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
UKRI Healthy Ageing Challenge, supporting Social Ventures: SBRI Awards
Join us at our webinar to find out about the upcoming SBRI competition for social ventures working on solutions to help people as they age. This competition will open on 12th April.
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News
Future Flight Newsletter: Edition 1
The Future Flight Challenge (FFC) is helping 48 teams of innovators to revolutionise the way people, goods and services fly. Here we’ll bring you the latest information about the FFC, details of projects funded and explain how you can get involved.
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News
Stepping up to the leadership journey - how to accelerate your leadership potential
A guest post from our Women in Innovation Programme coaches in residence: Lorna Clarke, Leadership Coach & Facilitator, and Mary Ely, Business & Personal Change Specialist
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News
New African Continental Free Trade Area set to boost exports within Africa
The African Continental Free Trade Area was launched on 1 January 2021. This will create one of the world’s biggest free-trade areas, and promises to make it easier to do business across the continent.
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Case Study
CorkSol floats expansion with Innovate UK EDGE assistance
Company with cork-based, home insulation innovation that protects against damp and heat loss set for growth with support from Innovate UK EDGE.
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News
Plant Biostimulants and their potential role in sustainable agricultural production systems
At KTN, we connect ideas, people and communities to help drive net zero innovation. Plant
Biostimulants have the potential to play an important role in sustainable agricultural
production systems.
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News
The successful applicants in the Faraday Investment Readiness Programme
Meet the SMEs in the electric vehicle battery sector who have been selected to take part in the Faraday Investment Readiness Programme delivered by Innovate UK and KTN.
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Women in work: Equality, diversity & inclusion in the workplace
Gender equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace is an ongoing challenge in the innovation sectors, and improving diversity in the workplace is becoming a growing priority for many businesses.
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News
What does it take to encourage financial investment for sustainable businesses?
The big question is not “Why should I spend time investigating sustainable manufacture?”, but
“Can I afford to ignore the opportunities that sustainable manufacture can bring to my organisation?”
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News
The importance of collaboration between academics and industry for commercialising metamaterials
As part of the activities for the Commercialising Metamaterials Innovation Network, we asked Professor Fabrizio Scarpa from University of Bristol to share his experiences and insights of working closely with industry.