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Innovate UK and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) hosted the UK National Showcase: Next Generation Professional & Financial Services on Tuesday, 11 March 2025 in London, Westminster to discover some of the UK’s most exciting digital innovations for the sector.

Do you want to grow or improve your business but aren’t sure how to get started or where to turn? Then join us at Innovate Local: East Midlands along with fellow business leaders, innovators, and experts.

Learn about Defra’s new ADOPT (Accelerating Development of Practices and Technologies) funding opportunity.

Are you an SME or research organisation in the construction or transport sector? Join our BridgeAI Innovation Exchange Applicant Briefing to learn how the programme can support businesses in tackling productivity challenges with AI-driven solutions.

As part of West Midlands Business Festival, Innovate Local West Midlands in Coventry connected key stakeholders, enabling businesses to discover growth and networking opportunities.

Join us online for this briefing event to find out more information about the First of a Kind 2025 competition.

The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), in collaboration with the Workforce Foresighting Hub, an Innovate UK initiative, has released a new report, The adoption of robot automation in metalworking SMEs. This report presents the findings from the Workforce Foresighting cycle, focusing on developing an integrated process for adopting robot automation in metalworking SMEs. The study aims to identify the steps needed to start to prepare the workforce and enable robotics automation for future industrial growth.

Celebrating local innovators and upcoming opportunities at Innovate Local West Yorkshire. As we celebrate International Women’s Day (8 March), Innovate Local West Yorkshire showcased the incredible contributions of West Yorkshire’s women in innovation and the vital role innovators play in shaping the future of business.

As the Cyber Security Academic Startup Accelerator Programme (CyberASAP) year 8 draws to a close, the 14 pioneering teams have pitched their work to investors, and past alumni have shared their experience with the new graduates, we look back at the culmination of this year’s programme.

Independent advisory firm Turley worked with STFC Hartree Centre to simplify information extraction for environmental impact assessments using AI. This initiative was supported by funding from the Innovate UK BridgeAI programme.