East Midlands
Working collaboratively across the East Midlands is key to our objective to strengthen UK capability in places.
The East Midlands Innovation Landscape
As the UK’s innovation system , we work across the country. We also know that each part of the country is unique with its own strengths and challenges. We are committed to working closely with partners and regional initiatives to ensure you get what you need to innovate and succeed.
With a population of 4.9 million and a GVA of over £104 billion, the East Midlands offers enormous potential with major cities, large towns and rural areas. It has over 368 thousand businesses providing over 2.6m jobs. With a coherent economic area and significant potential for growth in advanced manufacturing, engineering, clean energy, logistics, creative and digital, and health and pharmaceuticals, health and education.
East Midlands is home to the East Midlands Freeport, East Midlands Hydrogen Innovation Zone, Space Park Leicester, Toyota UK, Rolls Royce, Alstom, and Boots.
PROGRAMMES
Programmes in the East Midlands
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OPPORTUNITIES
Opportunities in the East Midlands
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Launchpads
Innovate UK’s Launchpad programme supports small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and innovative businesses, strengthening innovation in targeted clusters across the UK.
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