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
How AI is vastly improving cancer treatment on a patient-by-patient basis
AI has already revolutionised cancer diagnostic capabilities, now it’s revolutionising treatment as well. Laura Towart, founder and CEO, explains how AI and robotics enable Vivan Therapeutics’ approach to cancer.
Event
UK-Canada Trade Summit Zero-Emission Vehicles
Transforming the Market Industry Towards Net Zero – This webinar focussed on enhancing business opportunities, visibility, and networking opportunities for UK and Canadian companies.
Event
Young Innovators Awards 2021/22 Briefing Event
Innovate UK’s Young Innovators Awards 2021/22 will award 32 people from diverse backgrounds with a £5,000 grant, one-on-one business coaching and an allowance to cover living costs. Join this briefing event to find out more about the awards, eligibility criteria, the application process and timelines.
Event
Horizon Europe Consortia Building Series
This webinar series brought to you by KTN Global Alliance in partnership with UK National Contact Points (NCPs) will focus on pitching of project ideas and brokering partnerships for European Research and Innovation collaborations and networking #UKinHorizon
News
The Battery Caffè Podcast Series 1
We understand that innovation is fast-paced and it is sometimes hard to stay up-to-date with the latest news in your sector. In order to make things easier for you, we have developed a series of 10-15min interviews with experts in batteries and supporting sectors.
Case Study
Innovate UK EDGE makes real difference for COVID-19 test kit producer
A Norwich life sciences company reacted quickly to the COVID-19 crisis, creating 10-minute virus test kits for workplaces and urban pop-up testing centres.
News
CyberASAP Alumnus, MaCRA, scoops top prize in the CyberDen at CYBERUK, the UK government’s flagship cyber security event
Maritime cyber security innovation gets the Dragons’ vote: MaCRA, a graduate from the Cybersecurity Academic Startup Accelerator Programme (CyberASAP) in 2020/21 has won the top prize in the Cyber Den at this year’s CYBERUK 2021.
Perspective
What is organic growth in business? Strategies for success
We spoke to innovation & growth specialist, Dr Nanette Bartram about organic growth in business, common challenges and strategies for success.
Event
Smart local energy systems: unlocking net zero
Dip into the recordings of this exploration of smart local energy systems and their potential in the race to net zero.
News
Battery Caffè Podcast Episode 2: Battery Recycling
In Episode 2 of the Battery Caffè podcast, presented by Nikoleta Piperidou, Sheena Hindocha discusses the life-cycle of batteries; Alberto Miguela has news from the Faraday Battery Challenge; and Dr Laura Lander presents her research in techno-economics.