Knowledge Centre
Browse through our collection of news, perspectives and webinars to gain a deeper understanding of the Innovate UK Business Connect culture and sector intelligence.
News
European event travel awards enable UK SMEs to expand their horizons
Since September 2023, Innovate UK has supported SMEs looking to expand into Europe by providing travel awards to enable innovators to attend events in several different countries and form new collaborative partnerships to help their business grow and simultaneously strengthen the UK economy.
Case Study
Using computational design to formulate and apply coatings on high volume production lines
A cross-sector consortium has successfully demonstrated advanced computational design techniques for formulating coatings to add value to glass and metals products whilst using less materials and energy – initially focusing on antimicrobial coatings.
Event
Cross-Sector Battery Showcase - Advancing Innovation Across Industries - 2025
Following the success of its inaugural showcase event in March 2024, the Cross-Sector Battery Systems Innovation Network held its 2nd in-person industry showcase on the 19th of March 2025 in Leicester. This Showcase aimed to link the battery supply chain with a broad set of end-user markets.
Event
How to build an AI team
Join The Alan Turing Institute, for a series of interactive sessions focused on building an AI team.
News
Teams in Year 8 of CyberASAP put through their paces in a proof-of-concept Bootcamp
The 14 teams involved in the eighth year of the Cyber Security Academic Startup Accelerator Programme (CyberASAP) began the second phase of their training with a highly-focused bootcamp.
Perspective
Benefits and barriers to adoption of AI in the materials value chain
Recently, Innovate UK Business Connect held two events to understand the opportunities for AI in the materials value chain and the barriers to adoption – Materials Research Exchange seminar sessions in April 2024 and a workshop at Materials Processing Institute in May 2024. In this article, we summarise the main insights gleaned and how these could be addressed.
Event
Business Relationship Mastery: Turning Connections into Success
Join this exclusive workshop to explore how to transform strong relationships into opportunities for business growth.
News
Celebrating a decade of quantum discovery
The 10th anniversary of the UK National Quantum Technology Programme (NQTP) has been celebrated with a technology showcase event to embrace the dawn of the next decade of quantum innovation.
Event
Global Business Innovation Programme in Singapore - Artificial Intelligence: Smart and Land Mobility briefing event
Join our online briefing event to learn more about the Artificial Intelligence: Smart and Land Mobility Global Business Innovation Programme in Singapore.
Event
Global Insights: Space Technology in Japan
Join this webinar to explore the insights gathered during the recent Space Technology in Japan Innovate UK Global Expert Mission (GEM).