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
UKRI invest £8m into the Workforce Foresighting Hub
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, has announced an £8 million investment into the Workforce Foresighting Hub programme.
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UK Transport Vision 2050: thoughts on autonomy
Building on Innovate UK’s recently updated Transport Vision 2050, Richard Morris, Innovation Lead for Automated and Connected Vehicles, Innovate UK, discusses the wider challenges and opportunities around autonomy.
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Navigating the commercial journey from innovation to market deployment
Turning an innovative idea into a commercial product is a long journey, and one that often requires help. While each company and product are different in all kinds of ways, there’s also a lot of synergy about how to think about growing your business, reach customers and set yourself apart. Being an expert in a particular field and taking an innovative concept towards initial prototype is one thing, but turning it into a growing and successful business can often be much harder.
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Event
Achieving Sustainable Medicines: Driving Research and Innovation for Future Medicines Manufacturing
This collaborative event, jointly organised by the Innovate UK Transforming Medicines Manufacturing Community of Practice, UCL’s Future Targeted Healthcare Manufacturing Hub and the UK BioIndustry Association (BIA), will share insights and strategies for integrating sustainable approaches into new manufacturing processes.
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News
Space and finance companies come together to build nature-based solutions
Luca Budello, Knowledge Transfer Manager, Geospatial Insights and Andy Bennett, Knowledge Transfer Manager, Space, would like to celebrate the 18 startups who pitched their innovative solutions, marking the culmination of the Ignite Lab: Space for Nature & Biodiversity.
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News
Research finds public perception towards battery and hydrogen powered flight is positive
Innovate UK Business Connect has published findings from a survey it commissioned for the Jet Zero Council, of which it’s a member and delivery partner, to test public sentiment around new propulsion systems.
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Unlocking AI funding for UK businesses
The AI landscape is developing rapidly, and businesses are being warned of the risk of falling behind unless they embrace these technologies. However, as we’ve seen with companies such as Microsoft and Cisco, the cost of implementing AI can be high especially for those looking to develop bespoke solutions for their business.
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Why Industrial Gases to Chemicals? Why a circular carbon future?
As the Circular Economy Innovation Network comes to a close, our industry expert Michael Burnett, Knowledge Transfer Manager for Process Manufacturing, assesses activities in the industrial gases to chemicals challenge community.
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Progress towards increasing the circularity of aluminium
As the Circular Economy Innovation Network comes to a close, our industry expert Christopher Pilgram, Knowledge Transfer Manager for Materials, assesses activities in the aluminium community.
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Circular Economy Innovation Network: The Wool Innovation Community two years on
As the Circular Economy Innovation Network comes to a close, our industry experts Lucy Mather, Knowledge Transfer Manager for Livestock & Aquaculture and Debbie Tully, Knowledge Transfer Manager for Food, assess activities in the Wool Innovation Community.