http://www.innovateuk.org/ en lee.mullin@tsb.gov.uk UK needs to innovate so we can live independently for longer. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/products-and-services-for-older-adults-need-urgent.ashx Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:25:05 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/products-and-services-for-older-adults-need-urgent.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/logo-with-strap-for-carouse.gif New centre will accelerate innovation in the internet economy http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/technology-strategy-board-announces-connected-digi.ashx Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:55:24 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/technology-strategy-board-announces-connected-digi.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/catapult logo orange web.gif Three major projects are to receive over £1 million of government funding to enable them to develop new and improved health-economics tools or products that will assist and improve the design and evaluation of diagnostic clinical trials for infectious agents. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/new-development-projects-will-improve-the-assessme.ashx Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:14:32 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/new-development-projects-will-improve-the-assessme.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/infectious agents.png The UK’s aerospace sector is set to benefit from £6 million of government investment in collaborative research and development projects that encourage innovative solutions to some of the higher-risk challenges facing the industry. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/highly-innovative-technology-enablers-for-aerospac.ashx Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:32:57 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/highly-innovative-technology-enablers-for-aerospac.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/aeroplane.png Ten British companies are to receive up to £50,000 each to undertake preparatory studies to better understand how to move towards an application and services marketplace in the ‘Internet of Things’. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/preparatory-studies-will-help-develop-internet-of-.ashx Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:10:02 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/preparatory-studies-will-help-develop-internet-of-.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/0511/city_at_night-image.jpg The British and Norwegian governments are to work together to support nine new research and development projects that will create innovative processes to generate high-value chemicals through industrial biotechnology and bio-refining. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/joint-uk-norwegian-support-for-development-of-indu.ashx Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:09:01 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/joint-uk-norwegian-support-for-development-of-indu.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/new assets 2nd feb 2011/high-val-chem-image.png The Technology Strategy Board today announced that it will establish a new Catapult centre in Satellite Applications. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/technology-strategy-board-announces-satellite-appl.ashx Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:11:17 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/technology-strategy-board-announces-satellite-appl.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/catapult logo orange web.gif £2.4 million funding will stimulate innovation in automated power distribution and demand management. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/four-year-power-sector-technology-innovation-progr.ashx Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:29:30 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/four-year-power-sector-technology-innovation-progr.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/0511/smartenergy_final[1].png Incentives for companies to innovate and grow have been published by the government. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/75-million-for-smes-amongst-incentives-for-busines.ashx Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:55:57 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/75-million-for-smes-amongst-incentives-for-busines.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/irs_announcement_web.jpg Today sees the announcement of the winners of a national innovation challenge to develop services to help older adults stay socially connected. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/innovative-teams-receive-funding-to-develop-ideas-.ashx Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:50:39 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/innovative-teams-receive-funding-to-develop-ideas-.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/0511/keeping_connected.png £200 million Catapult centres stimulate innovation and accelerate UK growth http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/technology-strategy-board-reveals-name-for-technol.ashx Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:51:55 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/technology-strategy-board-reveals-name-for-technol.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/catapult logo orange web.gif Fourteen commercially-focused research and development projects that will lead to innovation in regenerative medicines are to benefit from nearly £8.5 million of government grant award funding. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/85-million-grant-funding-to-boost-uks-regenerative.ashx Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:52:56 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/85-million-grant-funding-to-boost-uks-regenerative.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/new assets 2nd feb 2011/regen-med-image.png New centre to support the development and commercialisation of cell therapies and advanced therapeutics. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/50-million-technology-and-innovation-centre-in-cel.ashx Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:58:38 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/50-million-technology-and-innovation-centre-in-cel.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/0511/cell_therapy.png Technology Strategy Board and RSSB investment to accelerate business innovation in the UK’s rail industry. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/government-and-rail-industry-announce-investment-t.ashx Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:27:56 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/government-and-rail-industry-announce-investment-t.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/0511/rail.png The first Technology and Innovation Centre will boost high value manufacturing sector http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/first-national-technology-innovation-centre-in-hig.ashx Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:26:31 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/first-national-technology-innovation-centre-in-hig.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/0511/tics.jpg Up to £18 million of new government funding is available to develop technological innovations in the UK. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/new-government-funding-will-stimulate-growth-creat.ashx Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:18:48 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/new-government-funding-will-stimulate-growth-creat.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/images/news/tsb_technologyinspiredcolla.png £8.5 million of investment to boost the UK space sector announced at Innovate http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/85-million-investment-targets-growth-in-the-uk-spa.ashx Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:13:17 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/85-million-investment-targets-growth-in-the-uk-spa.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/images/news/space4growth.jpg A three-year programme will support commercialisation in the life sciences http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/180-million-government-support-programme-for-innov.ashx Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:25:07 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/180-million-government-support-programme-for-innov.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/biomed_fundcl.jpg Capital funding of £8 million will be made available by the government in 2012 to encourage the UK’s road freight industry to buy and use low emission medium and heavy goods vehicles. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/government-investment-to-encourage-use-of-low-emis1.ashx Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:46:13 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/government-investment-to-encourage-use-of-low-emis1.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/green_truck_2.jpg A world-leading Open Data Institute will help to exploit the growth opportunities created by the government’s Open Data policy http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/open-data-institute-to-help-drive-innovation-and-g.ashx Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:41:04 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/open-data-institute-to-help-drive-innovation-and-g.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/0511/open_data.png An additional £10 million of grant funding is to be made available to research, develop and demonstrate technologies that will achieve significant cuts in carbon emissions from road transport, following a government decision to provide supplementary finance through the Technology Strategy Board. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/additional-investment-to-accelerate-commercialisat.ashx Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:54:40 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/additional-investment-to-accelerate-commercialisat.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/images/news/low-carbon-vehicles-image.png The government-backed Technology Strategy Board is to invest in research and development to support innovation and growth in the UK’s marine industry. