Knowledge Centre

An innovation ecosystem is defined by who is in the room and how deliberately people and organisations are connected.

The UK is widely recognised as having a world leading innovation ecosystem. With a vibrant start-up community, world-class research capability and a strong track record of turning breakthrough ideas into high-growth businesses, the UK offers a strong foundation for innovation-led growth.

Innovate UK will invest up to £25.4 million from the Office for Life Sciences to support the clinical validation and evaluation of innovative early cancer diagnostic technologies. Join us online to find out more about this competition opening on 1 September 2026.

Innovate UK Business Connect, the British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT) and the UK Research Centre in Non-Destructive Evaluation (RCNDE) brought together industry, academia, technology providers and end users to explored how the UK NDT/NDE landscape should evolve over the next decade.

The workshop, held on 8 June 2026, brought together around 100 participants to share perspectives on the future of the sector and identify emerging opportunities, challenges and priorities.

Supporting collaborative R&D designed to address critical capability gaps and capture greater economic value across the UK battery value chain.

Gain valuable insights into the private investment landscape about what businesses should know about fundraising, discover how it could help accelerate your sustainable chemicals innovation, and learn best practice tips.

Industrial laundries play a vital role across healthcare, hospitality and industry, but they are also under increasing pressure to reduce energy use, lower carbon emissions and improve operational efficiency. Rising energy costs and sustainability requirements mean the sector needs practical, commercially viable innovations that can be adopted in real working environments. This was the focus of the Industrial Laundry Thermal Energy challenge, delivered through Innovate UK Business Connect’s Innovation Exchange (iX) programme in partnership with the Textile Services Association (TSA).