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.
News
Global Alliance Africa further builds on the successes of the Ekiti Innovation Advisory Group in Nigeria
With the first ever Nigerian Innovation Advisory Group constituted in November 2021, and voting having commenced in May earlier this year, Global Alliance Africa is pleased to see a group of individuals come together to put Ekiti State’s tech innovation on the map.
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Meet Women Innovators in the Foundation Industries (WINFI)
On Friday 21st October, the Transforming Foundation Industries Challenge held its first webinar as part of its initiative to raise the profile of Women Innovators in the Foundation Industries (WINFI). Read our panel’s insights and watch the recording.
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Event
Condition monitoring of electro-mechanical assets for water treatment and distribution
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Case Study
AV integrator makes sound investment with Innovate UK EDGE
With specialist support from Innovate UK EDGE, a UK company that makes things easier for installers of audio-visual equipment has boosted its turnover.
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Investor Showcase at Materials Research Exchange 2022
The MRE Investor Showcase event offers a gateway to some of the UK’s leading innovators who are bringing ground-breaking ideas to fruition, directly into the advanced materials sector. Participating in this year’s Investor Showcase were 23 exciting companies across the materials value chain, including metamaterials, materials for space, graphene, bio-based materials, energy and construction materials.
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Event
Innovation Exchange Regional Roadshow
On 23 November, Innovate UK KTN Innovation Exchange (iX) and Hethel Innovation will host the Innovate Exchange Roadshow. Joining this event, you will discover how KTN is helping Local Authorities and businesses solve their regional Net Zero challenges through the Innovation Exchange.
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Event
Cambridge, Milton Keynes and Oxford Arc Innovation Festival
The festival will showcase the great innovative businesses already in the region, the potential for even more businesses to innovate and the support available to help you do just that.
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Transforming Foundation Industries at Materials Research Exchange 2022
2050 is now! At Materials Research Exchange 2022, there was a clear urgency about the need to transform the foundation industries (cement, metals, glass, paper, ceramics and chemicals) if we have a hope of meeting our Net Zero targets.
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Global Alliance Africa: Accelerating Youth-Led Innovations in Nigeria
On 19 August, the Global Alliance Africa project delivered by Innovate UK KTN hosted an online dialogue under the theme “Accelerating Youth-led Innovations” to commemorate Nigeria’s International Youth Day.
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Findings from the Innovate UK Global Expert Mission on Critical Materials
In May 2022, as part of Innovate UK’s Global Expert Missions Programme commissioned by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) with funding from the Global Research and Innovation Programme (GRIP), a team of UK experts led by Innovate UK KTN visited Canada and the US to improve our understanding of the research and innovation landscape in the field of critical materials.