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A collective drive to transform construction
We already know that we can build cheaper, faster and safer but we must get more from our built environment. We need inspiring places to live and work, and effective ways to move between them.
Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund
Advances in medicines manufacturing: one year on
It’s about a year now since the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund medicines manufacturing challenge started to fund its first projects. Twelve months on, great progress has been made with much more to come in 2019. This is great news for …
Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund - wave 3 shortlist
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 …
UK construction sector to be injected with big dose of innovation
Few industries shape and support human life as construction does. So as the world enters a time of rapid change, the part our industry plays is vital.
T-Cells calling T-ime on cancer?
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 …
The ART of flying
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 …
Unlocking the power of medical images with AI for patient benefit and economic growth
As the deadline for our centres of excellence in medical imaging competition looms, I am thinking of all those across the UK working feverishly on their applications. It is a challenging brief, and it’s great to see that companies, clinicians, …
Research into the value of satellite-derived Earth Observation capabilities to UK Government
This is to announce the launch of an independent economic study by London Economics. It is the first comprehensive insight into the current and near-term value of satellite-derived Earth Observation (EO) capabilities to UK government for civil and domestic purposes. …
Transforming construction
Imagine if you ordered a new car and it came in a series of deliveries and put together by a series of different workers on your driveway. They work from a sheet drawing and can’t tell you exactly when it …
The NHS at 70 – driven by innovation past, present and future
Many things have contributed to the NHS’s success, not least the vital role of innovation in treatment, equipment and process. Happy Birthday NHS, from - alongside many, many others - everyone at Innovate UK!