Innovate UK

Innovate UK is the UK’s innovation agency, and a part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), which is the national funding agency investing in science and research in the UK. Operating across the whole of the UK with a combined budget of more than £6 billion, UKRI brings together the 7 Research Councils, Innovate UK and Research England.

Innovate UK drives productivity and economic growth by supporting businesses to develop and realise the potential of new ideas, including those from the UK’s world-class research base.

Driving growth by working with companies to de-risk, enable and support innovation.

Innovate UK connects businesses to the partners, customers and investors that can help them turn ideas into commercially successful products and services and business growth. Funding business and research collaborations to accelerate innovation and drive business investment into research and development.

Innovate UK support is available to businesses across all economic sectors, value chains and UK regions.

Click here to read about Innovate UK's Covid 19 Response - Innovation and Growth Advisory Services for Innovative High Growth SMEs.

Support is based around an innovative SME having access to an EEN Innovation and Growth Adviser and receiving up to five days of adviser time over a 6-12 month period, with an additional 3 days for those businesses demonstrating the highest growth potential.  More details including how to access this support here

IETF deployment of energy efficiency technologies in industry

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £30 million for grants for energy efficiency projects that reduce fuel bills and carbon emissions.

For more information click here.