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Advancing Healthcare: The Impact of Innovation in Greater Manchester
By harnessing cutting-edge diagnostic technologies and fostering collaboration, the GM Advanced Diagnostics Accelerator is transforming healthcare, improving patient outcomes, and driving economic growth.
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Driving Clean-Tech Innovation: The Impact of the Clean Futures programme
By fostering collaboration, investment, and cutting-edge clean technologies, the Clean Futures programme is supporting the West Midlands’ transport sector to be at the heart of the green industrial revolution.
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Transforming Housing Sustainability: The Impact of Innovation in the Greater Manchester City Region
Through collaboration and cutting-edge technology, the Future Homes project is shaping the future of housing sustainability —reducing energy consumption, cutting carbon emissions, and driving innovation in construction.
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Transforming Financial Regulation: The Impact of Innovation in Glasgow City Region
Through collaboration and cutting-edge technology, FRIL is shaping the future of financial regulation - driving economic growth, creating jobs, and ensuring fairer financial decision-making for all.
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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
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
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
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
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
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.