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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Innovate UK’s REforMM programme: the world-class production sprint
Find out more about the exciting work that Innovate UK and Innovate UK KTN will be doing on world-class production to support the Innovate UK Materials and Manufacturing Vision 2050.
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Innovate UK, Scottish Enterprise and Glasgow City region form new partnerships for Scottish innovation
In a landmark collaboration announced at the Can-Do Innovation Summit, Innovate UK and Scottish Enterprise unveiled a new commitment to support Scottish businesses by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), whilst launching the Regional Action Plan with Glasgow City Region.
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Innovate UK’s delegate trip to Nigeria sparks conversation around Nigeria’s Circular Economy
Innovate UK’s dedication to creating diverse partnerships to drive Circular Economy innovations in industries was amplified through their recent delegate visits to Lagos, Nigeria in preparation for the launch of the UK-Nigeria Circular Fashion and Sustainable Construction Innovation Networks.
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Is AI good for environmental sustainability?
Register for a candid discussion on AI’s impact on environmental sustainability and explore the opportunities and challenges it presents.
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Innovate UK Business Growth Annual Conference 2023
This year’s event will explore the impactful ways we can ensure more UK innovators grow and scale on the global stage, including through our portfolio of Innovate UK products and services. It will also provide a forum to forge and deepen valuable connections with colleagues and our partners.
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Taking Security and Defence R&D to Market - help to shape the future
The security and defence (S&D) research and innovation landscape can be confusing and difficult to navigate. Innovate UK KTN is compiling a report of the security and defence R&D landscape to aid innovators in these sectors.
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Faraday Battery Challenge 2024
UKRI’s Faraday Battery Challenge, delivered by Innovate UK will invest up to £1.5m in innovation scale up projects in January 2024 to fund UKBIC SME credit Round 2.
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The ‘entangled’ wonders of quantum on display at the sector’s flagship UK tech showcase
Fast-growing community of scientists, innovators, investors and change-makers in quantum get together to spark new ideas and showcase scientific breakthroughs.
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Novel packaging materials – what are the challenges and future trends?
Research and innovation in novel packaging materials is gathering pace, and this workshop will explore what issues need to be overcome to allow bio-based and compostable packaging materials to make a positive contribution to reducing plastic packaging waste.
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Global Insights: AI's role in construction - Collaboration with Switzerland webinar
Join us for this webinar to share invaluable insights gained from Innovate UK’s in-person Global Expert Mission (GEM) in June 2023 to Switzerland.