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/technology-strategy-board-to-support-innovation-an.ashx Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:31:43 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/technology-strategy-board-to-support-innovation-an.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/0511/marine1.png Three innovative small companies have each been awarded government contracts worth £100,000 to develop new services that aim to help older adults live independently for longer through adopting better approaches to food and nutrition. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/new-projects-will-develop-innovative-services-to-h.ashx Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:30:49 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/new-projects-will-develop-innovative-services-to-h.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/new assets 2nd feb 2011/indepence-matters.png Over fifty research projects and studies aimed at developing healthier, safer and more nutritious food are to share over £7 million of government investment. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/new-research-will-help-make-foods-healthier-safer-.ashx Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:39:26 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/new-research-will-help-make-foods-healthier-safer-.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/images/news/nutritionforlife.png The Business Secretary, Vince Cable, will announce today that the government plans to invest at least a further £15 million in projects to accelerate the commercialisation of low carbon vehicles. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/business-secretary-to-announce-investment-to-accel.ashx Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:54:12 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/business-secretary-to-announce-investment-to-accel.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/images/news/low-carbon-vehicles-image.png Businesses and higher education institutions from across the UK will celebrate the year’s most successful and innovative partnerships and recognise future business leaders when the annual Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) Awards are presented at the Innovate11 conference and exhibition in London today. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/outstanding-business-partnerships-and-future-busin.ashx Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:22:48 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/outstanding-business-partnerships-and-future-busin.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/0511/ktp_logo_v2.png The Technology Strategy Board - in collaboration with fellow partners in the Global Food Security Programme, Defra, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and the Scottish Government - is to invest nearly £16 million in twenty-nine major new collaborative research and development projects that will help to secure the sustainable supply of protein such as meat, fish and animal feed. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/new-research-and-development-will-help-secure-futu.ashx Mon, 26 Sep 2011 10:38:16 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/new-research-and-development-will-help-secure-futu.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/new assets 2nd feb 2011/sustainableproteincompflyer.png Six new collaborative research and development projects are set to receive nearly £6 million of government funding in the latest stage of a major five-year initiative to ensure that the UK is a world leader in the development of personalised medicine. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/research-and-development-into-tumour-profiling-wil.ashx Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:22:32 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/research-and-development-into-tumour-profiling-wil.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/0511/strat-med-image-home-page.jpg The Technology Strategy Board (www.innovateuk.org) and the Department of Health (www.dh.gov.uk) are to invest up to £7.5 million in new research and development that aims to improve the future diagnosis, detection and management of sepsis, a life-threatening illness caused by the body overreacting to an infection. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/government-to-invest-in-new-research-to-tackle-thr.ashx Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:22:16 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/government-to-invest-in-new-research-to-tackle-thr.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/0511/sepsis_image.jpg New government investment will accelerate introduction of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/new-government-investment-will-accelerate-introduc.ashx Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:08:54 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/new-government-investment-will-accelerate-introduc.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/0511/hydrogen_fule_cells_home_pa.jpg Innovative digital businesses in London’s Tech City given opportunity to pitch to leading investors http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/innovative-digital-businesses-in-londons-tech-city.ashx Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:52:16 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/innovative-digital-businesses-in-londons-tech-city.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/live from proofing 300311/techcitymap_slider_1.jpg Nine major development projects that will create new metadata production tools to increase the value of digital content are to share nearly £3 million of grant funding from the government-backed Technology Strategy Board. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/new-research-to-show-how-advanced-uses-of-metadata.ashx Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:35:22 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/new-research-to-show-how-advanced-uses-of-metadata.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/0511/metadata-image-home-page.jpg The Technology Strategy Board is to invest nearly £6 million of government funding to show how co-operation between digital infrastructure providers, content producers, users and software developers can be improved to earn revenue. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/digital-value-chains-to-be-developed-and-demonstra.ashx Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:35:16 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/digital-value-chains-to-be-developed-and-demonstra.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/new assets 2nd feb 2011/little-boy-image.png The Technology Strategy Board (www.innovateuk.org) and the Medical Research Council (MRC) (www.mrc.ac.uk) are to jointly invest over £3.7 million in seven major new research projects that will help to place the UK at the forefront of developments into personalised medicine. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/research-and-development-into-personalised-medicin.ashx Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:33:03 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/research-and-development-into-personalised-medicin.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/0511/strat_med-_image.jpg Following today’s announcement by Vince Cable, the Secretary of State for Business, that the next technology and innovation centre will be in offshore renewable energy, the Technology Strategy Board (www.innovateuk.org) has published a list of ten further candidate areas. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/shortlist-signposts-potential-areas-for-new-techno.ashx Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:31:51 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/shortlist-signposts-potential-areas-for-new-techno.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/0511/wordballforweb.jpg Fourteen innovative British companies are to receive government support to carry out feasibility studies into the development of disruptive low carbon vehicle technology that will challenge current thinking. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/feasibility-studies-will-challenge-current-thinkin.ashx Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:28:14 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/feasibility-studies-will-challenge-current-thinkin.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/images/news/low-carbon-vehicles-image-p.png Studies to improve recycling and re-use of batteries for eco-friendly cars http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/studies-to-improve-recycling-and-re-use-of-batteri.ashx Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:24:04 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/studies-to-improve-recycling-and-re-use-of-batteri.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/0511/lcv_batteries_image_homepag.jpg Ultra lightweight engine designs, advanced battery management systems and the next generation of electric motors are just three of the new low carbon vehicle technologies to be developed by leading British companies with funding from the government-backed Technology Strategy Board (www.innovateuk.org) and the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) (www.bis.gov.uk). http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/development-of-new-technologies-will-cut-vehicle-c.ashx Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:59:11 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/development-of-new-technologies-will-cut-vehicle-c.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/images/news/low-carbon-vehicles-image-p.png The Technology Strategy Board (www.innovateuk.org) is to launch a £5m initiative aimed at accelerating the formation of the ’Internet of Things’ ecosystem of applications and services and is inviting British businesses and other stakeholders to help shape the programme. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/technology-strategy-board-to-invest-5m-into-the-in.ashx Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:28:25 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/technology-strategy-board-to-invest-5m-into-the-in.