Innovate UK South East

#EEN2024 - The Annual Conference of the Enterprise Europe Network in #Budapest last week was an extraordinary event organised by our colleagues from Hungary of HEPA Hungarian Export Promotion Agency , from European Commission and European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA). To be a part of it was a great honour for me and so pleased to represent our team Innovate UK South East and meet colleagues from Innovate UK like Andy Bates Martin M. and Jan Immel. I was so thrilled to meet many UK and international colleagues in B2B meetings and listen to inspiring talks. Amazing opportunity to contribute the perspective of Plastic Packaging and Construction Industry to a talk about Circular Economy and how EEN can help to accelerate it, organised by Silke Schleiff Maaike Van Overmeire with Giada Platania Federica Leonetti and online Chris Van de Voorde and Ernst-Jan M. van Hattum. A big thanks to @Sara M. , Reyes Sansegundo-Romero and Outi Toivanen for your continuous support and enthusiasm! ?? Please find some photos with impressions of this amazing and interesting conference. #Thankyou to all involved colleagues. It is really a pleasure to work with you for this inspiring #Network. #EENCanHelp #EEN2025

Unlocking internationalisation with Innovate UK support ?? Oxfordshire-based Autodiscovery is developing an innovative robotics system that has the potential to revolutionise agriculture and manufacturing. With support from Innovate UK, including the Global Incubator Programme in Agriculture to Singapore, and a Global Explorers grant, Autodiscovery has been able to explore expansion into global markets such as China, Singapore, and Japan. Read more about Autodiscovery's journey with Innovate UK here: ?? https://ow.ly/IhlH50U7H2o #Robotics #BusinessGrowth #Oxfordshire #agriculture #manufacturing

Propelling innovative businesses to grow and scale ?? Advanced Polymers is transforming silicone rubber recycling with Innovate UK's help. The Worthing-based innovator began working with Innovate UK Business Growth in October 2022, for support to develop and launch its product and to access relevant opportunities in other parts of the Innovate UK system. As part of its growth journey, the business has secured: ?A ￡31K Innovate UK Transforming Technologies Fund grant ?Support with its intellectual property via an Innovate UK Business Growth IP Audit ?Sector-specific support from Innovate UK Business Connect Advanced Polymers is now collaborating with key industry players to make products in their supply chains increasingly sustainable. Find out more about how Innovate UK support impacted Advanced Polymers here: ?? https://ow.ly/9Nqp50U0ocU #BusinessGrowth #SouthEast #Impact #Recycling

We’re honoured to be an Earthshot Prize finalist, recognised for our ambitions to protect and restore nature across the globe with scalable, ground-truthed data ?? It’s been an exciting journey so far to say the least, and we’ve had the incredible opportunity to share our story, challenges and solutions all over the world, alongside our fellow nominees. The Earthshot Prize Awards ceremony is just around the corner, taking place on 6 November in Cape Town - and the energy is electric as we edge ever closer to the big day! ?? The Awards will take place over five days, as ‘Earthshot Week’ - with each day set to celebrate the five Earthshots, and their nominees. Urgency + optimism = action But change isn’t happening fast enough or at the scale we need. That’s exactly why we exist - we’re here to make monitoring biodiversity cheaper, more accessible and scalable. With a better understanding of biodiversity, we can better protect our natural world. Find out more about our Earthshot Prize story so far via:? https://lnkd.in/eDtvYqqk

Fascinating ?? morning yesterday joining investors from SFC Capital, Mercia Ventures, CPI Enterprises Limited, The FSE Group, SAATCHiNVEST and VWV for an Innovate UK founder pitch panel ?? Six founders, preparing for opening a round or currently fundraising, pitching for 5m and then having 15m of Q&A/ feedback from friendly investors (?? we tried!) to help tighten up the material and presentations – a new format for me, but one I really enjoyed ?? Big thanks to Sohail for connecting me with the team, and well done Rafael, Caroline, Natoya, Juan et al for organising a great event Metta Aerospace Xelerated Gabriela Matic Matt Briggs Gianna Pinasco Gabriella G. Hernandez Nicole Whitelaw Stephanie Shaar

Looking to grow your business in Adur & Worthing? Don’t miss out on ￡200,000 in grant funding through the Adur & Worthing Business Support Programme! Whether you need support for start-up, leadership & management, sustainability, or innovation, you can access match-funded grants of up to ￡3,000. The deadline is January 2025, so act fast! Important: To qualify, you must attend a workshop so sign up now: https://bit.ly/AWBSP_EBC #AWBSP #AdurWorthingBiz #BizSupport #GrowYourBiz #LocalBizSupport #InnovationAW #LeadershipAW #SustainabilityAW #StartupsAW Adur & Worthing Councils Freedom Works Ltd University of Brighton Clean Growth UK Worthing & Adur Chamber of Commerce

Propelling businesses to grow and scale?? Hear Ian Howarth, CEO of Cyclops Marine explain how it has been aided by Innovate UK Business Growth to achieve its ambition of being the global industry standard in load sensing marine applications. By working with its innovation & growth specialist on a 1:1 basis, Cyclops Marine has: - Improved its IP strategy ?? - Expanded into new markets ?? - Strengthened its team with two UK graduates ?? Hear more about Cyclops Marine's journey with Innovate UK Business Growth here: https://ow.ly/KSgk50TAWQg

Exciting Job Opportunity: KTP Associate – Research Scientist (Engineering and AI) This is an exciting opportunity for a Masters/PhD level candidate to help W?rtsil? (WDSL) by transferring knowledge in imaging and AI to reduce wastage of composite materials used in their processes. This will help WDSL to transition into the bio-based market with competitive material solutions. The successful candidate will be employed by the University of Greenwich, but be based within the Engineering Team in Havant (Hampshire) and developing technology with the R&D, Quality Assurance and Quality Control departments within WDSL. To find out more and apply, click here: https://ow.ly/i2lG50SN7KM