Creative Industries
The Innovate UK Business Connect Creative team helps organisations interested in innovation in the Creative Industries to access funding, expert knowledge and to make powerful and diverse connections.
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We can help you take the next step by connecting you with the right funding, people and expertise.
Our people have a deep expertise and work with a wide range of companies who are developing new technologies, platforms, products and solutions that enable the Creative Industries to thrive. These companies are innovating in the areas of production, creation, distribution and sales of creative content. They are improving workflows and ways of doing things, enabling inspiring media and content to be produced and sold across the globe.The kind of Creative industries companies we work with are developing new technologies for use in sectors like Broadcast, Streaming and Film, VFX, Immersive and VR, Games, Live Events. They are utilising technologies such as AI, IoT, Machine Vision, fast 5G and telecoms tech, cybersecurity and online safety technologies, advanced projection and lighting, smart and green fabrication and manufacturing.
The Creative Industries team will help you find out about opportunities for the sector including funding. We’ll also support you when applying for funding so you maximise your change for success. We’ll identify partners best suited to your needs from our network of innovators, across sectors and technology areas.
By helping connect organisations and people across all sectors, we help shape the future and build a better and stronger innovation system.
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Media Cymru Scale Up Round 2
Opens: 07/10/2024 Closes: 04/12/2024
UK registered organisations based in Wales can apply for £100k-£250k to develop innovative products, services or experiences for the media sector.
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Launchpad: immersive & creative, Coventry & Warwickshire Round 2 CR&D
Opens: 04/11/2024 Closes: 11/12/2024
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £4.35m for innovation activities in the immersive and creative industries cluster centred on Coventry and Warwickshire in the West Midlands.
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Launchpad: immersive & creative, Coventry & Warwickshire Round 2 MFA
Opens: 04/11/2024 Closes: 11/12/2024
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £4.35m for innovation activities in the immersive and creative industries cluster centred on Coventry and Warwickshire in the West Midlands.
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AI solutions to develop AI competencies in key sectors
Opens: 04/11/2024 Closes: 29/01/2025
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £2m for AI solutions to support AI upskilling in key sectors; construction, transport, creative, and agrifood.
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Mindset extended reality (XR): Digital therapeutics for mental health
Opens: 04/11/2024 Closes: 15/01/2025
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £3.7 million for R&D projects that provide digital therapeutics for mental health solutions.
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Innovate UK innovation loans future economy: Round 18
Opens: 31/10/2024 Closes: 08/01/2025
UK registered businesses can apply for loans for innovative projects with strong commercial potential to significantly improve the UK economy.
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Meet the innovators shaping the future of the creative economy
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