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Transforming Chemical Manufacturing: The Impact of Innovation in Glasgow
Case Study
22/05/2025

Transforming Chemical Manufacturing: The Impact of Innovation in Glasgow

Through collaboration and cutting-edge technology, Chemify is revolutionising chemical manufacturing—enhancing efficiency, accelerating drug discovery, and driving sustainable innovation.
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Transforming Technology Innovation: The Impact of the Critical Technologies Accelerator
Case Study
22/05/2025

Transforming Technology Innovation: The Impact of the Critical Technologies Accelerator

Through collaboration and cutting-edge technology, the Critical Technologies Accelerator (CTA) is revolutionising the semiconductor, photonics, and quantum sectors—accelerating industry growth, fostering innovation, and supporting emerging applications across multiple fields, including computing, communications, space, fintech, healthcare, and defence.
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Transforming Colorectal Cancer Prevention: Risk Stratification Innovation at Glasgow
Case Study
22/05/2025

Transforming Colorectal Cancer Prevention: Risk Stratification Innovation at Glasgow

Through cutting-edge research and targeted health innovation, the University of Glasgow is revolutionising colorectal cancer prevention—enhancing risk prediction, reducing unnecessary procedures, and optimising NHS resources.
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Museums in the Metaverse: Bringing Cultural Heritage into the Virtual World
Case Study
22/05/2025

Museums in the Metaverse: Bringing Cultural Heritage into the Virtual World

Through immersive technologies and a novel platform model, Museums in the Metaverse is redefining how cultural heritage is experienced - digitising Scotland’s and the world’s history, empowering creators, and transforming education, tourism and the creative economy.
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Place-Based Innovation in South Africa: a Snapshot of 2024/25
Case Study
22/05/2025

Place-Based Innovation in South Africa: a Snapshot of 2024/25

Implemented across Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa, Innovate UK Global Alliance Africa’s Place-Based Innovation initiative has catalysed widespread transformation and fostered inclusive, sustainable growth. The South Africa team not only pioneered the More Than A Woman campaign, which would later be adopted by Nigeria and Kenya, but also made strides in circular economy innovation.
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Place-Based Innovation in Kenya: a Snapshot of 2024/25
Case Study
22/05/2025

Place-Based Innovation in Kenya: a Snapshot of 2024/25

Implemented across Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa, Innovate UK Global Alliance Africa’s Place-Based Innovation initiative has catalysed widespread transformation and fostered inclusive, sustainable growth. The Kenya team have been hard at work, championing programmes to support women on their innovation journeys, agricultural innovation, and increasing efficiency across the country.
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CyberASAP alumni take first and third place at Cyber Den
News
20/05/2025

CyberASAP alumni take first and third place at Cyber Den

Major success as two CyberASAP alumni reach the top three in the UK’s leading cybersecurity pitch competition.

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Innovate UK Quantum Sensors and PNT Missions Primer Briefing and Cultivation Event
Event
04/06/2025 London

Innovate UK Quantum Sensors and PNT Missions Primer Briefing and Cultivation Event

Join us in London to learn how you may apply for a share of £14m to accelerate the development and adoption of quantum sensors and quantum position, navigation, and timing products and services.

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Reducing aircraft system certification timescales with AI
Case Study
19/05/2025

Reducing aircraft system certification timescales with AI

Aerospace engineering consultancy Novel Engineering worked with STFC Hartree Centre to automate aircraft system Functional Hazard Assessments (FHA) by utilising AI effectively and reliably, through the Innovate UK BridgeAI programme.
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AI takes the heat out of decarbonisation
perspectives
19/05/2025

AI takes the heat out of decarbonisation

You hear AI, and let’s be honest, you don’t think of industrial manufacturing. But what if AI could be a critical tool to decarbonise the UK’s foundation industries?

The foundation industries, which include cement and concrete, ceramics, chemicals, glass, paper and metals, each have a huge carbon footprint baked into them to start with. For example, the British cement industry contributes 1.5% of our total annual carbon emissions – that’s approximately 7.3 million tonnes of carbon, every year.

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