It’s been a busy few months since my last blog on the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF), and a lot has happened in that time. The second wave challenges are up and running, and you’ll hopefully have read the blogs …
As Innovation Lead for Precision Medicine at Innovate UK I am sometimes asked about the best STEM subjects to study, usually by parents wanting to help their children select the best university courses. Something they’re really interested in, I have …
There are so many challenges facing agriculture these days that it’s hard to know where to start – new diseases, labour issues, hyper competitive supply chains, Brexit…?
Our Women in Innovation 2018 awards competition does not follow the usual Innovate UK format so you might have some questions. Here are some frequently asked questions and our answers. We hope this clears up your doubts and gives some …
Are you an SME working in the advanced materials space? Does your work have applications in transport and mobility? Do you want to break into international markets or increase your international collaboration? This could be the right opportunity for your …
As an educational charity, Founders4Schools are focused on giving young people the tools they need to enter meaningful work after leaving school. So why do we think that this is an issue that needs tackling, and how can business leaders …
Maybe, just maybe, cancer’s time is up – or at least looking increasingly limited. The first of a new class of medicine is just about to reach the clinic, with therapies capturing the power of the immune system to attack …
Last night my cousin Polly and I cooked up a brilliant (we think) idea for London to eradicate single use coffee cups (Khan’s Cups!). We are not successful innovators, nor likely to be. But she and I are both dyed-in-the-wool …
September sees the annual Cenex LCV show at Millbrook. This year, connected and autonomous vehicles join the show which is becoming more of a UK automotive technology showcase. Parallels between electrification and autonomy The inclusion of connected and autonomous vehicles …
In our evaluation framework we discuss the value of using experiments to understand what works in supporting business innovation, and how to make our processes more effective. In this blog I take a closer look at experimentation as an evaluation …
Summer is upon us and I know many of you are looking forward, or have been on your summer holiday abroad (lucky you). Modern planes are super-efficient, hence you can fly around the world so cheaply and sometimes cheaper than …
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