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Growth in motion: expansion with Innovate UK support
Software consultancy, Cambridge Kinetics, is transforming business productivity with Kinabase - an innovative AI-powered platform that combines the flexibility of a spreadsheet with the organisation and control of established business tools. With tailored business growth support from Innovate UK, the company has secured £100,000 of public funding, grown its team by five, strengthened its cyber resilience and established a distributor-led international strategy that is generating new revenue streams and increasing profitability.
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Now recruiting: Assessors from the East of England with expertise in Advanced Connectivity Technologies
Innovate UK is expanding their Assessor pool to include a broader, more diverse range of technical commercial experts from across the UK. They have now opened the first phase of Assessor recruitment, which will focus on Advanced Connectivity Technologies (ACT), also known as Future Telecoms.
The East of England has a significant concentration of telecommunications businesses, largely driven by the major tech hub in Cambridge and BT's global research and development headquarters at Adastral Park. If you are involved in telecommunications, or any other area of advanced connectivity and are interested in helping evaluate funding applications that could define the next decade of connectivity, apply now!
Innovate UK are looking for Expert Assessors with lived, applied or professional expertise in ACT. Future recruitment rounds will focus on other areas; you can register your interest if you have expertise in a different sector. Innovate UK is building a community that reflects the diversity of the UK, because innovation is stronger when it includes everyone.
Applications are open until 19 November.
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MintNeuro Success Story
How can miniaturised tech save lives on a global scale? MintNeuro is developing advanced semiconductor technologies to enable scalable, less invasive, and more accessible neural implants. See how Innovate UK Business Growth supported ground-breaking innovators MintNeuro from spin-out to scale-up.
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Driving Scale and Innovation in the East of England
The East of England has emerged as a hub for high-growth enterprises, with 175 companies receiving Innovate UK grants in the past year.
The Innovate UK Scaleup Programme is designed to assist high growth businesses who are looking to scale up. It offers fully funded, one-to-one director led bespoke support. This includes access to a Scaleup Director, who collaborates with companies to identify and address key scaling challenges, such as market access, talent acquisition, and capital raising. The programme's tailored approach ensures that each business receives the specific support needed to achieve sustainable growth.
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Events
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Balance Sheets, Profit & Loss, Cashflows – Would You Like to Know More?
18th November 2025, 1:00-2:30pm, Cambridge
Finance underpins every business at every stage of its development. Yet for many entrepreneurs, founders, and business leaders, it can be an area that feels complex, overwhelming, or simply unfamiliar. Join us for a practical and engaging masterclass designed to demystify financial reporting and empower you with the tools to understand and manage your business finances more effectively.
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Going Digital: Empowering Innovators to Engage with the NHS of Tomorrow
27th November 2025, 10:00-1:00pm, Chelmsford
Want to design and deploy effective, digital apps tailored for NHS use? Join our workshop exploring a key theme from the NHS 10-Year Plan. Explore how innovators can design and deploy scalable digital apps tailored for NHS use, from prototype to practical implementation. Whether you're an entrepreneur, developer, or healthcare innovator, this is your chance to connect, learn, and shape the future of digital health in the NHS.
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Government support for innovative businesses
20th November 2025, 13:00, Online
Come and meet our Innovation and Growth Specialists at Innovate UK Business Growth, to find out more about the support available to ambitious, innovative businesses to help them grow and scale.
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Global Programme
Innovate UK's Global Business Innovation Programmes (GBIPs) and Global Incubator Programmes (GIPs) help ambitious businesses to collaborate and expand into new international markets, accelerating business growth.
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Global Business Innovation Programme: Semiconductors, Singapore
Applications are now open for innovative UK companies in the semiconductor sector to join this Global Business Innovation Programme in Singapore. The programme includes preparation workshops, a five-day innovation visit, and follow-up support to help you build international collaborations and grow your business. Funded by the UK Government and delivered by Innovate UK, this initiative supports companies to explore partnerships, access new markets, and drive innovation in a rapidly evolving global industry.
All applications must be made online through the Innovate UK website no later than 6th November 2025.
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Global Business Innovation Programme - Women in Innovation in Health-Tech, India
The programme will provide a unique opportunity to find partners and identify opportunities for technology and innovation collaboration. Participants will benefit from bespoke support from an innovation and growth specialist to leverage the contacts, opportunities and knowledge gained and to support the growth journey of the business. Two cities that have been selected Bengaluru & Chennai host growing MedTech and biotech ecosystems supported by incubators, funding, and talent pipelines.
All applications must be made online through the Innovate UK website no later than 13th November 2025.
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Global Business Innovation Programme - AI Enhanced Manufacturing, USA
The programme consists of a Get ready preparation phase followed by a market visit to USA (Boston & Pittsburgh), to include a 5-day tailored programme to connect with businesses, research organisations, and other key stakeholders, followed by an Exploit the opportunity workshop.This GBIP is being delivered by Innovate UK and funded by Made Smarter Innovation (MSI).
All applications must be made online through the Innovate UK website no later than 14th November 2025.
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Global Business Innovation Programme: Critical materials and midstream processing and recycling, Australia
The programme consists of a Get ready preparation phase followed by a market visit to Perth, to include a 5-day tailored programme to connect with businesses, research organisations, and other key stakeholders, followed by an Exploit the opportunity workshop. The programme will provide a unique opportunity to find partners and identify opportunities for technology and innovation collaboration.
All applications must be made online through the Innovate UK website no later than 23rd November 2025.
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