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The sharing economy: apply for business funding for new ideas

The sharing economy: apply for business funding for new ideas

Friday, 12 February 2016

Businesses can win up to £30,000 and work with market leaders on innovative ideas to grow use of the sharing economy in a variety of areas....

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New website hosts wealth of data on energy efficient buildings

New website hosts wealth of data on energy efficient buildings

Thursday, 04 February 2016

The Digital Catapult has created the Building Data Exchange to stimulate innovation and help constructors build more efficient properties....

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Keyboard app developer Swiftkey bought by Microsoft

Keyboard app developer Swiftkey bought by Microsoft

Wednesday, 03 February 2016

A language technology business that began life with the help of an Innovate UK grant has been acquired by Microsoft in a $250 million deal....

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Hearing loss and biological systems: apply for business funding

Hearing loss and biological systems: apply for business funding

Thursday, 21 January 2016

The Ministry of Defence is to invest in SBRI competitions seeking new treatments for hearing loss and new materials from biological systems....

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Improving schools' financial health: apply for business funding

Improving schools' financial health: apply for business funding

Tuesday, 19 January 2016

Organisations can apply for a share of £200,000 for innovative and practical business ideas that help schools to improve financial health....

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Chair appointed to Medicines Technologies Catapult

Chair appointed to Medicines Technologies Catapult

Monday, 18 January 2016

Life sciences businessman and academic Professor Graham Boulnois has been appointed as chairman of the Medicines Technologies Catapult. ...

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Compound semiconductors: new Catapult centre in Wales

Compound semiconductors: new Catapult centre in Wales

Friday, 08 January 2016

New Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult centre to drive innovation in multi-billion pound market....

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Dearman: clean and cold power firm wins £16 million investment

Dearman: clean and cold power firm wins £16 million investment

Friday, 08 January 2016

A clean and cold power business supported by Innovate UK is to take its technology to market after attracting £16 million from investors....

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Digital ideas for retail: apply for business funding

Digital ideas for retail: apply for business funding

Thursday, 17 December 2015

Businesses can win up to £35,000 and work with market leaders on innovative digital projects that could transform the future of shopping....

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North Wales photonics cluster: apply for business funding

North Wales photonics cluster: apply for business funding

Wednesday, 16 December 2015

Firms working in a hotspot for photonics, electro-optics and opto-electronics in North Wales can apply for funding for innovative projects....

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Coating technologies for manufacturing: apply for business funds

Coating technologies for manufacturing: apply for business funds

Wednesday, 16 December 2015

Businesses can apply for a share of £2 million for studies into surface engineering and coating technologies for high-value manufacturing....

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People given choice by national health and care programme

People given choice by national health and care programme

Friday, 11 December 2015

Delivering assisted living lifestyles at scale (dallas) programme puts patients in UK at centre of decision making about their own care....

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Precision medicine: UK leaders gather to discuss new treatments

Precision medicine: UK leaders gather to discuss new treatments

Wednesday, 09 December 2015

Developers of precision medicine aim to make UK a world leader and launch map of facilities to support research and industry. ...

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Game changers: innovations from business for the energy sector

Game changers: innovations from business for the energy sector

Thursday, 03 December 2015

Businesses new to energy and with expertise in inspection, big data and customer engagement can win funding to help deliver radical change....

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Green technology awards: innovators win recognition for success

Green technology awards: innovators win recognition for success

Monday, 30 November 2015

Businesses supported by Innovate UK won almost half the awards at this year's BusinessGreen Technology Awards. ...

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Innovation in key technologies: apply for business funding

Innovation in key technologies: apply for business funding

Wednesday, 25 November 2015

Small businesses can apply for feasibility study funding in advanced materials; biosciences; electronics, sensors and photoncs; or ICT....

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Queen's University's award for pioneering work in cyber security

Queen's University's award for pioneering work in cyber security

Monday, 23 November 2015

Centre for Secure Information Technologies in Belfast wins a Queen's Anniversary Prize for research and innovation into internet safety....

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British firms fly to US to showcase potential for space data

British firms fly to US to showcase potential for space data

Friday, 20 November 2015

Seven British start-ups backed by Innovate UK, UKTI and Satellite Applications Catapult demonstrate how space data can benefit the world....

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Festival of the Future City: solving challenges of urban living

Festival of the Future City: solving challenges of urban living

Wednesday, 18 November 2015

City planners, academics, architects, residents, businesses and community leaders debate urban living issues and challenges....

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Innovate UK: find out more about how we work

Innovate UK: find out more about how we work

Wednesday, 18 November 2015

Information for businesses on how to keep up-to-date with the work of Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, via social media....

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UK China project partnerships: apply for business funding

UK China project partnerships: apply for business funding

Tuesday, 17 November 2015

UK businesses are invited to partner with Chinese ones on projects that meet challenges in energy, healthcare, urbanisation and agri-food....

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Innovate 2015 backs Oaktec's novel gas powered engine with 'cash'

Innovate 2015 backs Oaktec's novel gas powered engine with 'cash'

Friday, 13 November 2015

Lancashire R&D engineering company wins 'peer-to-peer' competition after 15 years' development of low emissions, low-cost Pulse-R engine....

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Gaming technology that assesses personality wins design award

Gaming technology that assesses personality wins design award

Thursday, 12 November 2015

Arctic Shores collects Innovate 2015 award after pairing up psychologists with games designers to make psychometric testing fun...

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Media tracking firm wins Knowledge Transfer Partnership 2015

Media tracking firm wins Knowledge Transfer Partnership 2015

Thursday, 12 November 2015

Signal Media and Essex University carry off 'Best of the Best' award after KTP associate joins company as head of research....

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Isansys: wireless technology helps to save children’s lives

Isansys: wireless technology helps to save children’s lives

Thursday, 12 November 2015

Technology developed by a company supported by Innovate UK is set to revolutionise the way seriously ill children are monitored and cared for...

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Quantum technologies: a multi billion pound opportunity for UK

Quantum technologies: a multi billion pound opportunity for UK

Wednesday, 11 November 2015

The UK National Quantum Technologies Programme has published a roadmap to guide organisations working in this area....

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Better by design: strengthening UK business and boosting growth

Better by design: strengthening UK business and boosting growth

Tuesday, 10 November 2015

Innovate UK has published a strategy to help the UK prosper from the value that good design can bring to innovative business....

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The Unseen: innovator's clothing for sale in Selfridge's

The Unseen: innovator's clothing for sale in Selfridge's

Tuesday, 10 November 2015

A fashion collection featuring new materials technology and designed by an Innovate UK-supported business is in Selfridge's shop window....

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Innovate day 2: helping UK businesses to succeed and grow

Innovate day 2: helping UK businesses to succeed and grow

Tuesday, 10 November 2015

More than 3,000 from high-growth innovative businesses, the investment community, academia and government gather for Innovate 2015 event...

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Non animal technologies: new vision, strategy and roadmap for UK

Non animal technologies: new vision, strategy and roadmap for UK

Tuesday, 10 November 2015

A new vision, strategy and roadmap for non-animal technologies has been published to help the UK take advantage of its huge market potential...

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