Knowledge Centre

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.

Sponsored by National Highways and conducted by the Connected Places Catapult in collaboration with the Workforce Foresighting Hub, this report outlines findings from the Workforce Foresighting cycle focusing on utilising Digital Twin Technology for cybersecurity and operational modelling of transport tunnels.

Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and the Workforce Foresighting Hub, sponsored by RenewableUK, have released a report anticipating the future skills and capability needs associated with advanced production methods, such as automated welding of flotation structures in the offshore wind sector.

Innovate UK Climate-Smart Agriculture Partnership: UK-Brazil-Africa is bringing innovative people and organisations together through a range of initiatives.

As part of the BridgeAI programme, Innovate UK is pleased to introduce a new series of five regional events taking place across UK, aiming to dive into the fascinating world of artificial intelligence and its role in impactful innovation.

Announced in 2022, the £100 million Innovation Accelerators programme funds 26 R&D projects in Glasgow City Region, Greater Manchester and West Midlands, driving economic growth and fostering local collaboration. The UK Government has added £30 million in extension funding, shaping the future of UK industrial strategy.