Catapults: Billion-pound backing for British innovation

Posted on 22 Oct 2018 by The Manufacturer
More than 90 businesses across the UK have received a new Queen’s Innovation Award - image courtesy of Depositphotos. This year’s winners are UK businesses leading the way in a broad range of industries – from cloud computing and medical device manufacture, to pet health and sports broadcasting.

Simon Edmonds reports on the spectacular success of the UK’s revolutionary Catapult programme and announces a new publication that explains Innovate UK’s funding opportunities.

Now is a great time to find out what our world-class network of Catapult centres can do for your business. In August, the Chancellor announced an additional £780m funding for the Catapults, to help innovative businesses create future technologies. This built on the £180m announced for the North East by the Prime Minister for the…

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