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Placemaking AI leverages AI to make real estate properties, from high streets and cultural venues to residential neighbourhoods, more appealing and financially successful. Designed to help property managers, developers, and local authorities understand what makes places work for people so that destinations can thrive.

New research from Innovate UK reveals that innovation in the UK’s private sector is driven by a wide range of people beyond traditional R&D teams. From design and product development to commercial and leadership roles, the findings highlight the hidden workforce helping businesses grow, adapt and bring new ideas to life.

In partnership with Scale X Invest, the Innovate UK AI for Services Network brought together investors, public funders, corporate venture leaders and sector specialists to connect and gain insights at the Investor Forum for Professional and Business Services (PBS) on 23 March 2026 in London.

SusChemIN: Launching our ecosystem directory and have your say on the future of our network

Tellme is an Al-powered platform reimagining how people experience visitor attractions. By combining the latest Al technologies, including computer vision and generative Al, it enables visitors to interact with their surroundings in entirely new ways.

Ready to take your micromobility innovation further? Join us for an interactive webinar to unlock Horizon Europe funding opportunities to help accelerate your growth and extend your networks.

A new report from Innovate UK, delivered in partnership with Carbon Limiting Technologies, presents the motivations, challenges and opportunities for scaling UK climate technology using blended finance. The proposal outlines requirements for a FOAK Builder to help climate tech start-ups and scale-ups overcome commercialisation challenges.

Learn more about the Global Incubator Programme – Agri-Tech, Australia

Join us to find out more about the new innovation challenges identified by the Energy Network Innovation Taskforce.

Innovate UK is inviting energy experts to express their interest in the EUSEW event in Brussels, 9-11 June 2026.