Knowledge Centre

Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, has announced an £8 million investment into the Workforce Foresighting Hub programme.

Building on Innovate UK’s recently updated Transport Vision 2050, Richard Morris, Innovation Lead for Automated and Connected Vehicles, Innovate UK, discusses the wider challenges and opportunities around autonomy.

Turning an innovative idea into a commercial product is a long journey, and one that often requires help. While each company and product are different in all kinds of ways, there’s also a lot of synergy about how to think about growing your business, reach customers and set yourself apart. Being an expert in a particular field and taking an innovative concept towards initial prototype is one thing, but turning it into a growing and successful business can often be much harder.

This collaborative event, jointly organised by the Innovate UK Transforming Medicines Manufacturing Community of Practice, UCL’s Future Targeted Healthcare Manufacturing Hub and the UK BioIndustry Association (BIA), will share insights and strategies for integrating sustainable approaches into new manufacturing processes.

Luca Budello, Knowledge Transfer Manager, Geospatial Insights and Andy Bennett, Knowledge Transfer Manager, Space, would like to celebrate the 18 startups who pitched their innovative solutions, marking the culmination of the Ignite Lab: Space for Nature & Biodiversity.

Innovate UK Business Connect has published findings from a survey it commissioned for the Jet Zero Council, of which it’s a member and delivery partner, to test public sentiment around new propulsion systems.

The AI landscape is developing rapidly, and businesses are being warned of the risk of falling behind unless they embrace these technologies. However, as we’ve seen with companies such as Microsoft and Cisco, the cost of implementing AI can be high especially for those looking to develop bespoke solutions for their business.

As the Circular Economy Innovation Network comes to a close, our industry expert Michael Burnett, Knowledge Transfer Manager for Process Manufacturing, assesses activities in the industrial gases to chemicals challenge community.

As the Circular Economy Innovation Network comes to a close, our industry expert Christopher Pilgram, Knowledge Transfer Manager for Materials, assesses activities in the aluminium community.

As the Circular Economy Innovation Network comes to a close, our industry experts Lucy Mather, Knowledge Transfer Manager for Livestock & Aquaculture and Debbie Tully, Knowledge Transfer Manager for Food, assess activities in the Wool Innovation Community.