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.
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#IdeasMeanBusiness: Personal branding
Explore the importance of personal branding and learn how to develop and maintain a strong social media presence. Take control of your future and learn to leverage the power of the ultimate business search tool, a platform that boasts 332+ million users and brings 80% of network opportunities.
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#IdeasMeanBusiness: Why you must disrupt in business
The most successful startup businesses in the last decade all have one thing in common – they disrupted their markets. They did things so differently that they created a huge impact on their customers, sector and the world. Join this webinar and discover how you can do the same and start thinking about how you can positively disrupt and succeed in your business.
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#IdeasMeanBusiness: Be inspired to innovate
Do you have an idea but don’t know how to bring it to life? Join Mark Martin from UKBLACKTECH, to find out how to be innovative, how to brainstorm ideas, and how to discover your motivation.
We will also be exploring how to start a tech business as a non tech founder and without experience.
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Just announced - Women in Innovation Programme partnership with Founders4Schools
A chance for Women in Innovation to inspire students up and down the country using the Founders4Schools digital platform.
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Innovate UK & HVMC Funded UK Composites Market Study Restarts
KTN, Innovate UK and HVMC restart market study on the UK Composites sector – please send responses by 31st October 2020 (note extended closing date).
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AgriFood Data Study Group: Evaluating the UK’s resilience to supply chain shocks
KTN invites researchers and UK universities to participate in a study group aiming at assessing the resilience of the UK food networks.
Recording coming soon
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Metamaterials Innovation Network – Launch event
We are inviting you to join our virtual launch event on Wednesday 23 September, to learn more about our objectives, how you can be part of the network and the benefits of this innovation to your sector and business.
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Agri-tech hackathon seeks solutions to Covid’s impact on farming
Two members of the KTN AgriFood team will be part of the panel judging which solutions have the best market potential. Registration closes on Tuesday 8 September, and the hackathon will be held 23-24 September.
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Plastics Research and Innovation Fund Conference - Academic Papers
UKCPN publish academic papers on creative circular economy approaches to eliminate plastic waste.
Read the papers in full here
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Towards a UK Neurotechnology Strategy - KTN Publishes New Report
With the development of neurotechnology accelerating across the world, the UK has an exciting opportunity to help shape the development of a new wave of technologies, but the sector needs support now for this to become a reality. To read more about the exciting opportunities that lie await for the UK, and KTN’s proposed approach, read our new report here.