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.

Case Study
Innovate UK growth support adds up for Holdson
Innovate UK EDGE’s (now Innovate UK Business Growth) Invest-ability programme, alongside wraparound business growth support, has helped Holdson raise £700k to grow its business
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News
Charting the evolution of lower emission HGVs: from 2010 roadmap to 2038 vision
In 2010 a low carbon HGV technology roadmap predicted by 2050 the use of a hydrogen and low carbon fuel mixture. From 2025 the UK’s large-scale demonstrator aims to deploy almost 400 electric vehicles and hydrogen powered, zero emission trucks on the road. But what will things look like at the halfway mark, in 2038?
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Event
Creative Catalyst Legal Event – Preparing for Investment
Join us for the first in-person event in the Legal Series addressing the importance of legal considerations for your business growth, delivered in collaboration with Stephenson Harwood.
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News
Innovate UK Global Alliance Africa collaborates with Ekiti State
In November 2023, the Global Alliance Africa team attended the Ekiti State Innovation Summit to gain insights into digital innovation. Joshua Adedeji, Country Lead for Nigeria at Innovate UK presented at the event as a Keynote Speaker and collaborated with the Ekiti State Ministry of Innovation, Science and Digital Economy in order to host a side event at the Summit.
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Event
Ignite Labs: Space for nature & biodiversity series
Join this hands-on and tailor-made event series ready to help you lead the charge in green finance.
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Event
UK – Switzerland Bilateral: Collaborative R&D Round 2
Innovate UK is working with Innosuisse to invest up to £4 million and CHF £3 million respectively into innovation projects, open from 5 February 2024.
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Event
Healthy Ageing Investor Office Hours
Join us for our ‘Office Hours’ on-line surgery to spend time with an investor and learn more about the investment process, their proposition, and how to take their next steps on getting investment.
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Event
End of Life Textiles – Understanding the role for biotechnology in developing a circular textiles industry
Join us for this webinar to explore how biotechnology solutions can be applied alongside other ground-breaking technologies to develop a circular textiles industry.
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Event
Resource efficiency and world-class production in materials and manufacturing workshop
To support realising our material and manufacturing vision 2050, on 28 February 2024, Innovate UK and Innovate UK KTN will be hosting a workshop in Birmingham to explore how to make step changes in world-class production.