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/0511/city_at_night-image.jpg Innovative and creative digital businesses based in East London are to benefit as funding for a pilot innovation initiative designed to encourage collaboration in the area doubles. The Technology Strategy Board has decided to increase the amount of funding available for the Tech City Launchpad initiative to £2 million, enabling it to provide support in the form of £100,000 grants to twice as many companies. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/digital-businesses-in-east-london-to-benefit-from-.ashx Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:26:27 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/digital-businesses-in-east-london-to-benefit-from-.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/live from proofing 300311/techcitymap_slider_1.jpg Today, the UK’s innovation agency, the Technology Strategy Board (www.innovateuk.org) releases analysis of data collected from a UK-wide demonstrator programme involving 340 ultra-low carbon vehicles. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/europes-largest-trial-of-low-carbon-vehicles-finds.ashx Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:31:35 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/europes-largest-trial-of-low-carbon-vehicles-finds.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/images/news/low-carbon-vehicles-image-p.png The first stage in creating an elite centre for developing cell therapies which could transform the lives of people with serious or chronic illnesses was announced by David Willetts Minister for Universities and Science today. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/new-centre-to-play-vital-role-in-future-of-health-.ashx Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:40:23 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/new-centre-to-play-vital-role-in-future-of-health-.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/0511/cell_therapy.png A new investment to support creative and digital businesses in east London http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/tech-city-launchpad.ashx Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:53:58 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/tech-city-launchpad.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/live from proofing 300311/techcitymap_slider_1.jpg Tech City Launchpad, a funding competition that will see the Technology Strategy Board (www.innovateuk.org) invest £1 million to support the growth of creative and digital businesses working in the Tech City area around Old Street and Shoreditch in east London, opens today (6 May 2011). http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/1-million-funding-competition-to-support-creative-.ashx Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:49:16 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/1-million-funding-competition-to-support-creative-.ashx /_assets/live from proofing 300311/techcitymap_slider.jpg Work has begun on creating an elite national centre to focus on cell therapies which will work with an emerging industrial sector with the prospect of significantly reducing health spending and vastly increasing the quality of life for many people with serious or chronic illnesses. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/search-to-begin-for-partners-in-britains-first-cel.ashx Mon, 16 May 2011 15:01:02 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/search-to-begin-for-partners-in-britains-first-cel.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/live from proofing 300311/technology-and-innovation-c.png 06 May, 2011: IC tomorrow, a Technology Strategy Board programme, will be setting up an office in east London, to enable small companies to test out creative and innovative technologies with consumers. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/ic-tomorrow-brings-consumer-trials-to-tech-city-la.ashx Fri, 06 May 2011 14:52:46 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/ic-tomorrow-brings-consumer-trials-to-tech-city-la.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/new assets 9th march/ic_tomorrow1.jpg Four projects that will develop and commercialise innovative processes to generate high value chemicals through industrial biotechnology are to share £1.5 million of support funding from the Technology Strategy Board (www.innovateuk.org). http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/funding-agreed-for-four-collaborative-research-and.ashx Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:55:48 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/funding-agreed-for-four-collaborative-research-and.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/new assets 2nd feb 2011/high-val-chem-image.png Over £5 million of government funding is to be invested in twenty-one new research and development projects and trials aimed at helping stimulate the development of innovative technologies and strategies to enable businesses to extract greater value from large and diverse data sources. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/new-rd-projects-will-help-british-businesses-explo.ashx Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:03:14 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/new-rd-projects-will-help-british-businesses-explo.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/new assets 2nd feb 2011/harnessing-image.png Over 150 British companies, further education institutions and other organisations are set to share around £18 million of government investment that will support innovation and growth in a number of important technology areas. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/new-18-million-investment-will-support-innovation-.ashx Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:51:15 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/new-18-million-investment-will-support-innovation-.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/images/news/tsb_technologyinspiredcolla.png The Technology Strategy Board is to invest up to £18 million over four years to show how new technologies and innovative services can help support independent living for older people and people living with long-term conditions, and improve their quality of life. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/18-million-programme-will-grow-market-for-independ.ashx Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:11:40 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/18-million-programme-will-grow-market-for-independ.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/new assets 9th march/assistedlivingdisabledim.jpg 8 British companies are set to receive a total of nearly £200,000 in government investment for feasibility studies aimed at helping to stimulate innovation with technologies that will be able to address potential environmental health and safety (EHS) aspects of the development of nanoscale technologies. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/feasibility-studies-will-help-stimulate-developmen.ashx Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:33:47 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/feasibility-studies-will-help-stimulate-developmen.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/images/news/nano-image.png The Technology Strategy Board is to provide grants for over 240 feasibility studies to help stimulate innovation and growth in a range of technology and application areas – and over 200 of the awards will go to small and micro companies. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/over-200-small-and-micro-companies-to-receive-inno.ashx Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:21:17 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/over-200-small-and-micro-companies-to-receive-inno.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/new assets 9th march/tech-inspired-image-2.png A new scheme will offer funding to small companies to enable them to research and develop new products, processes and services that could stimulate economic growth. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/new-funding-scheme-will-support-innovative-small-c.ashx Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:44:46 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/new-funding-scheme-will-support-innovative-small-c.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/new assets 9th march/grant-for-rd.png Ten million pounds is to be invested over four years to improve care by growing the Scottish telehealthcare sector. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/10-million-for-scottish-telehealthcare-joint-fundi.ashx Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:42:09 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/10-million-for-scottish-telehealthcare-joint-fundi.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/new assets 9th march/assistedlivingdisabledim.jpg Some of the UK’s top web technology businesses are in San Francisco this week taking part in WebMission 2011, a trade mission designed to help 18 innovative and growing businesses move into the US and Global markets. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/18-of-the-uks-most-exciting-web-technology-compani.ashx Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:21:59 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/18-of-the-uks-most-exciting-web-technology-compani.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/new assets 2nd feb 2011/web_mission.jpg A select group of the UK’s most successful, fast-growing technology companies have been awarded the opportunity to take part in a trade mission to Silicon Valley in the US. For one week they will showcase their unique technologies and work towards opening up their businesses to an international market. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/-uks-top-web-economy-technology-companies-to-visit.ashx Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:55:14 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/-uks-top-web-economy-technology-companies-to-visit.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/new assets 2nd feb 2011/web_mission.jpg Originally digitised in partnership with Microsoft Livesearch, countless forgotten literary gems covering philosophy, history, poetry and literature – over 25 million pages of content, will be made accessible to the £200,000 contest participants, aimed at helping entrepreneurs bring innovative UK digital applications to market. