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The Smart Shipping Café Series brings together professionals and innovators from across the maritime and technology sectors to explore the latest developments in smart shipping.

Meet the Immersive Tech Award finalists, network with your peers and experience new cutting-edge XR applications

In preparation for the Farming Futures R&D: Precision Breeding competition opening on 5 May 2025, join Innovate UK for this in-person event designed for businesses, research organisations, farmers, and growers that are interested in applying.

GOAT Drinks, a Newcastle-based beverage company, is redefining the drinks market with its innovative, healthy product ranges. With tailored business growth support from Innovate UK, GOAT Drinks has expanded internationally, developed groundbreaking products and achieved a staggering 600% sales increase in the past year.

Poole-based Fixit Medical, creator of Cingo—a pioneering device for securing catheters—is set to revolutionise patient care in the UK and internationally. The company has strengthened its intellectual property (IP) protection, refined its product design and built investor confidence through tailored business growth support from Innovate UK. After securing a £270,000 Innovate UK Grant in July 2024, Fixit Medical is preparing for a funding round in 2025, laying the foundation for significant growth.

FluoRok, a spin-out from the University of Oxford, is reshaping the fluorochemical industry with its groundbreaking manufacturing technology. Through tailored business growth support from Innovate UK, the company has secured over £1.5 million in grant funding, leveraged £7.8 million in private investment and created five high-value jobs—all while driving sustainability and productivity in the UK.

Amparo Prosthetics, an Aylesbury-based health tech company, is transforming the prosthetics industry with its groundbreaking socket technology. With tailored business growth support from Innovate UK, the company has expanded globally, securing significant contracts in Gaza and Ukraine, while accelerating the development of its latest product.

Cambridge-based biotech innovator StemBond Technologies is enabling a transformation in biomedical research and therapeutics. Its mission is to become the world’s leading developer of biomimetic cell culture platforms. With tailored business growth support from Innovate UK, the company has secured more than £1M in investment, accessed global markets, and advanced its commercialisation strategy.

From January to March 2025, a group of hydrogen, battery technology and smart manufacturing specialists from the UK travelled to Rome, Madrid, Berlin and Munich. We are pleased to share the key takeaways gained from these Horizon Europe Brokerage Visits.

The latest Workforce Foresighting report, Driving sustainability in medicines manufacturing, is a collaborative effort by CPI, their partners and the Workforce Foresighting Hub. The report delves into the critical industry challenge of eliminating, substituting, reducing, and recycling fossil-based solvents in Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) manufacturing processes. This challenge, identified by the Medicines Manufacturing Industry Partnership Sustainability Group, aims to transform the pharmaceutical sector towards a more sustainable future.