Applicants to Innovate UK grants are always expected to present an analysis of the issues potentially threatening their project – and the latest iteration of the Smart grant application is no different in that aspect. Often, our clients are...

So you won an Innovate UK grant? Congratulations! Get ready for the next step; due diligence.  For those who are wondering what it actually entails (or for those in the midst of it and struggling), here is some information...

If Innovate UK is the main British funding organism, other public bodies – e.g. the Arts Council or the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – do provide funding opportunities for innovative companies.  The Defence and Security Accelerator...

“Innovate UK is only won by Londoners. It’s not worth the effort.”  This is, as Northern-based grant writers, a statement we often hear. We wanted to see whether there was some truth in it, and what the regional differences...

Adopted in April 2016 by the European Parliament, the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 still regulates how companies can – or can’t – capture and store the personal data of their users: even after Brexit, the UK government was...

Innovation is about finding a new, better way of doing something. It can help your business adapt to change, it can make your organisation more efficient, and it can help increase your productivity and profits. Innovation isn’t always about...

The COVID-19 sanitary crisis has had one silver lining: incredible innovations have emerged, fuelled by targeted funding opportunities. The past year has been particularly revolutionary for progress in biotechnology, a sector in which access to funding is often very...

Why innovation grants are difficult funding solutions for start-ups Grant funding is one of the few sources of funding available very early in the life cycle of a start-up company. A company can use it to fund the development...

International innovation committed to equal opportunities – Our Innovation Consultant Lavinia Malo speaks to strategic partners LUMO in this episode of their Innovate Podcast. Lavinia discusses her career, her experiences as Innovation Consultant, and the range of services on...

Innovation and technological developments are key drivers of growth and prosperity: they contribute to increasing productivity and efficiency. Today, as we live in a period of unseen environmental changes, sustainable strategies are creating the conditions for the readiness of...