Sep 2027

Up to €20m per project to connect people and organisations working towards the goal of innovation and supporting the scaling of companies.

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British Business Bank Start-up Loans

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Unsecured loans of up to £25,000 for UK businesses which have been operating for 5 years or less, repayable over 1-5 years.

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British Business Bank Investment Fund for Scotland

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The Investment Fund for Scotland will deliver a £150 million commitment of new funding to the country.

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British Business Bank South West Investment Fund

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The South West Investment Fund will deliver a £200 million commitment of new funding to smaller businesses.

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British Business Bank Midlands Engine Investment Fund II

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The Midlands Engine Investment Fund II will deliver £400 million of new funding to small and medium-sized businesses across the Midlands.

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Could our Investment programmes support you?

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

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Next-generation low-carbon concrete Advance Market Commitment

Harnessing the power of collective demand to accelerate concrete decarbonisation.

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CyberASAP

The only pre-seed accelerator programme in the cybersecurity ecosystem, CyberASAP (Cyber Security Academic Startup Accelerator Programme) plays a unique and vital role in supporting cyber security…

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Investor Partnerships

Boosting high-potential growth-focused SMEs through aligning grant funding for R&D development with investment from Innovate UK’s approved credible Investor Partners.

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Innovation Loans

UK registered SME businesses can apply for loan funding for innovative late-stage research and development projects with strong commercial potential that will significantly boost the UK…

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Women in Innovation

Enabling brilliant women across the UK to fully achieve their vision for their businesses and change the world, while championing and celebrating gender diversity throughout UK…

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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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