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Browse through our collection of news, perspectives and webinars to gain a deeper understanding of the Innovate UK Business Connect culture and sector intelligence.

Healthy Living and Agriculture Review 2025 – A focus on Health Tech
News
 23rd Jul 2025

Healthy Living and Agriculture Review 2025 – A focus on Health Tech

Promoting better health outcomes for patients and populations by leveraging tech to deliver insight and interventions.

Healthy Living and Agriculture Review 2025 - A focus on Healthy Lives
News
 23rd Jul 2025

Healthy Living and Agriculture Review 2025 - A focus on Healthy Lives

Helping people live longer and more fulfilling lives by maintaining health and wellbeing in both mind and body.

Critical Materials Innovation Café
Event
8th Oct 2025
Online

Critical Materials Innovation Café

Join us at the Critical Materials Innovation Café series hosted by the CLIMATES programme, which is engaging with and growing the Critical Minerals and Materials community in the UK, and identifying innovation opportunities across the Rare Earth Element supply chain.
Unlocking the potential of regional investment
Perspective
 21st Jul 2025

Unlocking the potential of regional investment

This year’s Regional Investment Spotlight (IRIS) series showcased the vibrant hubs of innovation, growth, and ambition across the UK. From coastal towns to urban centres, each stop provided a unique opportunity to explore the strengths, weaknesses, similarities and differences across regional investment ecosystems.

Building a stronger future through apprenticeships
Perspective
 21st Jul 2025

Building a stronger future through apprenticeships

Leaders in skills, education, and industry were brought together at the Satellite Applications Catapult in Harwell for the first Talent & Skills Connect Apprenticeship Focus event. Hosted by Innovate UK, the gathering was designed to energise the apprenticeship agenda, spark collaboration, and explore how the UK can better support apprentices as a critical part of its innovation and workforce development ecosystem.

BiologIC make a biocomputer for bio-based product manufacture
Case Study
 21st Jul 2025

BiologIC make a biocomputer for bio-based product manufacture

BiologIC make a biocomputer, which is a programmable automation platform for bio-based product manufacture.
BridgeAI Agriculture and Food Processing Collaboration Event
Event
25th Sep 2025
London

BridgeAI Agriculture and Food Processing Collaboration Event

Join Innovate UK for an exciting in-person event highlighting BridgeAI-funded Agrifood projects, and have the chance to network with top industry experts and AI developers.
Innovate UK powers progress towards low-carbon nuclear future
News
 21st Jul 2025

Innovate UK powers progress towards low-carbon nuclear future

Innovate UK has helped Rolls-Royce SMR achieve a key regulatory milestone in the development of its small modular reactor (SMR).

ICURe SURfACE pilot opens doors for underrepresented universities
News
 18th Jul 2025

ICURe SURfACE pilot opens doors for underrepresented universities

The University of Salford has taken its first strategic step into structured, institution-wide commercialisation through the ICURe SURfACE pilot programme. In doing so, it is demonstrating that universities of similar size and structure can engage in world-class innovation just as effectively as the UK’s largest research-intensive institutions.

SARAD - A commercialisation journey with ICURe SURFACE
Case Study
 18th Jul 2025

SARAD - A commercialisation journey with ICURe SURFACE

The SARAD team at the University of Salford had never considered commercialising their research. But that changed when they joined the ICURe SURfACE pilot programme, which opened their eyes to a new set of possibilities.
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