Knowledge Centre

What makes a bioeconomy project attractive to investors, and what are the opportunities available for the innovators part of the bioeconomy sector? Explore the topic in the latest blog written by Rajesh Mistry, our Knowledge Transfer Manager for Industrial Biotechnology.

Innovate UK KTN Global Alliance are delighted to invite potential applicants from across EU Member States, Associated States and third Countries, to participate in the Horizon Europe Tackling Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) online event taking place on 26 November 2021.

Originally from Cyprus, physics graduate Rogiros Theophanous has long held a passion for robotics and engineering. He would often spend many hours contemplating how to formulate the solutions to the IT problems he was seeing SMEs experience. Completing his application for Innovate UK and Prince’s Trust’s Young Innovators Award was where his journey began.

Before Madelaine Dowd secured the Young Innovators Award, she had hit a wall with developing the concept for her maritime safety product and was constantly questioning her ability. Being recognised as a Young Innovator by Innovate UK and The Prince’s Trust gave her the confidence to achieve her ambitions and push herself further than she ever believed she could.

The central mission for Eve Gregoriou as the Founder and CEO of NeuroVirt is to empower stroke survivors to reach their full potential. She says she has leveraged all the support offered by Innovate UK and KTN through the Young Innovators Awards to help her reach her own goals.

The first year of the programme saw seven graduating teams, with outcomes including one acquisition by Google (GraphicsFuzz) and some highly successful start-ups.

From verifiable e-voting to countering online extremism, the 13 teams graduating in Year 2 reflected the wide reach of cybersecurity into our everyday lives.

A diverse range of projects completed the programme in Year 3. Find out more about the 13 teams which graduated.

Navigating the waters of entrepreneurship can be challenging, especially on your own. This is why we offered women in the community the opportunity to work with our Coaches in Residence. Read how Bakul Gupta, Founder of ImmTune Therapies, benefited from this experience.

We talk to Technology and Knowledge Transfer Manager, Fay Kassibawi, of Royal Holloway University of London, about creating an effective commercialisation pathway.