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
What does the Transforming the Foundation Industries (TFI) Challenge mean for the Chemicals Sector?
The foundation industries are worth approximately £45bn to the UK economy and employ 500,000 people. However, these sectors are the largest polluters generating 10% of all UK CO2 emissions. What can be done?
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CyberASAP Demo Day 2020/21 (Year 4)
See our most recent Alumni from 2021 in action presenting their Pitches and Demonstrators at the online Demo Day in February 2021, or read their profiles in the Demo Day Booklet.
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Cross-Sector Battery Systems Innovation Network: Batteries for Defence
This webinar series will look into the opportunities and trends for Batteries in Defence, Maritime and Rail.
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Cross-Sector Battery Systems Innovation Network: Batteries for Maritime
This webinar series will look into the opportunities and trends for Batteries in Defence, Maritime and Rail.
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Cross-Sector Battery Systems Innovation Network: Batteries for Rail
This webinar series will look into the opportunities and trends for Batteries in Defence, Maritime and Rail.
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Zero Emissions Road Freight Workshop
A webinar for organisations involved or interested in zero emission road freight and its supporting infrastructure.
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Innovation Recommendation: Levelling up and Place-based Innovation
“Place” has become part of the political conversation, and KTN welcomes the place-based innovation strategy in the Government’s R&D Roadmap.
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Faraday Battery Challenge Investment Readiness Programme Launch
The launch of the Faraday Battery Challenge Investment Readiness Programme for SMEs in the electric vehicle battery sector.
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Emerging Tech Fest 2021
Wales’ Leading Emerging Technology Conference, a 3 day event that will showcase some of the most exciting technology in Wales and beyond. From micro businesses to multinational corporations Emerging Tech Fest has something for all.
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Thought leaders are beginning to understand geospatial’s role in tackling humanity’s biggest challenges
The grand challenges facing humanity in the 21st Century will require an unprecedented level of collaboration if we are to have any hope of solving them. From pandemics to the climate emergency, the problems we now face are global, and to address them will require expertise from across all sectors.