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BRITISH INNOVATION

Investing in the future

To underline our outstanding national reputation for innovation, science and technology, the UK is Europe's leading recipient of R&D inward investment. By Sir Andrew Cahn, Chief Executive UK Trade & Investment

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A catalyst for positive change

Promoting and encouraging innovation is as important as ever in the current economic climate. Chief Executive Jonathan Kestenbaum explains NESTA's active role in stimulating the economy

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Challenge-led innovation

A key element of the Technology Strategy Board's approach focuses on 'challenge-led' innovation. Heidi Lovelock, Head of Innovation Platforms, explains this idea, the organisation's work in this area and what it means for business

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Enhancing the economy

David Lammy MP, Minister of State for Higher Education and Intellectual Property, explains why innovative universities have a vital role to play in ensuring the UK not only survives the current economic climate, but emerges stronger than before

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A boost for Britain

As one of the largest-ever technology funds in Europe, the Innovation Investment Fund is giving the UK's venture capital industry a shot in the arm

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Support that leads to success

The UK is an international centre of excellence for technological leadership and R&D, with a government committed to raising investment in innovation - and UKTI is there to provide support all the way

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Great British Inventions

A round up of the greatest british inventions, from cat's eyes(1935) to vertical take-off aircraft(1960), from the World Wide Web(1989) to the iPod(2001)

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Useful addresses

A list of useful resources relating to Defence, Geovation, Health, Knowledge Transfer Networks, Nanotechnology, Research Councils

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CHALLENGE-LED INNOVATION

Innovating in the economic crisis

Although capital-intensive research is one of the first casualties of a downturn, it is also an opportunity for firms and governments to re-examine innovation portfolios - and the innovation environment is likely to be changed fundamentally as a result. Mike Sharpe takes a look at the bigger picture

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Sharing knowledge for innovation

How the Knowledge Transfer Networks help businesses innovate

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Enabling collaboration throughout the nation

The Aerospace & Defence KTN supports the UK's ambition of developing innovative technologies for use in leading-edge aerospace products

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Centre for Secure Information Technologies

The Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) is a new innovation and knowledge centre and is based at Queen's University Belfast's Institute of Electronics

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Centre for Defence Enterprise

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is open to innovation and supports new entrants into defence with research funding and advice through the Centre for Defence Enterprise (CDE)

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Steering towards a low carbon future

The Low Carbon KTN promotes a low carbon landscape in a range of ways

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Innovation in the UK is alive and well

Current thinking suggests that for mankind to maintain the present standard of living, we are going to have to innovate our way through the current climate change problems.

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Creating success

With an exciting new programme of projects, the Creative Industries KTN is making the most of future opportunities and challenges.

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Doing business in the digital age

Digital Business is a new KTN that combines a range of programmes and activities to meet the demands of an ever-growing industry

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Stimulating innovation for competitiveness

The aims, priorities and delivery strategy of the Digital Communications KTN in helping to deliver a Digital Britain

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Accelerating opportunities

As a new KTN, Energy Generation & Supply aims to increase the UK's uptake of the huge energy business opportunities available both here and globally

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Defence technology

Ministry of Defence (MOD) shows its commitment to a greener future and challenges industry to develop ideas to help support the Armed Forces and the environment at www.science.mod.uk

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Putting the focus on nanotechnology

Using focus groups, the Nanotechnology KTN is opening up the communication channels between industry, academia and funding authorities

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NanoCentral

Driving the safe, beneficial and profitable commercialisation of nanomaterials

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GeoVation

Encouraging and supporting innovation for social, economic and environmental benefit through the use of geography

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Advancing the cause

Aiming to help UK manufacturers take advantage of the latest technologies, Advanced Manufacturing offers a range of measures that will keep the UK at the forefront of the low-carbon industrial future

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Innovation through integration

The Loughborough IMCRC was established in 2001 with funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). The funding has provided researchers with the ability to embrace multidisciplinary, innovative projects.

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UK's advanced manufacturing heartland

The Sheffield region has long had a global reputation for engineering and manufacturing excellence, with Sheffield Steel and the 'Made in Sheffield' names a guarantee of high-quality products.

