We know that Research & Development (R&D) and innovation activities are essential for businesses that are looking to compete, grow and succeed and that companies invest in R&D and innovation during the good economic times. Why is investment in R&D …
While some of us have been able to work at home during the Covid-19 crisis – and may have actually improved our productivity – this has not been the case for most of those involved in research and development (R&D). …
Announced today (13 June 2019) the new commercialising quantum technologies programme will build on the success of the ISCF’s quantum pioneer projects, which began work earlier this year to deliver quantum-enabled prototypes within 2 years.
Innovate UK is looking for entrepreneurs to join their next mission to the USA. If you’re an SME with a world leading space technology, application or service and have ambitions to grow your company, this mission could be the right …
The UK’s strength as a global financial centre is well established and we currently enjoy a clear competitive advantage in a range of activities from traditional banking and insurance through to currency exchange and bond trading.
What Industrial Strategy Challenge am I leading? I am the interim Challenge Director for Medicines Manufacturing, which seeks to dramatically enhance the pace of development, manufacture and delivery of novel medicines in the UK and thus to increase the rate …
As a race we tend to behave like ostriches and bury our heads in the sand when problems or danger arises. Our attitude is often one of it won’t affect me, until the evidence is so clear that we become …
The Office for National Statistics recently published their annual update of R&D expenditure in the UK, or Gross Domestic Expenditure on Research and Development (GERD). This annual data provide the headlines on R&D activity in the economy, measuring the total …
The Environmental Technologies Fund is UK-based, privately owned venture capital fund. Independent - and focussed on investing in the UK and across mainland Europe, our money mostly comes from large financial institutions, but also from some wealthy families. A small …
Thinking about emerging technologies It’s a hot topic, emerging technologies. Companies, academia and Government in the UK have spent considerable time in the past few years considering the subject. Which early stage technologies are the most important? What are the …
