Knowledge Centre

This newsletter brings you news, events, funding and opportunities for our Global projects and programmes: Horizon Europe, European Projects, Global Alliance Africa project, Global Expert Missions, GCRF AgriFood Africa Connect project and much more.

Two million people globally have total knee surgery each year, a figure that is predicted to rise to 3.5 million by 2030. Currently, up to 20% of patients are dissatisfied with the outcome of their surgery. Yorkshire-based med tech company Eventum Orthopaedics aims to change that, supported by Innovate UK EDGE.

Do you want to be the first to bring novel discoveries to the materials industry? Join us on 17 October, 10.30 – 13.30 CEST to learn how we can help! 

Join Innovate UK KTN and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) for the second webinar of the new ‘Behaviour Change & Business’ series focusing on behaviour change across the value chain and how its intervention contributes to Circulate Economy in sectors such as Wool, Aluminium and Chemicals. This event is in partnership with the Innovate UK KTN  Circular Economy Innovation Network.

If you’re a grower or producer who wants to explore how to create optimal growing conditions for your crops using technology, this new report is for you.

In August 2022, Global Alliance Africa hosted three international knowledge-sharing workshops on IPR to support the National Intellectual Property Management Office (NIPMO) in South Africa.

In August 2022, Innovate UK KTN met with Rand Water to identify challenge areas for the launch of a joint Global Alliance Innovation Exchange (iX) challenge.

In August 2022, the Global Alliance Africa team hosted training sessions for the Innovation Hub and eKasiLabs which took place in Pretoria, South Africa.

Abi Hird recently met with Jo Barnard to discuss the new Design Declares initiative, and why sustainable design as well as responsible innovation is so important.