Director of UKRI’s ‘Prospering from the Energy Revolution’ challenge fund explores opportunities around smart local energy systems for net zero carbon. Read on...
From science to tax relief I am an environmental scientist and biochemist by training, with a particular interest in how science and technology can shape tomorrow’s world. I work for RIFT Research and help entrepreneurs that have the creativity, vision …
A great business idea sometimes isn’t enough Many founders and senior leaders in technology-led businesses are often experts in innovation, engineering, science or technology. They often don’t have an equally strong business background and may have spent little time mastering …
Origins As a teenager my parents would tell me to straighten my shoulders without explaining why. It was many years later when I was having a routine medical for a company I was about to work for, that I discovered …
Bringing together the tribes of innovation Each Venturefest event aims to bring together innovators, entrepreneurs, investors and local service providers to promote innovation-based activity in a particular region. Each event has its own unique local flavour and sector specialisms, but …
Your business could benefit from a wide range of opportunities to get funding for your innovative ideas from Innovate UK. These are our new competitions that opened in August 2015. Enhancing the end-to-end journey Award: Up to £10 million Opens: 10 August …
I’m excited about this year’s CENEX LCV 2015 (low carbon vehicle) event as it’s a great opportunity to celebrate the success of low carbon vehicle developments over the past year and more, as well as a look forward to new …
I’m delighted to report that our recent Space Mission UK was an enormous success filled with immense networking opportunities and meetings with the top US organisations in the space sector. To infinity and beyond Space Mission UK traveled to Utah, …
It is hard to imagine what a different place the world would be without research by some of the great original thinkers in this country. From the television and the telephone to computer chips and the internet, British innovation has …
You’re a fledgling company with a brilliant innovation that better fits an overseas market. You don’t have the resources or contacts to get started in that country so what do you do? Innovate UK developed Entrepreneur Missions to help early-stage …
The UK productivity puzzle Opinions differ on why UK productivity has failed to keep pace with our global competitors. The government’s recently published “Productivity Plan”, lays out the stark facts that we are 31% behind the US, 28% behind …
