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
Introducing the awarded projects of the Next Generation Professional and Financial Services Programme
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News
Follow Innovate UK on the Sustainable Plastics Mission to South Africa
Innovate UK will deliver a Global Expert Mission (GEM), bringing together key stakeholders from the UK and South Africa to exchange knowledge and showcase developments in Sustainable plastic packaging.
The GEM will explore South African collaboration partners’ technology and innovation in sustainable plastics, including feedstock availability, supply chain contacts, data management systems, compliance, and regulatory and policy frameworks.
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Event

New Report - Foresighting Future Skills for EV and Transport Applications
WMG at the University of Warwick and the Workforce Foresighting Hub have published a new report on Manufacturing Lithium-Ion Cells for Transport Applications in Large-scale Gigafactories.
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News

Precision breeding – a new tool in the farming toolbox
Discover more about this genetic technology including the potential benefits for UK agriculture and food production organisations that adopt this modern biotechnology.
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Event
The Creative Edge of Innovation
Join us for a dynamic, highly-focused programme designed for creative founders to facilitate cross-industry collaboration driving real-world solutions aligned with emerging tech trends.
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Unlocking the potential of drones and advanced air mobility in the UK
The UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Future Flight Challenge (FFC), delivered by Innovate UK and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), is helping build the ecosystem needed to accelerate the introduction of advance air mobility, drones, and zero-emission regional aircraft in the UK.
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Event
TTB x Innovate UK: Startup Workshops
A startup workshop series aimed at women with a background in STEM.
Recording coming soon

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V-KEMS: The Water Sector Meets Mathematics
A three-day virtual study group that aims to bring mathematical sciences and other disciplines together to address challenges involved in the water sector.