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
Innovate UK KTN Innovation Exchange - Challenge Round Up March 2022
Do you have the radical technology needed by global players in rapidly growing sectors? Find out about innovation challenges from major organisations, and put forward disruptive solutions that your new and cutting edge technologies could deliver.
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Case Study
Young Innovators Success Stories: Zhimin Zhang, Veeego, North West
Zhimin Zhang’s first major business decision on winning the Innovate UK and The Prince’s Trust Young Innovators Award was to shift her original idea to a more scalable approach.
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Meet the successful applicants in the Faraday Battery Challenge Investment Readiness Programme 2022
The SMEs in the electric vehicle battery sector selected for the 2022 Faraday Battery Investment Readiness Programme have been announced.
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Event
Transforming local bio-based waste streams into circular textile and building materials
How can we transform local waste bioresources into textile and building materials? Join the latest Bioeconomy Cluster Builder webinar to hear from the creative and scientific communities as they consider design and manufacturing opportunities in this rapidly evolving area.
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Case Study
Young Innovators Success Stories: William Testeil, Famli LTD, South West
William Testeil shares a vision with his Famli co-founder to support the health and well-being of families through the first mobile app of its kind.
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Event
Technology family workshops: Engineering Biology
The UK is a world-leader in engineering biology, register for Innovate UK’s Engineering Biology event to learn, input and move this new ‘bioeconomy’ beyond the current focus on the therapeutics ecosystem.
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Case Study
Young Innovators Success Stories: Sara Berkai, Ambessa Play, London
Sara Berkai founded social impact business Ambessa Play with a vision to support children around the world to learn through play.
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The importance of role models and mentors in inspiring career choices for Medicines Manufacturing
Laura Griffiths, Innovation Lead for Medicines Manufacturing, Innovate UK, gives us her perspective on the importance of role models and mentors in inspiring career choices.
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Read our latest report: Robotics and Automation within the Medicines Manufacturing community
The UK is lagging behind other countries in the widespread adoption and deployment of automation and robotics across the Medicines Manufacturing industry. Innovate UK and KTN arranged a workshop to gain insight into what gaps exist and where innovation could help resolve these issues.
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Partnership funds diagnosis and treatments for prostate cancer
UKRI’s Healthy Ageing Challenge and cancer charity Prostate Cancer Research have agreed to become investment partners; a first for UKRI.