Innovation Networks
Through our Innovation Network programme, we’ve united some of the best minds and greatest thinkers from across the UK in areas of innovation, development and new technologies.
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Communities that help shape our shared future
Through our Innovation Network programme, we’ve united some of the best minds and greatest thinkers from across the UK in areas of innovation, development and new technologies. Together, they’re charged with finding answers to some of the world’s most significant challenges, to help introduce positive change and shape our collective future.
Why have we done this? Thought leadership is something the UK is renowned for around the globe. We’ve always been at the coalface of ideas and innovation. By pooling the expertise we have at our fingertips, we have the potential to positively affect the lives of people all over the world, as well as those on our doorstep.
And we’re doing this because we know communities like this are far greater than the sum of their parts. Specialist collaborations produce results that just wouldn’t be possible with people thinking and working in isolation. They share their deep understanding and expertise to come up with creative and practical ideas that help make considerable leaps in how we approach our shared problems.
And you could be part of it. If you’re working in a speciality that could help affect positive change, talk to us today, and we’ll help connect you with a like-minded community that want to change the world for the better.
Current KTN Innovation Networks;
AI for Services
Battery Systems
Circular Economy Innovation Network
Commercialising Metamaterials
Decarbonising Ports and Harbours
Design Innovation Network
Geospatial Insights
Hydrogen Economy
Immerse UK
Made Smarter
Medicines Manufacturing
Net Zero Places
Safety Tech
UK5G
Current Innovation Networks funding opportunities
Innovate UK Smart Grants: April 2022
Opens: 25/04/2022 Closes: 27/07/2022
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £25 million for game-changing, commercially viable R&D innovation that can significantly impact the UK economy. It must be an innovative, disruptive, ambitious, world-class solution, with no similar technology commercially available any
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Young Innovators Awards 2022/23
Opens: 13/06/2022 Closes: 27/07/2022
Young people (aged 18-30 by 27th July 2022) can apply for an award that will help turn their business idea into a reality – including a £5,000 grant, a two days a week living allowance, and tailored business support.
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Fast Start: Innovation for net zero and healthcare
Opens: 11/07/2022 Closes: 26/07/2022
Innovate UK is offering small and micro businesses a share of up to £30 million in grants for affordable, adoptable and investable innovations in net zero and self-driven healthcare.
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Innovation Networks Events And Recordings
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Cross-Sector Battery Systems Innovation Network: Batteries for Defence
10.00 - 11.00 | Online
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21.03.2022
HydroGenerally Podcast Series
The Hydrogen Economy Innovation Network is delighted to share with you: HydroGenerally – a podcast series that is giving a voice to explore the applications, opportunities and challenges of the hydrogen economy, in a series of 20-minute discussions led by Innovate UK KTN’s experts in Hydrogen, Steffan Eldred and Simon Buckley.
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27.04.2022
Immerse UK Lunchtime Live April 2022: Augmented Reality Showcase
Immerse UK’s lunchtime webinar series offers bite-sized, interactive sessions to connect you with experts to address key challenges and opportunities facing the UK’s immersive tech sector.