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Material wealth

The Materials KTN connects UK business with academia to translate innovation into wealth creation

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Nanoforce Technology

Partner for the Development of Advanced and High Performance Materials. World-leading advanced materials processing company with a focus on the development of processing routes that can be commercialised by industry

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The innovation challenge for the built environment

We constantly interact with the built environment. From the roads we drive on, the homes we live in, the retail and leisure outlets we visit to the offices, schools and hospitals we work in, we are surrounded by our built environment.

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Realising the potential

Bringing together several strands of the market, the new Photonics & Plastic Electronics KTN aims to add value as well as opportunity

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Light years ahead

A look at Laser Materials Processing and its role within the Photonics and Plastic Electronics KTN. By Dr Mike Green, Executive Secretary, AILU

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III-V semiconductor technology

Innovation utilising III-V semiconductor technology in photonics

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OPEN INNOVATION

Site for success

The London Innovation Centre is the innovative force behind many of Procter & Gamble Co's most successful products

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Unilever - The power of more

Vice President of Open Innovation, Jonathan Hague, talks about how Vitality characterises the company's culture and its open approach to innovation

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Innovation and The Economist

Tom Standage reports on the The Economist Eighth Annual Innovation Summit and Awards

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CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE

Welcome to North East England

North East England - Home to Europe's fastest-growing sectors

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County Durham - where science and technology grow

County Durham's economic strategy recognises that innovation and knowledge-based investment are vital to future economic success.

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Durham University

Founded in 1832, Durham University has over 15,000 students and is located in the city of Durham and in Stockton-on-Tees at Queen's Campus, which was opened in 1992.

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Corridor Manchester

Innovation is our business. There's no better place in the UK to bring innovation to life than Corridor Manchester.

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Working together - making an impact

The University's Business Gateway helps organisations access our wide range of expertise resulting in creative solutions, ideas, technologies or strategies.

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Opening doors

How Research Councils UK supports successful knowledge transfer

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South West

The South West RDA's role in encouraging innovation is a mixture of direct delivery and of influencing the strategies, policies and actions of a wide range of other organisations.

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The West of England is flying high

From Brunel to Concorde and the A380, the West of England has a long tradition of scientific discovery, technological innovation and creativity.

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Making a material difference

Brunel University is making a research impact through its six specialist institutes

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Sussex leads on interdisciplinary research

The success of Sussex's research themes relies on excellence within the faculty and partnerships with major national and international partners.

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Commercial breaks

Staffordshire University diversifies through innovation

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Growing early stage innovative technology companies

Providing top-class incubation, innovation and business-growth support, Innovation Centres (Scotland) ensures the growth of the next generation of innovative and high growth technology companies

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Glasgow Caledonian University

Glasgow Caledonian University's mission is to provide a high-quality accessible, inclusive and flexible learning and teaching environment enhanced by curiosity-driven research.

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Speech therapy

As the international language powering world trade, the English language is an essential business tool for innovative organisations. By Stephen Carey at the International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

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University of Wales

Attracting the best academic talent

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A catalyst for success

Bringing together like-minded companies that really do mean business, Technium innovation centres in Wales offer advice, support and, most of all, success

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Lead comes to Wales

'LEAD Wales', an £8 million project with the primary aim of helping develop 700 businesses in the region over a six-year period, was launched in Swansea on 1 July 2009

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Raising the standards

The UK Science Park Association is dedicated to raising the standards of science park provision

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UK Astronomy Technology Centre

The UK Astronomy Technology Centre (UK ATC) is the UK's national facility for astronomy instrumentation.

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Living laboratories

Universities and science parks as engines for sustainable urbanisation. By Dr Robin Daniels

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Boosting business innovation

Boosting business innovation through access to European funding

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BUSINESS SOLUTIONS

Protect your profits

Miles Rees, business outreach and education manager at the Intellectual Property Office, guides you through protecting your ideas and innovations

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Intellectual Property in SMEs and Academia

Commercialisation of Intellectual Property in SMEs and Academia.

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