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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GBIP Maritime Technologies South Korea 2025 Briefing
Innovate UK invites ambitious UK companies to participate in the Global Business Innovation Programme Maritime Technologies South Korea.
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News

Case Study
Place-Based Innovation in Nigeria: a Snapshot of 2024/25
Implemented across Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa, Innovate UK Global Alliance Africa’s Place-Based Innovation initiative has catalysed widespread transformation and fostered inclusive, sustainable growth. The Nigeria team was focussed on empowerment of its local community, specifically young innovators and women innovators, but also agricultural leaders, finally developing an investment guide to encourage investment in the region.
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Accelerating sustainable farming through innovative carbon capture schemes
There has been a lot of discussion about ‘Carbon Schemes’ in recent years, which aim to make farming more sustainable whilst also providing an additional income stream for farmers. The Innovate UK Business Connect AgriFood team have decided to explore this topic further.
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Market Opportunities in Defence and Security - South Coast
Opening up the Defence & Security marketplace to academics, innovators, Research Technology Organisations (RTOs) and SMEs.
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Unlocking innovation: UK secondary legislation on precision breeding
The UK has taken another major step toward agricultural innovation with the introduction of Secondary Legislation necessary to implement the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023. This development not only provides clarity for researchers and breeders working with cutting-edge gene editing tools, but it also opens doors for real-world application of these technologies – just as Defra, through the Farming Innovation Programme, launches its new Precision Breeding funding competition.
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Funding and Finance for Innovation
Join us for a game-changing Funding and Finance for Innovation event, where we’ll explore strategies to fuel your business growth
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Engineering Biology Innovation Network Launch Event
Watch the recording of the launch of the Innovate UK Engineering Biology Innovation Network. Our aim is to connect innovators and researchers in Engineering Biology to end-users and investors, developing supply-chains and creating a commercially focused community.
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AI Security Webinar - Practical measures to mitigate AI and cyber security risks
Join Innovate UK BridgeAI partner, The Alan Turing Institute for an interactive webinar that brings industry experts and SMES together to share practical, cost-efficient and high-impact security measures that deliver maximum AI and cybersecurity protection for businesses.
Recording coming soon

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Accessible Solutions for Disrupted Journeys - Project showcase
Watch our showcase of completed projects from the Accessible Solutions for Disrupted Journeys competition.