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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Watch our recorded briefing to learn how you can apply for a share of £14m to accelerate the development and adoption of quantum sensors and quantum position, navigation, and timing products and services.

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.

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.

The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult (ORE) has released its fourth Workforce Foresighting report, marking a significant milestone in a national initiative funded by Innovate UK and deployed through the Innovate UK Catapult Network.