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Elevating business in West Midlands
News
25/03/2025

Elevating business in West Midlands

As part of West Midlands Business Festival, Innovate Local West Midlands in Coventry connected key stakeholders, enabling businesses to discover growth and networking opportunities.

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First of a Kind 2025: Online Briefing Event
Event
08/04/2025 Online

First of a Kind 2025: Online Briefing Event

Join us online for this briefing event to find out more information about the First of a Kind 2025 competition.

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Future-proofing UK metalworking SMEs: integrating robotics and workforce development
perspectives
25/03/2025

Future-proofing UK metalworking SMEs: integrating robotics and workforce development

The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), in collaboration with the Workforce Foresighting Hub, an Innovate UK initiative, has released a new report, The adoption of robot automation in metalworking SMEs. This report presents the findings from the Workforce Foresighting cycle, focusing on developing an integrated process for adopting robot automation in metalworking SMEs. The study aims to identify the steps needed to start to prepare the workforce and enable robotics automation for future industrial growth.

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Innovate Local Shaping the future of business in West Yorkshire
News
24/03/2025

Innovate Local Shaping the future of business in West Yorkshire

Celebrating local innovators and upcoming opportunities at Innovate Local West Yorkshire. As we celebrate International Women’s Day (8 March), Innovate Local West Yorkshire showcased the incredible contributions of West Yorkshire’s women in innovation and the vital role innovators play in shaping the future of business.

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CyberASAP Year 8 Demo Day: A Year of Cybersecurity Innovation Celebrated
News
24/03/2025

CyberASAP Year 8 Demo Day: A Year of Cybersecurity Innovation Celebrated

As the Cyber Security Academic Startup Accelerator Programme (CyberASAP) year 8 draws to a close, the 14 pioneering teams have pitched their work to investors, and past alumni have shared their experience with the new graduates, we look back at the culmination of this year’s programme.

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Streamlining environmental impact assessments in construction with AI
Case Study
20/03/2025

Streamlining environmental impact assessments in construction with AI

Independent advisory firm Turley worked with STFC Hartree Centre to simplify information extraction for environmental impact assessments using AI. This initiative was supported by funding from the Innovate UK BridgeAI programme.

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Connecting for positive charge
News
20/03/2025

Connecting for positive charge

Battery tech innovators advancing electrification across sectors at Innovate UK’s second industry showcase.

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Young Innovators Success Stories: Tackling food waste with microorganisms
Case Study
19/03/2025

Young Innovators Success Stories: Tackling food waste with microorganisms

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Young Innovators Success Stories: Reducing Commuters' Exposure to Noise and Pollution
Case Study
19/03/2025

Young Innovators Success Stories: Reducing Commuters' Exposure to Noise and Pollution

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Young Innovators Success Stories: From University Project to International Success
Case Study
19/03/2025

Young Innovators Success Stories: From University Project to International Success

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