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.
Event
Event
16th Jul 2026
Online
The Microgravity Opportunity – from Lab to In-Space Manufacturing
Join Innovate UK Business Connect and partners to mark one year of the UK-Beyond Earth Network (UK-BEN) Microgravity Life Sciences Working Group and explore how microgravity and in-space environments are creating new opportunities for research, innovation and manufacturing.
Perspective
Event
3rd Jul 2026
Online
Next Wave: Breakthrough Wave 1 Competition Briefing
Join the online briefing to learn more about Next Wave: Breakthrough Wave 1, the new competition for industrial research projects to explore createch innovation that’s aligned with the industrial strategy.
Event
8th Jul 2026
Glasgow
Innovate UK Talent & Skills project showcase
Join these events to learn from the successful outputs of projects delivered in 2025 and 2026, with the aim of sharing practice for the benefit of dissemination and broader adoption.
Perspective
22nd Jun 2026
Integrated Transport: Enabling connectivity and growth
Innovate UK Business Connect has published a new report highlighting the outputs from a recent workshop aimed at developing a vision for an integrated transport system and identifying barriers and opportunities to seamless travel.
Perspective
19th Jun 2026
Validating resource efficiency: demonstrating realworld impact
The Contracts for Innovation – Resource Efficiency Impacts Validation competition supported 40 projects across the construction, chemicals and automotive sectors to demonstrate resource efficiency innovations in operational environments and assess their environmental, economic and process benefits.
Case Study
18th Jun 2026
Innovating grey squirrel control with the Norbury Trap
Norbury Park Estate’s innovative approach to grey squirrel control, supported by Innovate UK Business Connect and Defra’s Farming Innovation Programme (FIP), has led to a new company, and a new product reaching market that significantly reduces costs and improves the efficiency of squirrel control for woodland management.
Event
14th Jul 2026
University of Warwick
Horizon Europe Research Manager Event
This event, taking place at the University of Warwick on 14 July 2026, is the first in a planned series of UK-wide Horizon Europe Research Manager events, delivered by the UK National Contact Point (NCP) network at UKRI. Future events are anticipated to take place across Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and London during 2026–2027.
Event
6th Jul 2026
Online
Future Leaders Fellowship Round 11 applicant support webinar for business and non-academics
Briefing for the FLF scheme, in which UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £110 million to deliver ambitious research and innovation and develop future leaders.