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.

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Horizon Europe support and consortia building webinars
Join us online on 6 December for these information and support webinars to find out more about Horizon Europe, including the thematic funding available from the clusters, and advice on how to build or lead consortia.
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Farming Innovation Programme - Research Starter Round 4 - Briefing Event
Join this online briefing event to find out more about the Research Starter Round 4 funding competition for farmers, growers and foresters.
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UK Sustainable Aviation Fuel industry gets £53 million boost
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced the winners of their £53 million Advanced Fuel Fund aimed at boosting the UK’s sustainable aviation fuel industry (SAF).
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Future economy investor partnership SME competition round 6 briefing event
Join us for this investor partnership briefing event to find out more about, and connect with, our pool of investor partners and learn who can provide you with support to consider if you are ready for investment.
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ISP54 – Sensing Technologies for Emerging Blue Economy
This one-day networking workshop will bring together relevant cross-sectorial communities to promote and accelerate innovations of sensing technologies in the blue economy areas in the UK.
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DCMS Create Growth Fund: Competition 2 Briefing – Online Q&A Session
Join us for an in-depth online Q&A session as a follow-up to the recently held DCMS Create Growth Fund: Competition 2 Briefing event.
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Navigating the Landscape: Challenges and Opportunities in RNA Manufacturing and Delivery
Join the Innovate UK Transforming Medicines Manufacturing (TMM) Community of Practice (CoP) first formulations webinar on Thursday 7 December 2023 at 10am – 11am.
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New guides on global AI policies published
The Innovate UK BridgeAI programme, a pioneering initiative driving the future adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) has published two comprehensive documents detailing AI policies across the world. The guides summarise the United Kingdom’s AI governance model and the European Union’s approach to AI regulation. This release is timely, following the recent AI Safety Summit held in early November, providing crucial insights to help AI pioneers understand the current regulatory and policy landscape amidst the ongoing transformation of industries.
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UKRI’s Healthy Ageing Challenge 'Adding Life to Years'
Healthy Ageing 2023 was the annual conference led by UKRI’s Healthy Ageing Challenge, led by Innovate UK and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), which over the past 5 years invested £98 million in research and innovation across the UK to ensure that people, as they age, can remain active, productive, independent, and socially connected across generations for as long as possible.
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Case Study
A tight knit group of data scientists want to make the world a better place
Dr Marcus Ong’s business mantra is the same approach he learnt as a science student at university: “always question everything.” It was that instinct that drove him to transform a consultancy firm into an innovative software company Patchs Health, which is focused on solving the problems facing Britain’s health service through the application of AI.