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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.

Talent & Skills Connect Webinar: Digital Skills & AI Focus
Event
23/01/2025 Online

Talent & Skills Connect Webinar: Digital Skills & AI Focus

Join us online as we explore what is going on in the Digital and AI space and how we can support having the right skills, in the right place, at the right time.

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Unlocking career mobility and porosity for a future-ready workforce
News
24/07/2025

Unlocking career mobility and porosity for a future-ready workforce

The Mobility & Porosity webinar, hosted by Innovate UK, brought together policymakers, educators, employers, and researchers to explore how enabling talent to move between sectors can support a more responsive, inclusive, and innovative economy.

As part of the Talent & Skills Connect series, the session highlighted how mobility, both within and across sectors, can improve access to opportunities, reduce skills gaps, and strengthen the UK’s talent pipeline.

Expert speakers IfATE, the Careers & Enterprise Company, the Open University, Innovate UK, and Policy Connect joined the session, alongside the Innovate UK award holders who shared their personal journeys of career transitions and navigating innovation pathways.

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Driving business growth by inspiring and unlocking innovations that make life better
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23/07/2025

Driving business growth by inspiring and unlocking innovations that make life better

Innovate UK has launched its Healthy Living and Agriculture Review, demonstrating the breadth and impact of innovation delivered to date and how we are helping businesses start, grow, scale and stay in the UK.

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Healthy Living and Agriculture Review 2025 – A focus on AgriFood Systems
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23/07/2025

Healthy Living and Agriculture Review 2025 – A focus on AgriFood Systems

Delivering resilient and sustainable agricultural systems that provide healthy, affordable and tasty food for all.

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Healthy Living and Agriculture Review 2025 – A focus on Future Medicines
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23/07/2025

Healthy Living and Agriculture Review 2025 – A focus on Future Medicines

Future proofing medicine through innovation and emerging modalities delivered by sustainable supply chains.

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Healthy Living and Agriculture Review 2025 – A focus on Health Tech
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23/07/2025

Healthy Living and Agriculture Review 2025 – A focus on Health Tech

Promoting better health outcomes for patients and populations by leveraging tech to deliver insight and interventions.

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Healthy Living and Agriculture Review 2025 - A focus on Healthy Lives
News
23/07/2025

Healthy Living and Agriculture Review 2025 - A focus on Healthy Lives

Helping people live longer and more fulfilling lives by maintaining health and wellbeing in both mind and body.

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Critical Materials Innovation Café
Event
08/10/2025 Online

Critical Materials Innovation Café

Join us at the Critical Materials Innovation Café series hosted by the CLIMATES programme, which is engaging with and growing the Critical Minerals and Materials community in the UK, and identifying innovation opportunities across the Rare Earth Element supply chain.
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Unlocking the potential of regional investment
perspectives
21/07/2025

Unlocking the potential of regional investment

This year’s Regional Investment Spotlight (IRIS) series showcased the vibrant hubs of innovation, growth, and ambition across the UK. From coastal towns to urban centres, each stop provided a unique opportunity to explore the strengths, weaknesses, similarities and differences across regional investment ecosystems.

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Building a stronger future through apprenticeships
perspectives
21/07/2025

Building a stronger future through apprenticeships

Leaders in skills, education, and industry were brought together at the Satellite Applications Catapult in Harwell for the first Talent & Skills Connect Apprenticeship Focus event. Hosted by Innovate UK, the gathering was designed to energise the apprenticeship agenda, spark collaboration, and explore how the UK can better support apprentices as a critical part of its innovation and workforce development ecosystem.

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