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£50 million boost for Catapult activity and capability in Chancellor’s Autumn Statement 2023
Last week, the Government's Autumn Statement announced a £50 million boost to Catapult funding to further enhance projects across energy, manufacturing, transportation, digitalisation and healthcare.
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Exploring a Catapult legacy with Stuart Martin
We sat down with Stuart Martin, CEO of Satellite Applications Catapult and founding member of the Catapult network, to talk about the mark he’s left on the UK space sector and the evolving mission of Catapults over his 10-years at the helm.
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Merger of Agri-Tech Centres paves way for future Catapult ambitions
Innovate UK is working with its three Agri-Tech Centres to create a new integrated capability.
The three Agri-Tech Centres are Crop Health and Protection, Centre for Innovation Excellence in Livestock and Agricultural Engineering, Precision and Innovation Centre.
This new single entity will facilitate a stronger cross-sectoral approach and drive better outcomes for the agri-tech sector across innovation, commercialisation, and adoption, as well as research. Together they are being invited to develop a proposal to establish an agri-tech Catapult, to complement the work of the existing nine Catapults.
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Catapult Network applauds two new publications from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Today, George Freeman MP, Minister for Science, Research and Innovation welcomes two new publications from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) evidencing continued Catapult impact and growth.
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Why science, innovation and technology must be at the heart of the UK’s plan for growth
New Chair of the Catapult Network, Katherine Bennett CBE, explains how joint collaboration between industry and Government can deliver on the UK's growth ambitions.
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2022: Catalysing the UK’s journey as an innovation nation
As the UK prepares to harness the power of technology to address its most critical national challenges, Catapults are primed to support the journey towards the UK becoming a science superpower and an innovation nation.
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Catapults secure 35% increase in investment from Government in Autumn Statement 2022
The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement secures funding for Catapults to accelerate research, development and innovation through business support and collaboration.
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Launch of new national EPSRC funded network to boost innovation
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) funded Innovation Launchpad Network+ will bring together leading universities, the Catapult Network and regional innovation ecosystems to enrich the exchange of ideas and knowledge across these organisations.
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House of Lords debate: Catapult Network plays pivotal role in innovation – and more
On 19 May the House of Lords debated the report from the Science and Technology Committee: Catapults: bridging the gap between research and industry.
The debate highlighted the important role of the Catapult Network in powering innovation and driving benefits for the UK.
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Catapult Network confirms commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
The Catapult Network this week (24th February 2022) formalised its long-held commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I). The CEOs of all nine Catapults came together at a special event held in the High Value Manufacturing Catapult’s MTC in Coventry to sign the shared Inclusivity in Innovation Charter.
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“The Catapult Network has a fundamental role in delivering the Government’s levelling up agenda” says the new Chair of the Catapult Network, Matthew Durdy.
The new Chair of the Catapult Network, Matthew Durdy, has described the Network as “fundamental” to delivering the Government’s Levelling Up agenda, unveiled in the White Paper this week.
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Catapult Network podcast series puts UK innovation under the spotlight
The Supercharging Innovation Podcast led by Dr Jeremy Silver, this year’s Catapult Network Chair and CEO of Digital Catapult, brought together special guests from government, business and academia to discuss innovation, and why it is so important for our society today. Here are some of the main highlights.
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Dick Elsy reflects on his journey as CEO of High Value Manufacturing Catapult
We interviewed Dick Elsy about the Catapults journey so far, overcoming challenges – most recently COVID-19, the fear of failure and his advice for the future of the innovation landscape.
Dick Elsy has been CEO of High Value Manufacturing Catapult for 8 years and during that time has made major contributions to the sector. He will be handing over his post to Katherine Bennett, former Senior Vice President at Airbus.
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Hydrogen – How will we decarbonise the most challenging areas of the UK economy?
The emergence of new global markets for zero carbon hydrogen presents a major economic opportunity for UK businesses in line with the UK Government’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution.
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The Catapult Network welcomes the Review published today by the Government’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
The report describes the findings of their inquiry into how Catapults can better contribute to delivering the UK’S R&D roadmap.
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Support Catapults to deliver UK’s innovation ambition, says Lords Committee
The Government's ambitions for research and development are not supported by a detailed plan or sufficient investment in innovation. Action is needed to bolster the network of innovation Catapults, and to improve collaboration by universities and industry.
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As the nation fights to recover, we have never needed our Catapult Network more. Here’s why
Catapults are already assisting thousands of UK businesses in key industry sectors and through innovative capability building they are helping to close regional inequality gaps. As an economic emergency grips a nation reeling from a health crisis, we are all concerned with how the UK emerges from the pandemic with a strong economy, one that continues to enable opportunities for business growth, creates job security and improves our quality of life.
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Catapult Network CEOs talk to the House of Lords Science & Technology Committee about how to build a stronger translational ecosystem across the UK R&D landscape
The nine Catapult Network CEOs recently provided evidence to an inquiry by the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee, looking at the contribution of Catapults to delivering the UK’s R&D Roadmap and the ambitions to increase the investment in R&D as a % of GDP in coming years.
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