Global Business Innovation Programme in the USA - Maritime Infrastructure Technology briefing event

Innovate UK’s Global Business Innovation Programme helps ambitious businesses to collaborate and expand in new markets, accelerating business growth.

If you’re an innovative company involved in driving resource use efficiency and productivity through the development of innovative solutions and new production systems in the semiconductor technology based in the UK looking for support to grow your business opportunities in the USA, join us for our online briefing event. You will learn more about the Global Business Innovation Programme and the support available to you.

During the session, you will:

• learn more about the Global Business Innovation Programme for marine infrastructure technology in the USA
• learn about the local innovation ecosystem in the USA
• learn how Innovate UK Business Growth will support you through the programme and have an introduction to additional innovation growth support available
• be provided with some guidance on how to complete and submit an online application form
• have the option to submit questions to the Global Business Innovation Programme panel

Key dates

Closing Date for applications: Sunday 23rd February 2025

Applicants will be notified if successful: 6th March 2025

Get Ready Workshop: 11th March – 12th March 2025

Market Visit: Saturday 29th March – Saturday 8th April 2025

Exploitation Workshop: 25th June 2025

Why the USA?

The U.S. is widely known to be an innovation powerhouse and collaboration opportunities for UK businesses are plentiful.

The country’s maritime sector is strong. 69% of all the goods traded by the U.S. are transported over water. Ships transport over 41% of the total value of goods traded by the U.S., equal to around $1,886bn in 2021.

There are frequent, high volume maritime routes between the U.S. and the UK. Houston, Texas is a key location for these maritime routes and the Port of the Future conference collates several other ports across the country in one area. Therefore Houston is an important area maritime technology research collaboration as well as economic consideration.

Maritime business innovators in the UK have identified the U.S. as a priority country for targeting their international research collaboration on topics such as port and shore-side infrastructure, both physical and digital.

Focus areas:

This GBIP is particularly relevant for businesses in the area of physical and digital port technology development for decarbonisation and air quality improvement.

Key technologies with port and maritime infrastructure applications including, but not limited to:

• Digital and cybersecurity technologies with a focus on port operations
• Low and zero carbon fuel
• Charging and shore power infrastructure and management
• Interaction with other transport modes
• Infrastructure to vessel system technology