Lily Melody

I am a member of the Materials and Manufacturing team at Innovate UK Business Connect. I support a range of projects including MaDE, Manufacturing, Textiles, UKCPN, and Foundation Industries

My background and expertise are in Product Design, Innovation and Prototyping. I have hands on practical experience of Prototyping and Manufacturing across a range of material disciplines, including Rapid Prototyping and Biomaterials.

I’ve strong interests in Sustainable Product Design, and the Circular Economy, and I’m always looking to increase my knowledge further as new innovations are developed.

With a background of working with industry and academia I enjoy working to support businesses with cross collaboration with universities.

I can enable connection through our communities and networks, along with invitations to events where we inspire and facilitate innovation. I can help with the identification of funding opportunities to help support innovation development.

I have previously worked at universities across the UK supporting businesses to develop new innovative products and services. I have a BSc in Product Design, where I specialised in Sustainable Design. I’m a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy with a PGCert in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education.