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.
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Boost your micromobility growth with Horizon Europe
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Unlocking scale for UK climate tech: a practical blended finance proposal
A new report from Innovate UK, delivered in partnership with Carbon Limiting Technologies, presents the motivations, challenges and opportunities for scaling UK climate technology using blended finance. The proposal outlines requirements for a FOAK Builder to help climate tech start-ups and scale-ups overcome commercialisation challenges.
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Global Incubator Programme – Agri-Tech, Australia Farmers2Founders: briefing event
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Ofgem SIF Launch: New challenges for RIIO-3
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European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW): Cohort visit to Brussels
Innovate UK is inviting energy experts to express their interest in the EUSEW event in Brussels, 9-11 June 2026.
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National Materials Innovation Programme: Feasibility studies Round 2 briefing webinar
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The GeoAI Festival - Creating impact and opportunities in nature finance, sustainable agri-food systems, and spatial planning
The application of artificial intelligence (AI) to earth observation (EO) data and geospatial workflows represents the next wave of innovation in the sector, with the potential to lower barriers to adoption and fundamentally change how organisations integrate spatial intelligence into their decisions.
Recognising both the opportunity and the challenges, Innovate UK Business Connect launched a 6-month long initiative to support the rapid development of novel commercial solutions to real-world challenges through the use of geospatial AI and EO data. Our geospatial expert, Luca Budello, takes us through the milestones of building an ecosystem of innovators, enablers and thinkers.
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Horizon Europe EIC Summit 2026 Cohort Visit to Brussels
Innovate UK invites EIC beneficiaries, corporate leaders, research and academia community, and innovators to express their interest in the EIC Summit 2026 event in Brussels 3-4 June 2026.
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Advanced manufacturing supply chain innovation: CR&D applicant briefing and consortia building
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Advice from UK agri-tech for Innovate UK global funding applicants
Learn about upcoming funding opportunities from Innovate UK to support UK agri-tech businesses to explore new international markets in 2026.