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/british-library-offers-65000-19th-century-classics.ashx Tue, 08 Mar 2011 15:48:50 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/british-library-offers-65000-19th-century-classics.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/images/news/ictomorrow-logo.png The Technology Strategy Board and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council are to jointly invest over £4.5 million in eleven innovative research and development projects using genomics-based technologies. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/government-funding-for-innovative-research-and-dev.ashx Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:23:05 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/government-funding-for-innovative-research-and-dev.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/new assets 2nd feb 2011/genomes-image.png Over thirty British companies, institutions and further education establishments are to share £3 million of government investment to carry out research and development projects aimed at helping demonstrate how businesses may increase revenues from the metadata relating to their digital content. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/new-research-and-development-will-address-challeng.ashx Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:11:37 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/new-research-and-development-will-address-challeng.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/images/news/metadata-image.png Fifteen British businesses and seven universities are to share £5 million of government funding to enable them to research the use of novel nanoscale technologies to develop the next generation of solar energy harvesting. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/developing-the-next-generation-of-solar-energy-har.ashx Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:09:43 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/developing-the-next-generation-of-solar-energy-har.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/new assets 2nd feb 2011/nano-solar-image.png The government is to invest £7 million in strategic research and development projects and ground-breaking trials that will improve co-operation between infrastructure providers, content producers, users and software developers http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/new-investment-aims-to-help-the-uks-digital-econom.ashx Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:08:20 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/new-investment-aims-to-help-the-uks-digital-econom.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/new assets 2nd feb 2011/little-boy-image.png The Technology Strategy Board welcomed the launch today of the UK’s first National Cyber Security Strategy and announced that it will look to develop new ways to ensure people’s digital security. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/press-release-new-methods-of-ensuring-personal-dig.ashx Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:48:03 GMT The organisation that works to ensure British business is at the forefront of technology innovation is celebrating the official opening of its new national headquarters in Swindon on Friday 3 July and will be joined by regional business leaders. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/press-release-national-innovation-agency-celebrate.ashx Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:44:49 GMT From today, UK business and third sector organisations will be able to benefit from a modification to an existing support programme that has been running for nearly 35 years. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/press-release-shorter-knowledge-transfer-partnersh.ashx Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:42:27 GMT Technology Strategy Board builds its investment in greener housing. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/press-release-ecobuild.ashx Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:40:49 GMT Over twenty new building developments across the UK are to be subjected to a detailed and intensive assessment of their environmental impact in the first phase of a four year programme that will help to deliver more energy efficient, better performing buildings. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/how-green-is-your-building.ashx Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:05:35 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/how-green-is-your-building.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/images/news/low_impact_building_2.png £2 million funding to stimulate space innovation http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/2-million-funding-to-stimulate-space-innovation-.ashx Fri, 18 Feb 2011 11:55:06 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/2-million-funding-to-stimulate-space-innovation-.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/images/news/space.png Speeding up the introduction of more secure and trustworthy information systems http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/speeding-up-the-introduction-of-more-secure-and-tr.ashx Fri, 18 Feb 2011 11:41:50 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/speeding-up-the-introduction-of-more-secure-and-tr.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/images/news/trusted-services.png A unique test facility comes online from today, allowing businesses to test new digital services and run trials with consumers in a dedicated area of the internet. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/unique-digital-testing-ground-available-from-today.ashx Fri, 18 Feb 2011 11:37:16 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/unique-digital-testing-ground-available-from-today.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/images/news/ictomorrow-logo.png Design Council and Technology Strategy Board partnership places design and technology at the heart of UK innovation. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/press-release-design-council-and-technology-strate.ashx Tue, 15 Feb 2011 10:50:40 GMT The Technology Strategy Board is to invest up to £10 million in new research projects that will help accelerate the development and deployment of more secure and trustworthy information systems within Digital Britain and the wider global economy. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/british-companies-challenged-to-develop-technology.ashx Tue, 15 Feb 2011 10:01:09 GMT The government is to invest over £6 million in a major new collaborative research, development and demonstration project aimed at positioning the UK as a leading supplier of innovative technologies to capture carbon dioxide from fossil fired power stations. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/20-million-carbon-capture-pilot-plant-to-receive-g.ashx Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:53:58 GMT PIANO+ is a transnational competition for collaborative research and development proposals under the European Commission’s ERA-NET Plus scheme that is calling for proposals to develop photonic technology and systems to enable widespread broadband access of at least 1 Gbit/s by 2015-20. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/news-release-piano-competition-opens-for-uk-innova.ashx Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:40:27 GMT A project to develop a new all-electric urban car, that will be affordable for many consumers when it reaches market and manufactured using an innovative and sustainable production process, is announced today. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/9m-for-new-electric-city-car-that-can-be-sustainab.ashx Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:32:51 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/9m-for-new-electric-city-car-that-can-be-sustainab.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/images/news/t25_thumb1.jpg Schools across the UK are being invited to take part in a unique challenge – to design innovative new approaches to help older people stay better connected to their communities and younger generations. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/schools-to-take-part-in-national-design-challenge-.ashx Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:15:21 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/schools-to-take-part-in-national-design-challenge-.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/images/news/gradbus2.jpg Competition to find innovative solutions to help older adults live independently for longer http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/competition-to-find-innovative-solutions-to-help-o.ashx Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:32:13 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/competition-to-find-innovative-solutions-to-help-o.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/new assets 2nd feb 2011/indepence-matters.png Three major research and development projects that will help to develop the wave and tidal stream energy technologies of the future are set to benefit from government investment of over £2.5 million. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/further-investment-will-quicken-pace-of-innovation.ashx Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:27:53 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/further-investment-will-quicken-pace-of-innovation.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/images/news/wave-image.png Eleven British universities and sixteen businesses – including many small and medium sized companies – are to receive a total of nearly £9 million of government investment for research that will help to underpin the development of innovative, cost-effective, user-centred services for independent living. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/research-projects-will-show-impact-and-value-of-as.ashx Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:27:11 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/research-projects-will-show-impact-and-value-of-as.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/images/news/assisted-living-image.png Ten feasibility studies looking at how industrial biotechnology can be competitively applied to the production of high value chemicals and polymers are set to benefit from government investment totalling £1 million. