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Browse through our collection of news, perspectives and webinars to gain a deeper understanding of the Innovate UK Business Connect culture and sector intelligence.

Fibe: Supporting sustainable textile production with data science
Case Study
 12th Jan 2026

Fibe: Supporting sustainable textile production with data science

Fibe worked with STFC Hartree Centre through Innovate UK’s BridgeAI to improve the process of turning potato harvest waste into industry ready textiles with more efficient and accurate evaluation of fibre extraction.
From Plans to Power: Strengthening local planning policy on renewables
Perspective
 12th Jan 2026

From Plans to Power: Strengthening local planning policy on renewables

The ‘From Plans to Power’ insight report, developed under Innovate UK’s Net Zero Living Programme in partnership with Regen, explores how, with the right policy framework, local authorities have the power to unlock potential for renewables.

Retrofit in Rural Environments: Insights for UK local authorities
Perspective
 9th Jan 2026

Retrofit in Rural Environments: Insights for UK local authorities

The Retrofit in Rural Environments insight report, developed under Innovate UK’s Net Zero Living Programme, examines the role local authorities play in rural retrofit, and how can they address and enable innovation in this context.

People, skills and purpose: Shaping the UK’s innovation ecosystem together
News
 8th Jan 2026

People, skills and purpose: Shaping the UK’s innovation ecosystem together

The Innovate UK Talent & Skills Connect Conference 2025 brought together leaders from industry, education, and government to address a central question: How can the UK build a world-class innovation workforce?

Future Medicines Café
Event
5th Mar 2026
Online

Future Medicines Café

Join the Future Medicines Café, an online event series bringing together innovators, researchers, clinicians, and industry leaders to explore the cutting edge of life medicines and medicines manufacturing in the UK. These informal online cafes showcase emerging innovations across the medicines development pipeline – from discovery and development, through to manufacturing, supply and patient access – creating space for open discussion, shared learning and building new connections across the ecosystem.
Building local skills for housing retrofit in Newham
News
 7th Jan 2026

Building local skills for housing retrofit in Newham

Newham Council asked the Carbon Trust to take a closer look at the types and numbers of jobs that will be needed to retrofit their homes and reach their Just Transition Plan targets.

Sustainable Chemicals Incubator Plus (SCIP) Workshops: SME scale-up and deployment
Event
26th Feb 2026
Teesside, London, Manchester

Sustainable Chemicals Incubator Plus (SCIP) Workshops: SME scale-up and deployment

Innovate UK are hosting a series of workshops as part of Innovate UK’s Sustainable Chemicals Incubator Plus (SCIP) activities.
Putting communities at the heart of a just net zero transition
News
 6th Jan 2026

Putting communities at the heart of a just net zero transition

Innovate UK’s Net Zero Living Programme, in partnership with Regen, outlines how local authorities can engage and empower communities to ensure a just net zero transition.

Optimal Control and Scientific Computing Webinar
Event
12th Feb 2026
Online

Optimal Control and Scientific Computing Webinar

Watch an introduction to the Knowledge Exchange Hub for Mathematical Sciences (KE Hub) Working Group on Optimal Control and Scientific Computing and to develop collaborations in industrial challenges and investigate opportunities.
Net Zero Living podcast: Buildings & Retrofit
Perspective
 5th Jan 2026

Net Zero Living podcast: Buildings & Retrofit

Produced in partnership with Regen, this podcast draws on learnings from the Net Zero Living Programme, and the recent publications of retrofit insights from the programme in Better Warmer Homes.

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