Innovate UK

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Innovation does not happen in isolation. Turning ideas into commercial success requires the right partners, funding and support at the right time. Innovate UK Business Connect is a strategic delivery partner to Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). We build and activate the UK’s innovation networks, connecting businesses, researchers, investors and partners to accelerate innovation. Across priority sectors and emerging technologies such as AI, quantum technologies, advanced manufacturing and net zero, we identify opportunities, scout high-potential businesses and create clearer pathways from idea to market. Through our network, we combine sector expertise with data and insight to help organisations navigate the innovation system and access the support they need. For more information on how you can get support or join us at one of our events, visit our website https://iuk-business-connect.org.uk or contact us on enquiries@iukbc.org.uk .

  1. 06/18/2025

    AI for Services 2025 Podcast Series 2 Episode 3: Innovation, actually

    How do firms overcome the barriers to innovation? Hear from academic leaders on how training and peer support help financial and professional firms embrace new technology. Facing challenges in innovation? This episode is for you. In this episode, we hear from these participants:   - Astrid Ayel, AI for Services Lead at Innovate UK Business Connect  - Dr. Tzameret Rubin, Senior Lecturer in Innovation and Management at Oxford Brookes Business School and lead of the TiPS Innovation Adoption Accelerator  - Jack Stanbury, Senior Project Manager, University of Bristol    - Jonathan Beaverstock, Principal Investigator Future Finance, Deputy Dean University of Bristol Business School   - Ketch Adeeko, Lecturer in Strategy and Entrepreneurship, University of Bristol    - Martin Spring, Principal Investigator TiPS, Professor of Operations Management, Lancaster University Management School    Innovate UK and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) have invested £26.5 million in the Next Generation Professional and Financial Services programme to help professional service sectors (accounting and law) and the financial service sectors (insurance, lending, advisory and payment services) to develop and use digital technologies.   For monthly news, funding and event updates in your sector, subscribe to the free Innovate UK AI for Services Network newsletter.  Join the AI for Services community on LinkedIn.  Download the transcript

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Innovation does not happen in isolation. Turning ideas into commercial success requires the right partners, funding and support at the right time. Innovate UK Business Connect is a strategic delivery partner to Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). We build and activate the UK’s innovation networks, connecting businesses, researchers, investors and partners to accelerate innovation. Across priority sectors and emerging technologies such as AI, quantum technologies, advanced manufacturing and net zero, we identify opportunities, scout high-potential businesses and create clearer pathways from idea to market. Through our network, we combine sector expertise with data and insight to help organisations navigate the innovation system and access the support they need. For more information on how you can get support or join us at one of our events, visit our website https://iuk-business-connect.org.uk or contact us on enquiries@iukbc.org.uk .