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
Agroforestry Innovation and Collaboration between the UK and Africa - Event round up
In November 2022, we brought together stakeholders from the UK and Africa to explore agroforestry innovation. The online event also encouraged collaboration to increase the adoption and success of agroforestry.
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Decarbonising Transport Infrastructure webinar - part of Decarbonising Transport Week 2023
Join Eleanor Marshall, Knowledge Transfer Manager for Transport Infrastructure at Innovate UK KTN, on Tuesday 7th March at 10am for a session on decarbonising transport infrastructure.
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Cyber Innovation Series 2022/23: IoTrim
The next academic team we’re introducing as part of our Cyber Innovation Series is IoTrim, designed to make Internet of Things or IoT connections private and secure using privacy-preserving AI techniques.
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Sustainable Plastics Live / GRIPS 2023
Sustainable Plastics Live and the Innovate UK KTN GRIPS team partnered to host this event which is the only dedicated plastics sustainability conference in the UK. Recordings now available.
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Cyber Innovation Series 2022/23: LastingAsset
In the Cyber Innovation Series, we introduce CyberASAP’s Year 6 cohort of academic teams. The first covered in this blog is LastingAsset, the latest in crypto asset custody and security.
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Impact platform onHand raises $4M to help companies everywhere do more good
onHand, the employee volunteering & sustainability platform, announces a pre-series A funding round of $4M to help companies everywhere do more good. Led by 24Haymarket, the round is backed by Northstar Ventures, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), and Shazam co-founder, Dhiraj Mukherjee.
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Event
Transforming industrial waste gases (CO/CO2) to chemicals
Watch back our webinar on transforming waste gases into chemicals, run by the Bioeconomy Cluster Builder in collaboration with Innovate UK KTN’s Circular Economy Innovation Network. Recorded 2nd March 2023.
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Creative Catalyst Q&A Session
In this event we will review the background and ambition for Creative Catalyst and answer your questions about the grant funding competition that is currently open.
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Energy Catalyst Briefing: Launch and Brokerage Events
Find out more about the Energy Catalyst programme by watching our briefing event, recorded in February 2023.
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UKBIC SME Credit Round 1 - Competition Briefing Event
Watch our briefing event, recorded 16th Feb 2023, to find out more about the Faraday Battery Challenge UKBIC SME credit competition.