Global Expert Mission Reports

Innovate UK’s Global Missions Programme is one of its most important tools to support the UK Industrial Strategy’s ambition for the UK to be the international partner of choice for science and innovation. Global collaborations are crucial in meeting the Industrial Strategy’s Grand Challenges and will be further supported by the launch of a new International Research and Innovation Strategy. The Global Expert Missions, led by Innovate UK KTN, play an important role in building strategic partnerships, providing deep insight into the opportunities for UK innovation and shaping future programmes.

The Global Expert Mission Reports available to view by country are:

Australia

• The Agri-tech Innovation Expert Mission travelled to Australia in 2019. Read the report here.
• The Industrial Decarbonisation Expert Mission travelled to Australia in May 2022. Read the report here.
• The Cybersecurity Expert Mission travelled to Australia in October 2022. Read the report here.

Canada

• The AI Expert Mission travelled to Canada in 2017. Read the report here.
• The Advanced Manufacturing Expert Mission travelled to Canada in 2017. Read the report here.
• The Quantum Technologies Expert Mission travelled to Canada in 2018. Read the report here.
• The Advanced Therapies Expert Mission travelled to Canada in 2020. Read the report here.
• The Next Generation Services Mission visited Canada in March 2022. Read the report here.
• The Critical Materials Expert Mission visited Canada and the US in May 2022. Read the report here.

China

• The Offshore Wind Expert Mission travelled to China in 2018. Read the report here.
• The Precision Medicine and Vaccines Global Expert Mission travelled to China in 2018. Read the report here.
• The Healthy Ageing Expert Mission travelled to Beijing and Shanghai in 2019. Read the report here.
• The Industrial Decarbonisation Expert Mission to China was held virtually in February 2022. Read the report here.

Germany

• The Antimicrobial Resistance Expert Mission travelled to Germany in 2019. Read the report here.
• The Artificial Intelligence Expert Mission travelled to Germany in 2021. Read the report here.

India

• The Immersive Media Expert Mission travelled to India in 2018. Read the report here.
• The Sustainable Fashion Expert Mission held virtual meetings with Indian fashion industry representatives in 2021. Read the report here.
• The Transforming Foundation Industries (TFI) Global Expert Mission to India was held virtually in February 2022. Read the report here.

Israel

• The Bioinformatics Expert Mission travelled to Tel Aviv and Haifa in 2018. Read the report here.
• The Cyber Security Expert Mission travelled to Tel Aviv and Be’er Sheva in 2018. Read the report here.
• The Advanced Materials Expert Mission travelled to Israel in 2018. Read the report here.
• The Precision Medicine Expert Mission travelled to Israel in 2020. Read the report here.

Japan

• The Transforming Construction Expert Mission travelled to Japan in 2019. Read the report here.
• The Immersive Technologies Global Expert Mission travelled to Japan in 2022. Read the report here.

Japan and South Korea

• The Digital Health and Medtech Expert Mission travelled to South Korea and Japan in 2019. Read the report here.
• The Floating Offshore Wind Expert Mission travelled to Ulsan and Seoul in South Korea and to Tokyo in Japan in 2019. Read the report here.

New Zealand

• The Agritech Expert Mission travelled to New Zealand in 2019. Read the report here.

South Korea

• The ICT Expert Mission travelled to South Korea in 2018. Read the report here.
• The Advanced Materials Expert Mission travelled to South Korea in 2018. Read the report here.
• The Smart Cities Global Expert Mission travelled to South Korea in 2019. Read the report here.
• In 2021, Innovate UK KTN commissioned a Global Technology Report focused on Immersive Technologies. Read the report here. This was followed by a virtual Expert Mission held in 2021. Read the report here.

Singapore

• The Cyber Security Expert Mission travelled to Singapore in 2019. Read the report here.

USA

• The Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Expert Mission travelled to USA in 2022. Read the report here.
• The Offshore Wind Expert Mission travelled to USA in 2018. Read the report here.
• The Digital Health Expert Mission travelled to Texas in 2018. Read the report here.
• The Composites Expert Mission travelled to Dallas, Tennessee and Alabama in 2018. Read the report here.
• The Quantum Technologies 2019 Expert Mission travelled to the USA in 2019. Read the report here.
• The Sustainable Innovation in Fashion 2020 Expert Mission travelled to the USA in 2019. Read the report here.
• The Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Extreme Environments Expert Mission travelled to the USA in 2019. Read the report here.
• The Cyber Security Expert Mission travelled to the USA in 2019. Read the report here.