Innovate UK is part of UK Research and Innovation, a non-departmental public body funded by the UK Government. We drive productivity and economic growth by supporting businesses and organisations to develop and realise the potential of new ideas, including those from the UK’s world-class research base.

This webinar will introduce Innovate UK, with an overview of the funding mechanisms and competition structures, providing insight into how to access Innovate UK grant funding and what support is available.

Key topics for this 45 minute webinar:

• What is Innovate UK?
• What the key funding competitions and themes are
• Innovate UK’s response to COVID-19 and opportunities
• Accessing support for your innovation
• Measures for success

At the end of the session you will have:

1. An understanding of Innovate UK and its funding objectives
2. Understanding of the key criteria for successful applications
3. Knowledge of the local support network

Who should participate in the webinar?

Innovative organisations seeking to take new products and processes to market.

Innovate 2021 webinar series

This webinar is part of Enterprise Europe Network South West’s 'Innovate 2021’ series tackling current challenges and building for growth in design thinking, funding & finance, leadership strategy and intellectual property.

We’ll also be covering the wider bespoke support available from EEN and how our advisers can help you create a more resilient, sustainable path to recovery and growth. Click here to view details and register for other webinars.

Speaker: Layla Burrows, Innovate UK Regional Manager, South West

Layla has been working with high growth companies for over 18 years, in both the public and private sectors. She has been a commercial bid writer, with a focus on the creative and digital sector and a funding coordinator for academia. She has focused on international collaboration and knowledge transfer for European Framework Programmes and has been working with South West companies helping them to access funding and finance for the past 8 years. Her role as Regional Manager broadens awareness of Innovate UK and focuses on regional opportunities and discussions around Innovation Strategy.

Data Policy We take your data very seriously and are committed to the privacy and security of it. Our Privacy Statement explains the types of personal data we may collect about you and how we’ll store and handle that data, and keep it safe. This is a joint event and your data will be shared with Innovate UK for the purposes of administering & following up this event. Their privacy policy is available at https://www.gov.uk/help/terms-conditions.