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.

News
Busting the myths around starting your own business
This year, Innovate UK awarded 64 young entrepreneurs a 1-year tailored package of support, including £5,000 grant, one-on-one business coaching and an allowance to cover living costs. We asked the latest cohort of Young Innovators to bust 6 myths around starting your own business.
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Event
Competition Briefing Event: Innovation in Time Dissemination & Application
Join us for this competition briefing event and matchmaking session. This is your opportunity to find out more about the funding available for UK registered organisations running single or collaborative projects related to resilient time, frequency, and synchronisation (TFS).
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Case Study
Cleantech pioneer Yellow Collective a fan of Innovate UK EDGE support
West Sussex clean tech pioneer explores opportunities worldwide for its air cleansing technology with support from Innovate UK EDGE.
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Event
Perspectives on Battery Recycling and Reuse - Faraday Battery Challenge Cohort Event
Join the Faraday Battery Challenge, KTN, and the Cross Sector Battery Systems Innovation Network in a stimulating day exchanging perspectives and exploring trends in battery end of life.
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Event
Transforming Foundation Industry Investment Partnership - Application Workshop: Writing a Compelling Investment Pitch
KTN’s Investment Team will provide practical advice on how to prepare and write the one-page investment profile application for the Transforming Foundation Industry Investor Partner programme.
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News
Need help to reset the way your business works?
Join our webinar to find out about this funding opportunity! A free webinar guide to what Management KTPs are, how they can drive positive change in your business, what funding is available and how to apply.
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News
KTP helps develop world's first graphene-enhanced foam for running shoe
A Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) between sports footwear firm inov-8 and graphene experts at the University of Manchester has helped develop the world’s first running shoe to use a graphene-enhanced foam in the sole, doubling its longevity.
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News
KTN launches Medimap, an end-to-end UK landscape map covering the manufacture of medicines
Medimap is a new interactive reference tool for the UK medicines sector, mapping and categorising over 3,000 sites of organisations engaged in or supporting the end-to-end supply chain for medicines.
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Event
Tees Valley Hydrogen Transport Hub Scoping Workshop
This workshop, held in partnership with the Department of Transport (DFT) and Innovate UK, will directly inform The Tees Valley Hydrogen Transport Hub competition scope.
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Event
Made Smarter - Innovation Network: Flexible Manufacturing
Production efficiency often centres around a consistent product and process, optimised to run with minimal downtime. But what happens when customers demand more product variation, where you need to switch a process from one product to another, or where batch sizes are small? This event will explore how digital technology can help manufacturers maintain efficiency and asset utilisation whilst offering the customer what they want.