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There are many different routes into innovation, and this is clearly illustrated in the stories of our award winners. Read the stories of our 2021/22 Young Innovators to find out how the Young Innovators programme helped them to navigate and accelerate their entrepreneurial journey.

Last week’s Autumn Statement included the intention to ‘boost growth and productivity by investing in people, infrastructure, and innovation’ and restated the government’s commitment to increasing public investment in research and innovation to £20bn by 2024-25.

They’re some of the areas being looked at by 12 startups on the new Sustainable Impact Investment accelerator programme.

AgriFood Africa Connect brought together stakeholders from the UK and Africa to explore key food waste challenges, identify best practice circular economy initiatives and showcase innovations that can reduce or help reuse food waste.

Innovate UK KTN’s Phage Innovation Network will be instrumental in driving innovation in the regulation and development of PBTs for applications across multiple sectors.

Watch the recording of our joint competition briefing and Q&A session covering two complementary competitions – Resource efficiency for materials and manufacturing (REforMM), £1m feasibility study competition, and Sustainable bio-based materials and manufacture, £2m feasibility study competition.

Hear from Innovate UK’s Young Innovators and Women in Innovation awardees to find out what they think about stereotypes in innovation and entrepreneurship and how they are redefining what it means to be an innovator.

Thriving Places is part of the Innovate UK Net Zero Living programme.