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/funding-agreed-for-ten-feasibility-studies-in-indu.ashx Tue, 08 Feb 2011 13:44:58 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/funding-agreed-for-ten-feasibility-studies-in-indu.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/new assets 2nd feb 2011/high-val-chem-image.png The Technology Strategy Board’s Director of Enterprise and Communication, Allyson Reed, has been shortlisted for a prestigious European award for her work promoting enterprise and innovation at universities and in the public sector across the UK over the past ten years. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/technology-strategy-board-director-shortlisted-for.ashx Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:58:45 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/technology-strategy-board-director-shortlisted-for.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/new assets 2nd feb 2011/ar_photo_oct10-2.png For the first time ever, the cream of UK healthcare technology innovation is heading to Silicon Valley to seek vital investment and opportunities in international markets. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/british-healthcare-pioneers-take-revolutionary-tec.ashx Tue, 11 Jan 2011 12:12:47 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/british-healthcare-pioneers-take-revolutionary-tec.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/images/news/tablets_med.gif The government today invited organisations to register their interest in forming a technology and innovation centre focused on the area of high value manufacturing. The centre will be the first of an elite national network of centres, to be established and overseen by the Technology Strategy Board, that will work in partnership with universities and businesses to help commercialise the results of research in specific technology areas where there are potential multi-billion pound global markets. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/proposals-published-for-200-million-network-of-tec.ashx Thu, 06 Jan 2011 13:58:46 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/proposals-published-for-200-million-network-of-tec.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/images/news/lab_news.gif A select group of the UK’s most successful and promising healthcare technology businesses have been awarded the opportunity to take part in a mission to Silicon Valley. For one week they will showcase their unique technologies and work towards opening up their businesses to an international market. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/20-of-the-uks-top-innovative-healthcare-technology.ashx Tue, 07 Dec 2010 11:03:06 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/20-of-the-uks-top-innovative-healthcare-technology.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/images/news/healthcare-image.png Technology Strategy Board and Design Council announce drive for innovative solutions to the challenges of the UK’s ageing population http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/2m-project-will-harness-design-and-technology-to-h.ashx Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:20:50 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/2m-project-will-harness-design-and-technology-to-h.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/images/news/assisted-living-image.png Two British companies – Zeta Controls and Juice Technology – are to receive substantial government funding to help them develop new energy efficient lighting. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/uk-companies-to-develop-and-demonstrate-new-energy.ashx Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:16:12 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/uk-companies-to-develop-and-demonstrate-new-energy.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/images/news/ultra-efficient.png Tomorrow six innovative low carbon vehicles from world leading low carbon vehicle trails will take part in the RAC London to Brighton future car rally. The cars will be among over 60 zero/low-emission vehicles expected to be on the starting lines when the rally starts in Brighton on Saturday morning. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/pioneering-low-carbon-vehicles-take-part-in-bright.ashx Fri, 05 Nov 2010 18:11:22 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/pioneering-low-carbon-vehicles-take-part-in-bright.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/images/news/low-carbon-vehicles-image-p.png Four major government departments are to install innovative energy efficient technology and user behaviour approaches in a series of pilot projects that will demonstrate how both government and private offices can dramatically improve their energy performance, cut energy bills and reduce carbon emissions. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/government-departments-to-demonstrate-innovative-e.ashx Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:51:56 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/government-departments-to-demonstrate-innovative-e.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/images/news/energy-whitehall-image.png The Technology Strategy Board is to invest £2.4 million to help building design teams develop strategies for buildings in the UK so that they are better able to adapt to the changing climate. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/adapting-buildings-to-cope-with-climate-change-.ashx Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:31:38 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/adapting-buildings-to-cope-with-climate-change-.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/images/news/low-impact-buildings-pr.png Twelve small British companies have been selected to make a live pitch at a major event next week for a share of £600,000 of government funding to kick-start the development of new technology. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/finalists-selected-to-pitch-for-share-of-600000-de.ashx Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:50:54 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/finalists-selected-to-pitch-for-share-of-600000-de.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/images/news/innovate-comp-image-test-tu.png Funding was announced today for two new research centres in the UK. Funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the Technology Strategy Board, these ‘Innovation and Knowledge Centres’ (IKCs) will mix business knowledge with the most up-to-date research to harness the full potential of emerging technologies – ensuring the UK is first to develop this cutting-edge research. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/two-new-innovation-and-knowledge-centres-receive-2.ashx Wed, 13 Oct 2010 15:13:22 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/two-new-innovation-and-knowledge-centres-receive-2.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/images/news/fighting-infect-through-det.png The Technology Strategy Board, together with the Department of Health, the Scottish Government Health Directorates, the Medical Research Council, Cancer Research UK and the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is to bring the government, researchers and business together in a major initiative that will place the UK at the centre of a revolution in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/healthcare-initiative-could-enhance-uk-position-as.ashx Wed, 13 Oct 2010 15:01:46 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/healthcare-initiative-could-enhance-uk-position-as.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/images/news/tsb_stratmedbusinessmodelsc.jpg Private sector innovation is critical to the task of rebalancing the UK economy – it underpins growth, drives up productivity and creates prosperity for the UK, a major networking event in London will hear today. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/innovation-vital-for-the-uks-future-economic-growt.ashx Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:49:27 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/innovation-vital-for-the-uks-future-economic-growt.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/email/sept10/images/innovate_final_connect.gif Four innovative small British companies are each to receive £100,000 to help them develop new technologies after they were declared the winners in a unique competition at today’s Innovate10 networking and innovation event in London. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/four-small-businesses-win-100000-development-fundi.ashx Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:13:42 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/four-small-businesses-win-100000-development-fundi.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/images/news/innovate-comp-image-test-tu.png Companies from across the UK are to receive government help to develop diagnostic devices that will assist in reducing the impact of infectious agents such as hospital acquired infections and sexually transmitted diseases. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/fightinginfectionthroughdetection.ashx Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:00:14 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/fightinginfectionthroughdetection.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/images/news/fighting-infect-through-det.png Businesses across the UK are being invited to compete for support to develop innovative technologies that could create new growth areas for the UK economy. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/search-for-innovative-technologies-that-may-be-the.ashx Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:27:11 GMT Superbugs in the firing line as new products take a step closer to the ward http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/superbugs-in-the-firing-line-as-new-products-take-.ashx Mon, 04 Oct 2010 11:18:04 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/superbugs-in-the-firing-line-as-new-products-take-.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/images/news/healthcare_image-superbugs.jpg The Transport Secretary, Philip Hammond, announced today that £24m will go to six innovative projects that aim to support UK’s developing Ultra Low Carbon Vehicles industry. Some of the UK’s leading vehicle manufacturers, working alongside supply chain manufacturers and universities, have secured the Government investment and the total costs for all six projects stands at just under £52m. