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The law of unintended consequences comes into play when a simple solution is actioned to resolve a complex challenge. In the drive to be productive by reducing costs, might we be missing an opportunity to add value and simultaneously be creating flaws in our innovation system?

On Thursday 22 July, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has published a new Innovation Strategy which it says will “ensure the UK keeps pace with the global innovation race.”

Pascale Revell, founder and chief product officer at beauty technology specialist Autier, shares her coaching experience as part of the Women in Innovation Programme.

Today the UK’s department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has launched its UK Innovation Strategy.

Round 6 of the very successful Analysis for Innovators (A4I) Programme will open shortly. Attend this briefing to understand the objectives and scope of the competition and how to apply to the Expression of Interest Stage.

On the 7th of June 2021, the Cross-Sector Battery Systems and the Hydrogen Economy Innovation Networks brought their communities together for the first time in a joint webinar and workshop for Off-Highway applications. Following this successful event, we are delighted to share with you the key highlights from this event.

In the UK, there is a very significant community of researchers carrying out nature-inspired work and several companies also seeking to develop and deploy solutions, including the Centre for Nature-inspired Engineering at UCL, dedicated to drawing lessons from nature to solve grand societal challenges, and the Hub for Biotechnology in the Built Environment, funded by Research England to create the next generation of living buildings.

Innovate UK’s Driving the Electric Revolution challenge, part of UK Research and Innovation, is investing up £250,000 in projects to develop future talent pipelines across the power electronics, machines and drives (PEMD) industry. Watch our briefing event from Tuesday 10th August 2021 to find out more about scope, application process and eligibility, as well as tips on applying.

We are looking for large* Kenya-based companies from the AgriFood Sector wanting to find rapid innovative solutions to their industry challenges. Deadline to apply: 30 August 2021.

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