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KTN will be hosting two briefing events for two separate competitions in international rail: an SBRI – Digital Transformation of Hanoi Metro Line 5, Vietnam (£300k) and an SBRI – Global Rail Export Innovation for Australia, Canada and India (£450k).

The Women in Innovation Awards 2021/22 will support at least 20 women with a £50,000 grant and bespoke business support package. As the Awards open to applicants, winners from the 2020/21 cohort share their advice on how to deliver an application that delivers impact and enables your passion to shine through.

The UKRI Healthy Ageing Challenge is pleased to open registration for the Designed for Ageing competition briefing event. Designed for Ageing is a grant funding opportunity for UK companies looking to develop innovations to help people as they age. Find out more about scope, and about how to apply, by signing up for this webinar event.

The Carbon Trust, with support from KTN and Jacobs, has been re-appointed to design and run the next phase of the UK government’s Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator (IEEA), launched by the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).

Find out about KTN’s workshop on 29th June, which examined how to make packaging for medical products more sustainable.

The Bioeconomy Cluster Builder is delighted to announce an online event which will provide a detailed insight into the way in which companies who specialise in investing in the bioeconomy sector go about their business.

There will be presentations from a number of companies who will provide a wide range of perspectives from the investor community.

On 12th October 2021, KTNs Commercialising Metamaterials Innovation Network and the Sensor team are hosting a joint webinar focusing on Metamaterials for novel sensor development. This event aims to generate new ideas & partnerships and accelerate commercial exploration of Metamaterials for industrial use, especially for Sensor innovation developments in the UK.

The Young Innovators programme, delivered by KTN and Innovate UK, are excited to invite you to find out the 4 factors you need to launch a successful high-tech business.

We hope these Frequently Asked Questions will be helpful to potential applicants for the Women in Innovation Awards 2021. If you have a query which is not dealt with below, please contact womenininnovation@iuk.ktn-uk.org or Innovate UK directly.

Apply now to exhibit at Advanced Engineering 2021, a leading annual UK engineering and supply chain manufacturing event on 3 & 4 November 2021 at the NEC in Birmingham.