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/business-and-government-invest-52m-in-uks-developi.ashx Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:22:14 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/business-and-government-invest-52m-in-uks-developi.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/images/news/low-carbon-vehicles-image-p.png Twenty feasibility studies aimed at stimulating innovation in civil nuclear power generation technology are to share £2 million of support from the government-backed Technology Strategy Board. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/nuclear-power-generation-technology-innovation-to-.ashx Mon, 27 Sep 2010 10:32:56 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/nuclear-power-generation-technology-innovation-to-.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/images/news/nuclear-image-press-release.png Small companies from across the UK are being invited to submit a two-minute video to pitch for a share of £600,000 of government funding to kick-start the development of new technology. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/innovative-small-companies-given-two-minutes-to-pi.ashx Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:02:14 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/innovative-small-companies-given-two-minutes-to-pi.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/images/news/innovate-comp-image-test-tu.png Nanotechnology researchers and industry specialists are being invited to propose business-led research projects that will compete for £7million to help stimulate the next generation of solar energy harvesting technologies. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/research-into-next-generation-solar-energy-harvest.ashx Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:04:07 GMT Over a dozen new research and development projects now underway will aim to show how smart meters can be integrated with communications technology to make homes more energy-efficient, and consumers more energy-aware. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/new-research-aims-to-make-our-homes-smarter-and-mo.ashx Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:23:33 GMT Four innovative research projects are to receive government support to develop novel products and services to help reduce energy consumption in offices, schools, hospitals and other non-domestic buildings across the UK. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/research-projects-to-develop-user-centred-innovati.ashx Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:50:12 GMT Future technology for armed forces boosted by innovation http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/press-release-defence-innovation-.ashx Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:45:30 GMT The Government-backed Technology Strategy Board is to support a ground-breaking £6.4 million programme to build 12 world-class energy-efficient houses, without using renewable energy technologies. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/taking-aim-unique-partnership-targets-construction.ashx Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:44:40 GMT New UK strategy group set up to help steer the future of the internet http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/new-uk-strategy-group-set-up-to-help-steer-the-fut.ashx Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:43:52 GMT The Technology Strategy Board is offering investment of up to £10 million to support research and development leading to the introduction of innovative systems and services to help goods move around the country more effectively. This will help enable the UK to support more freight traffic as the economy grows, whilst decreasing the associated road congestion. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/using-technology-to-keep-goods-on-the-move-.ashx Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:49:28 GMT The Technology Strategy Board is to invest up to £30 million, in coming months, in five new research and development competitions. The investment is part of a wider £1bn funding programme, being rolled out by the Technology Strategy Board up to 2011, designed to support UK business and drive technology-enabled innovation. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/up-to-30m-investment-in-new-technologies-to-help-a.ashx Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:48:28 GMT Over 35 British businesses and universities have been offered support worth £7 million to help them to develop the wave and tidal energy technologies of the future. The investment has been allocated through a collaborative research and development funding competition designed to support innovation that will lead to the cost effective exploitation of UK and global wave and tidal stream resources. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/uks-wave-and-tidal-stream-technology-companies-rec.ashx Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:47:35 GMT • Digital media represents over two thirds of the UK creative industry’s value • Technology can be both a threat and an opportunity http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/uks-first-creative-industries-technology-strategy-.ashx Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:46:37 GMT • Technology Strategy Board and Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) work with Rolls-Royce • Business and academia to work together to help industry remain competitive http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/uks-aero-engine-industry-and-supply-chain-boosted-.ashx Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:45:15 GMT Over 160 UK companies have been successful in securing investment that will help them to become more competitive. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/uk-companies-secure-investment-to-boost-competitiv.ashx Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:43:43 GMT The Technology Strategy Board has welcomed today’s announcement by Lord Hunt that marine energy developers will be able to apply for funding from the Carbon Trust for the Marine Renewables Proving Fund. The £22 million Fund, announced earlier in the year in the Renewable Energy Strategy and launched today, will enable the marine industry to access funding for projects leading to at-sea demonstration of cutting edge prototypes. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/technology-strategy-board-welcomes-new-investment-.ashx Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:42:42 GMT The Technology Strategy Board is to invest nearly £5 million in new research and development to find innovative technology solutions to help in maximising recovery of the UK’s hydrocarbon resources. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/technology-strategy-board-to-invest-5-million-in-t.ashx Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:39:56 GMT New knowledge transfer network to be established to help deliver technology-enabled innovation in the financial services sector. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/technology-strategy-board-to-establish-new-innovat.ashx Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:31:26 GMT • Sustainable Agriculture and Food Innovation Platform to be established by Technology Strategy Board October 2009 Sustainable Agriculture and Food Initiative aims to increase productivity • Collective Investment of up to £75 million over the next five years to support innovative research and development • Focus on the development and adoption of new technologies to increase sustainable food productivity, while decreasing environmental impact http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/sustainable-agriculture-and-food-initiative-aims-t.ashx Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:28:27 GMT The Technology Strategy Board is now the British National Space Centre partner responsible for promoting innovation in satellite telecommunications and navigation in the UK. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/space-telecoms-joins-technology-strategy-board-por.ashx Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:22:37 GMT The government announced today that it is to invest £2.5 million to stimulate innovation in the UK’s industrial biotechnology sector, with most of the funding going to small and medium-sized companies. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/small-companies-to-share-25-million-new-government.ashx Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:15:18 GMT Six British companies have won support for carrying out technical feasibility studies in the first phase of a major initiative to develop more energy efficient lighting for our homes. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/six-companies-awarded-contracts-to-develop-more-en.ashx Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:13:52 GMT A press release from the Technology Strategy Board about an announcement being made today to invest £15m in the development and demonstration of technologies that tackle CO2 emissions. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/press-release-reducing-co2-emissions-through-techn.ashx Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:12:46 GMT British businesses have been invited to bid for a total of £6m of investment in a drive to boost technological innovation across the UK. The government-backed Technology Strategy Board is working to encourage UK business to continue to innovate through the recession, in order to be in a strong position as the economy starts to recover. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/press-release-innovation-boost-for-uk-business-as-.ashx Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:06:32 GMT The Technology Strategy Board invites British companies to apply for funding to develop new design and decision support tools for building design. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/press-release-greener-buildings-by-design-.ashx Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:02:57 GMT A Further £20 Million Investment in Green Technology. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/press-release-from-skin-care-to-nickel-recovery-.ashx Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:01:51 GMT £17 million worth of new research and development into innovative technologies to help meet climate change targets and secure the UK’s energy supplies has been announced by the Technology Strategy Board. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/press-release-energy-technology-innovation-to-bene.ashx Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:00:51 GMT New £100 million development programme throws down the gauntlet to innovative companies. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/press-release-british-companies-challenged-to-deve.ashx Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:51:42 GMT The Technology Strategy Board, the government body that exists to promote business innovation in technology, has contributed to the Digital Britain Report and has been assigned the role of leading the technology and innovation efforts required to ensure that Britain has a successful digital future. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/press-release-a-routemap-towards-digital-britain.ashx Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:49:55 GMT http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/press-release-a-routemap-towards-digital-britain.ashx http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/images/news/digi_small.jpg Eight new low carbon vehicle projects are set to benefit from a share of £25 million of Government funding to run ‘real life’ trials, Science Minister Lord Drayson and Transport Secretary Lord Adonis announced today. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/press-release-25m-trial-puts-electric-cars-on-uk-s.ashx Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:48:38 GMT Technology Strategy Board to launch new competition for innovations to cut the environmental impact of homes. 10m allocated to this ‘grand challenge’ of improving environmental performance of existing housing stock. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/press-release-10m-grand-challenge-to-make-housing-.ashx Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:47:55 GMT Three new design innovations to tackle mobile phone crime, including a device that locks a phone and alerts the owner if it is taken away from them, have been unveiled today. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/new-technologies-unveiled-to-help-protect-britains.ashx Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:43:00 GMT The ever-increasing threat to the UK’s information systems is to be tackled through new research and development initiatives funded by the Technology Strategy Board. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/new-research-will-help-tackle-threat-to-uks-inform.ashx Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:39:48 GMT • New Environmental Sustainability Knowledge Transfer Network to be hosted by Oxford University. • Network will work with the Technology Strategy Board to help develop and deliver environmental sustainability and resource efficiency strategies and programmes. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/new-knowledge-transfer-network-will-stimulate-inno.ashx Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:37:08 GMT Over £12 million is to be invested by the government-backed Technology Strategy Board to develop new technology that will speed up the reduction of CO2 emissions from road vehicles. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/new-government-investment-will-speed-up-developmen.ashx Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:34:30 GMT A range of specialist plastic electronics businesses are to benefit from a total of £8.4m investment in research and development into new technology that will lead to the creation of a range of new products such as conformable and rollable electronic displays, ultra-efficient lighting and low-cost, long-life solar cells. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/minister-announces-84m-investment-in-plastic-elect.ashx Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:33:07 GMT Three new members of the Technology Strategy Board have been appointed and four other members have been re-appointed, Secretary of State for Innovation Universities and Skills John Denham announced today. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/members-of-the-governing-board-appointed.ashx Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:31:31 GMT The Business Secretary Lord Mandelson signalled a new boost today for innovative low and ultra low carbon vehicles technology, announcing a £19m competition which will support industry-led collaborative research, development and demonstration projects, with a focus on developing the UK’s supply network. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/lord-mandelson-announces-19m-for-innovative-resear.ashx Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:30:30 GMT Review confirms value of networks for sharing knowledge and accelerating innovation http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/knowledge-transfer-networks-reviewed.ashx Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:29:25 GMT Business innovation in the UK receives a boost today as the Government-backed Technology Strategy Board announces an investment of £82.5m in the development of innovative new technologies. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/investment-of-just-over-80m-in-innovative-technolo.ashx Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:27:43 GMT Over thirty innovative projects put forward by business led consortia from across agriculture and the crop protection industry are to receive support of over £13.5m from the Government to carry out applied research and development. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/innovative-crop-protection-rd-may-help-farmers-cop.ashx Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:26:53 GMT Scientists from Cambridge University win the best business proposition award at prestigious Medical Futures Innovation Awards http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/horizon-discovery-wins-best-business-proposition.ashx Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:25:38 GMT The Technology Strategy Board is to manage a £2.5 million investment programme on behalf of the Government aimed at stimulating innovation in the UK’s industrial biotechnology sector, and is encouraging small and medium-sized companies to apply for funding. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/government-to-invest-25-million-in-innovation-for-.ashx Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:24:28 GMT A number of Government departments are to take part in a pilot project which will see Whitehall buildings demonstrating new energy efficiency technology. The aim is to reduce energy bills, saving money for the taxpayer, and to give businesses the opportunity to provide innovative new solutions through government contracts. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/government-departments-to-seek-energy-efficient-so.ashx Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:22:44 GMT The Technology Strategy Board is to invest up to £5 million in innovative technologies to help maximise recovery of the UK’s oil and gas resources. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/getting-the-most-from-britains-oil-and-gas-resourc.ashx Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:21:04 GMT The Technology Strategy Board today signalled the government’s commitment to supporting innovation in high value manufacturing by announcing investment of £5 million in 22 new research and development feasibility projects. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/further-5-million-investment-highlights-commitment.ashx Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:20:16 GMT The Technology Strategy Board increases funding to SMEs and third sector organisations that are participating in a UK-wide knowledge exchange project http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/funding-boost-benefits-small-to-medium-sized-compa.ashx Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:19:00 GMT The development of innovations to accelerate the deployment of fuel cell and hydrogen technologies is to receive a major boost after the Technology Strategy Board announced today that it is to invest £7 million on behalf of the government in 15 demonstrator projects. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/fuel-cell-and-hydrogen-technologies-to-be-stimulat.ashx Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:17:40 GMT A new knowledge sharing network aimed at business and academia has been established to stimulate technology-enabled innovation in the UK’s financial services sector. The Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN), which is being launched today at a private reception in London’s financial district will promote collaboration and knowledge sharing in the financial services sector and offer a range of useful business support and information to its members. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/financial-services-supported-by-launch-of-new-know.ashx Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:16:09 GMT The Technology Strategy Board is pleased to congratulate Sara Murray, one of its Board Members, on winning the Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the annual National Business Awards sponsored by Orange. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/entrepreneur-of-the-year-award-goes-to-member-of-t.ashx Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:15:24 GMT Technology Strategy Board to invest further £24 million in high value manufacturing. Emphasis will be on innovation that will bring about a step change in international competitiveness. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/developing-competitiveness-through-investing-in-in.ashx Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:13:15 GMT The Technology Strategy Board and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council are to invest nearly £5 million to fund the development by British companies of new design and decision tools to help in the construction of greener buildings. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/designing-tomorrows-greener-buildings-.ashx Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:12:25 GMT New data has been published that demonstrates the current capability of the UK automotive industry. The Government, business and academia now have access to information that enables them to see an accurate snapshot of the state of the industry, including its ability to meet existing carbon reduction targets in road transport through the development of Low Carbon Vehicle Technologies. