It’s been over 160 years since Alexander Parkes created what many people regard to be the first thermoplastic, Parkesine, in Birmingham (that’s right – plastic is a UK innovation). Though Parkes himself never really achieved commercial success with his wonder …
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 …
The question of whether foreign buy-outs of UK technology successes stories should be welcomed as a way to take the business to the next level, or condemned as preventing the development of the next UK multi-national, is never far away. …
They’re fairly conservative documents. Whereas innovative technologists and entrepreneurs would wisely put plenty of creativity into their pitch decks and live presentations, the structure of business plans tends to be very consistent. That’s because it makes it easier for a …
A quick quiz… Do you think staff in the Innovate UK family: All work in Swindon All work in Swindon apart from the people in the Catapult centres Are mostly in Swindon except for a few people in London None …
A global perspective In October, Innovate UK held its first ever Innovation Awards. At a showcase event in the House of Commons, we celebrated the success of some of the UK's most innovative businesses. Speaking at the event, Science and Universities …
Established to build better links between science, creativity and business, the KTN brings together businesses, entrepreneurs, academics and funders to develop new products, processes and services.
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 …
Hello! We’d like to welcome you to Innovate UK’s new blog. If you haven’t come across us before Innovate UK exists to fund, support and connect innovative businesses ideas be they from small, medium or large business, academia or from …
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