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 February 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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Event
African Aquaculture: Challenges and opportunities
Join us to discuss opportunities for collaboration between the UK and Africa to support developments in the growing aquaculture sector, and meet with others who could help you fast-track your innovation.
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Case Study
Young Innovators Success Stories: Iona Mackenzie, Talk and Grow, Scotland
Before winning the Innovate UK and The Prince’s Trust Young Innovators Award, Scottish innovator Iona Mackenzie felt like she was hitting a brick wall in her ambition to develop a match-making platform between counsellors and those looking for support.
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Case Study
Young Innovators Success Stories: Lottie Hawkins, Earthly Biochar, South West
For Lottie Hawkins, Founder of Earthly Biochar, taking a product from early-stage development to market has been a massive learning curve.
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News
Commercialisation funding and support for academics in cyber
CyberASAP welcomes applications from projects in UKRI’s Security of Digital Technology at the Periphery.
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News
Expanding opportunities in Cyber
Female tech entrepreneurs are in the minority. But programmes like CyberASAP can play a vital role in helping more women, and other academics from underrepresented groups, succeed in cyber.
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Event
Driving the Electric Revolution: Engage with… Verlume
A leader in intelligent energy management and storage technologies for the energy industry.
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Case Study
Young Innovators Success Stories: Lucy Fisher, Knit It/Zucy LTD, Scotland
Lucy Fisher founded Knit It to bring her passion for the timeless craft of knitting to the digital generation during lockdown.
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Event
Strategic Innovation Fund Round 1: Whole System Integration & Zero Emission Transport
The Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) aims to deliver greener ways to travel and to heat and power homes and businesses, by harnessing a new approach to energy network innovation.
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Strategic Innovation Fund Round 1: Data and Digitalisation & Heat
The Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) aims to deliver greener ways to travel and to heat and power homes and businesses, by harnessing a new approach to energy network innovation.