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Trilateral partnerships to drive innovation in climate-smart agriculture
News
13/08/2025

Trilateral partnerships to drive innovation in climate-smart agriculture

Innovate UK has awarded funding to 30 projects promoting climate-smart agriculture for sustainable food production systems. The projects are all collaborations between the UK, Brazil and Ghana or Nigeria.

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Enhancing weight management support in the UK
News
13/08/2025

Enhancing weight management support in the UK

Yesterday, the government and Lilly announced a health innovation programme of up to £85m, delivered by Innovate UK, to demonstrate new weight management pathways in the community. The UK government will contribute up to £50m in new UK-wide investment through the Obesity Healthcare Goals programme, managed by Innovate UK, with up to £35m of grant funding coming from Lilly.

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Unlocking Climate Capital: A Business Case Framework for Local Authority Net Zero Projects
perspectives
13/08/2025

Unlocking Climate Capital: A Business Case Framework for Local Authority Net Zero Projects

A structured approach to help local authorities help local authorities prepare for the Green Book option process, ultimately supporting council to design, appraise and fund capital-intensive Net Zero investments.

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Ignite Labs: Industrial Decarbonisation
Event
14/10/2025 In-person and online

Ignite Labs: Industrial Decarbonisation

Join Ignite labs to build your fuel switching idea (e-fuels) for Industrial Decarbonisation. Any organisations working in e-fuels supply chain and keen to innovate, test their idea and embed design thinking into their products and processes are welcome to apply.

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Transforming innovation through equitable partnerships in Africa
News
12/08/2025

Transforming innovation through equitable partnerships in Africa

This Innovate UK Global Alliance Africa Strategic Learning Review offers a reflective and analytical overview of the project’s progress, insights and impact to date. It draws on stakeholder experience, programme data, learnings from events, and identifies what has worked and challenges overcome throughout the duration of the project.

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Robotics innovation diffusion event
Event
11/09/2025 UK Agri-Tech Centre's Midlands Hub, Edgmond

Robotics innovation diffusion event

Join innovators, growers, researchers, and technology developers for a full day of demonstrations, discussions, and collaboration focused on accelerating robotics adoption through real-world testbeds.

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Obesity Pathway briefings, August 2025
Event
20/08/2025 Online

Obesity Pathway briefings, August 2025

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Introduction to Innovate UK’s Innovation Exchange (iX) Programme
Event
23/09/2025 Online

Introduction to Innovate UK’s Innovation Exchange (iX) Programme

Join us to discover Innovate UK’s Innovation Exchange (iX); a national programme aimed at accelerating innovation by linking industry needs with pioneering solutions drawn from across industry sectors.

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Unlocking Untapped Microbial Diversity to Combat AMR
Case Study
07/08/2025

Unlocking Untapped Microbial Diversity to Combat AMR

Bactobio is pioneering the discovery of novel antibiotics and fungicides by exploring the vast, uncharted world of uncultured microorganisms—bacteria that exist in soil but have never been studied in the lab.
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Making cancer cells visible to the immune system
Case Study
07/08/2025

Making cancer cells visible to the immune system

Oxford-based Greywolf Therapeutics is developing new treatments for cancer patients who currently have limited immunotherapy options. With support from Innovate UK’s Biomedical Catalyst and Cancer Therapeutics programmes, the company is focusing on colorectal cancer, the UK’s fourth most common cancer and second leading cause of cancer-related death.
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