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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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EIT Health: Innovation Validation Call 2027

Opens: 14/10/2026

Closes: 13/01/2027

Up to €850,000 per project for innovative digital and AI-powered medical technologies that are ready for real-world clinical validation and are approaching market launch.

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Testing and validating underground hydrogen storage components

Opens: 23/10/2026

Closes: 13/01/2027

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £5 million for a collaborative programme to accelerate the development and validation of critical technologies…

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Underground hydrogen storage demonstrator DEVEX support

Opens: 23/10/2026

Closes: 13/01/2027

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £1.5 million for project development studies supporting underground hydrogen storage demonstrator facilities in the UK.…

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Healthy Soils and Water for a Sustainable Environment

Opens: 19/11/2026

Closes: 28/01/2027

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £28 million for soil, water and environmental management. This funding is from Farming Futures R&D…

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iX Challenge: Systemic capture and analysis of structural condition data

Opens: 23/10/2026

Closes: 04/12/2026

The iX programme is supporting the Department for Education to find methods to capture data on school building structures, just before they are demolished, and to…

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Secure Innovation Security Reviews

Opens: 23/10/2026

Closes: 31/01/2027

Helping businesses to identify and manage key security risks, including those linked to state threats, and to integrate protective security into business strategies.

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ARIA: Standards and benchmarks for dexterous robotics

Opens: 19/10/2026

Closes: 01/12/2026

ARIA are seeking proposals that address a clearly defined barrier affecting multiple developers or users of dexterous robotic systems. Up to £3m per project.

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UK Space Agency: Unlocking Space for Business - Environmental Intelligence and Emissions

Opens: 20/10/2026

Closes: 11/12/2026

Up to £400,000 each for projects seeking to accelerate the adoption of space-enabled data and services to address environmental intelligence and emissions challenges across the UK…

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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
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
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
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
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
Contracts for Innovation

Enabling innovators to work directly with the public sector to develop new technologies and processes.

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Featured events

Connecting the UK's neuromorphic computing ecosystem 29/10/2026
Online 10:00am to 11:30am
Connecting the UK's neuromorphic computing ecosystem
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UK National Quantum Technologies Showcase 2026 06/11/2026
London 9:00am to 4:00pm
UK National Quantum Technologies Showcase 2026
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Series Smart cities, resilient places: Innovations for climate and energy resilience Next webinar 25 Nov, 10am
Online
Smart cities, resilient places: Innovations for climate and energy resilience
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Rail Innovation Exhibition 2027 24/02/2027
London 9:00am to 5:00pm
Rail Innovation Exhibition 2027
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Innovate UK Business Connect highlights

Energy Efficient Computing - from innovation to impact Perspective
Energy Efficient Computing - from innovation to impact
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How place-based citizen engagement can shape a positive, decarbonised future for the UK Perspective
How place-based citizen engagement can shape a positive, decarbonised future for the UK
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Defence innovation:</br>Turning strategic ambition into economic growth News
Defence innovation:
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Unlocking UK economic growth through AI: A practical guide for employers Perspective
Unlocking UK economic growth through AI: A practical guide for employers
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Innovative drug development models awarded funding to drive adoption and growth News
Innovative drug development models awarded funding to drive adoption and growth
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Acceptance of novel low environmental impact construction products Perspective
Acceptance of novel low environmental impact construction products
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