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/current-strengths-of-uk-automotive-industry-reveal1.ashx Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:11:41 GMT New data has been published that demonstrates the current capability of the UK automotive industry. The Government, business and academia now have access to information that enables them to see an accurate snapshot of the state of the industry, including its ability to meet existing carbon reduction targets in road transport through the development of Low Carbon Vehicle Technologies. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/current-strengths-of-uk-automotive-industry-reveal.ashx Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:10:41 GMT The Technology Strategy Board is to invest a further £5 million to support eighteen new research and development projects aimed at helping the UK’s digital content creators and rights holders to maximise the commercial return potential from their intellectual property. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/britains-creative-industries-sector-to-receive-fur.ashx Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:09:27 GMT The development of innovations to help reduce emissions from power stations and CO2 intensive industries is to receive a major boost after the Technology Strategy Board announced today that it is to invest £15 million on behalf of the government in over 30 new research and development projects and studies. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/carbon-abatement-technologies-to-be-stimulated-by-.ashx Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:08:27 GMT Nineteen leading UK clean technology companies, selected as part of the Clean & Cool Mission to Silicon Valley, set off this weekend. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/clean-cool-mission-takes-off-to-san-francisco-.ashx Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:07:03 GMT Eight new low carbon vehicle projects are set to benefit from a share of £25 million of Government funding to run ‘real life’ trials, Science Minister Lord Drayson and Transport Secretary Lord Adonis announced today. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/copy-of-press-release-25m-trial-puts-electric-cars.ashx Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:05:45 GMT A consortium of 23 companies led by GKN Aerospace has today been announced as the winner of a unique competition for a £5 million prize awarded to British business to develop innovative composite manufacturing techniques for high-performance, high-value products. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/boost-for-advanced-manufacturing-uk-business-conso.ashx Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:00:39 GMT The Government-backed Technology Strategy Board is investing £8m in projects designed to devise solutions to some of the UK’s biggest transport and logistics challenges, including the need to ease congestion and reduce carbon emissions. The 12 collaborative research and development projects aim to develop innovative and sustainable systems and services that will help move goods around the country more effectively. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/8m-to-help-find-innovative-solutions-to-uks-transp.ashx Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:59:28 GMT An £8m investment in innovative developments in new plastic electronics technologies is announced today by the Government-backed Technology Strategy Board, to accompany the Business Secretary Lord Mandelson’s launch of a National Strategy for Plastic Electronics. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/8m-investment-in-plastic-electronics-technologies-.ashx Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:58:47 GMT A competition for up to £7.2 million of funding for companies to develop Hydrogen and Fuel Cell technology opens today. The competition is being delivered by the Technology Strategy Board and funded by the Department of Energy and Climate Change. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/72-million-for-hydrogen-and-fuel-cell-demonstratio.ashx Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:58:17 GMT • ‘Grand Challenge’ will stimulate development of innovative manufacturing techniques for the rapid, cost effective production of composites. • Winning project to receive £5 million prize from government to develop and demonstrate technology. • Opportunity for British companies to become world leaders in advanced composite manufacture. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/5-million-prize-to-be-won-in-unique-advanced-manuf.ashx Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:57:21 GMT The Technology Strategy Board, together with a number of Regional Development Agencies and Devolved Administrations, has agreed to support the next stage of a major research programme that aims to develop and exploit the UK’s civil and commercial capabilities in autonomous un-manned air systems technology. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/45-million-of-further-investment-to-develop-autono.ashx Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:56:40 GMT Eighteen small and medium sized British companies are to benefit from investment of nearly £4 million from the Technology Strategy Board to enable them to carry out cutting-edge research and development projects with partners from across Europe. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/4-million-support-for-small-british-companies-enga.ashx Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:55:14 GMT An innovative new project is underway that promises to transform the digital economy by making it more profitable and help tackle the challenges preventing players in the online world from extracting full value from their businesses. The Government-backed Technology Strategy Board is investing £18m in collaborative research and development and trials, to help a productive UK digital economy grow and thrive. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/18m-for-digital-research-and-trials-that-will-help.ashx Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:44:08 GMT An innovative new project is underway that promises to transform the digital economy by making it more profitable and help tackle the challenges preventing players in the online world from extracting full value from their businesses. The Government-backed Technology Strategy Board is investing £18m in collaborative research and development and trials, to help a productive UK digital economy grow and thrive. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/18m-for-digital-research-and-trials-that-will-help1.ashx Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:43:13 GMT Eighty seven social housing projects across the UK are set to benefit from a share of £17 million of government funding to test low carbon building technology, Science Minister Lord Drayson and Housing Minister John Healey announced today. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/17m-government-investment-in-retrofitting-to-pave-.ashx Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:42:37 GMT New technologies are to be developed that will help crop growers to respond to the dual challenges of increasing productivity while reducing the environmental impact of crop production. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/13-million-to-be-invested-in-development-of-new-cr.ashx Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:39:48 GMT Innovative businesses are being invited by the Government-backed Technology Strategy Board to compete for up to £12m of investment during 2010 to help develop the wave and tidal technologies of the future. Two new collaborative R&D competitions from the board are designed to support innovation that will lead to the cost effective exploitation of UK and global wave and tidal stream resources. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/12m-to-help-quicken-pace-of-innovation-in-wave-and.ashx Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:39:01 GMT New research will investigate feasibility of access speeds of at least 1Gb/s, and up to 10Gb/s. Technology Strategy Board to invest £1m in Ultra-Fast Broadband. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/-do-you-want-broadband-that-is-1000-times-faster.ashx Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:38:25 GMT The government-backed Technology Strategy Board is to invest over £5 million to support the research and development in the UK of new regenerative medicine products, tools and technologies. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/british-companies-to-receive-support-to-develop-ne.ashx Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:29:28 GMT The Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has asked the Technology Strategy Board to guide the development of a network of technology and innovation centres that will help deliver the industries and jobs of the future. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/development-of-new-uk-technology-and-innovation-ce.ashx Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:36:38 GMT Ultra energy efficient lighting could transform Britain’s homes and energy use with a new Government initiative to encourage innovation and research in the lighting industry. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/british-companies-challenged-to-develop-more-energ.ashx Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:48:17 GMT Eight new low carbon vehicle projects are set to benefit from a share of £25 million of Government funding to run ‘real life' trials, Science Minister Lord Drayson and Transport Secretary Lord Adonis announced today. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/25m-trial-puts-electric-cars-on-uk-streets.ashx Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:14:12 GMT A new Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) has been established to promote collaboration and knowledge sharing in the Energy Generation and Supply sector. http://www.innovateuk.org/content/press-release/new-energy-generation-supply-knowledge-transfer-ne.ashx Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:26:27 GMT