# The Catapult Network: The Innovate UK Catapult Network

> The Innovate UK Catapult Network provides a unique combination of cutting\-edge R\&D facilities and world\-class technical expertise to support UK business innovation\. Catapults are a critical element of Innovate UK’s portfolio of products and services, where the application of research is accelerated, and where new technologies are further developed, scaled up and realised\. The Catapult Network is made up of nine world\-leading technology and innovation centres with more than 65 national locations\.

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## Pages
- [Contact](https://catapult.org.uk/contact/)
- [Home](https://catapult.org.uk/)
- [Careers](https://catapult.org.uk/work-with-us/careers/)
- [Supercharging Innovation Podcast](https://catapult.org.uk/news/supercharging-innovation-podcast/)
- [Terms and Conditions](https://catapult.org.uk/terms-and-conditions/)

## Posts
- [UK space minister joins launch of new international investment programme](https://catapult.org.uk/uk-space-minister-joins-launch-of-new-international-investment-programme/): The UK space minister joined researchers, entrepreneurs and industry representatives at UCL’s IDEALondon for the announcement of a new programme to attract international space investment to the UK\.
- [New National Drone Testing Centre to Help Unlock Britain’s £45bn Drone Economy](https://catapult.org.uk/new-national-drone-testing-centre-to-help-unlock-britains-45bn-drone-economy/): Satellite Applications Catapult announces investment in the National Autonomy and Drone Innovation Centre \(NADIC\) at
- [Landmark new study sets out scope and method to cut costs in floating offshore wind](https://catapult.org.uk/landmark-new-study-sets-out-scope-and-method-to-cut-costs-in-floating-offshore-wind/): A groundbreaking report that lays the foundation for understanding how cost competitive floating offshore wind can be achieved has been published today \(Monday\) by the Offshore Renewable Energy \(ORE\) Catapult\.
- [New smart tech to capture large scale marine mammal behaviour in the Celtic Sea](https://catapult.org.uk/new-smart-tech-to-capture-large-scale-marine-mammal-behaviour-in-the-celtic-sea/): An innovative new £2\.7 million project deploying state of the art listening equipment in the Celtic Sea, to create an interactive map of marine mammal behaviour, has been launched by the Offshore Renewable Energy \(ORE\) Catapult, in partnership with Celtic Sea Power and the University of Exeter\.
- [New standardised, contemporary strain panels address a long\-standing barrier in AMR research](https://catapult.org.uk/new-standardised-contemporary-strain-panels-address-a-long-standing-barrier-in-amr-research/): PACE and the UK Health Security Agency \(UKHSA\) have released five new contemporary antimicrobial resistance \(AMR\) strain panels, giving innovators worldwide a resource to test novel therapeutics and diagnostics against today’s resistance patterns

## Case Studies
- [How do we address skills needs in transport innovation?](https://catapult.org.uk/our-work/case-studies/how-to-address-skills-shortages-in-transport-innovation/): The Connected Places Catapult is the UK’s innovation accelerator for cities, transport, and place leadership, working alongside key partners to accelerate innovation in the places where we live, work and travel\. By assessing, predicting, mapping and delivering much\-needed skills for the future, the Catapult is helping to overcome emerging gaps which threaten to impact success in this area of national importance\.
- [How can the UK drive cell and gene therapy skills?](https://catapult.org.uk/our-work/case-studies/how-can-the-uk-drive-cell-and-gene-therapy-skills/): The Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult is placing the UK at the centre of a global cell and gene therapy industry\. It is committed to the advancement of cell and gene therapies and has a vision for a thriving industry delivering life\-changing advanced therapies to the world\.
- [We’re facing a global compound semiconductor skills shortage: what now?](https://catapult.org.uk/our-work/case-studies/were-facing-a-global-compound-semiconductor-skills-shortage-what-now/): The vision of Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult is for the UK to become a global leader in developing and commercialising new applications for compound semiconductors\. The Catapult is working with partners to identify skills gaps and future shortages, and to deliver solutions that build a specialised workforce, putting the UK at the forefront of a global compound semiconductor market\.
- [Bringing space technology to Leicester – and beyond](https://catapult.org.uk/our-work/case-studies/bringing-space-technology-to-leicester-and-beyond/): Leicester is in the top 10% of UK areas in most need of economic growth, as published in the 2022 Mercury report\. Despite this, Leicester has shown strong potential to grow its satellite data services and to exploit the opportunity of rapid satellite manufacturing, to boost local growth and create highly skilled jobs in the region\.
- [Industrial transformation](https://catapult.org.uk/our-work/case-studies/industrial-transformation/): High Value Manufacturing Catapult  has a proven track record in regenerating areas left behind by industrial change and has achieved genuine regional growth\.

## Catapult Centres
- [Digital](https://catapult.org.uk/catapult_centre/digital/)
- [Satellite Applications](https://catapult.org.uk/catapult_centre/satellite-applications/)
- [Semiconductor](https://catapult.org.uk/catapult_centre/200/)
- [High Value Manufacturing](https://catapult.org.uk/catapult_centre/high-value-manufacturing/)
- [Connected Places](https://catapult.org.uk/catapult_centre/connected-places/)

## Catapult CEOs
- [Dr Mike Strange](https://catapult.org.uk/catapult_ceo/chris-molloy/)
- [Caroline O’Brien](https://catapult.org.uk/catapult_ceo/martin-mchugh/)
- [Matthew Durdy](https://catapult.org.uk/catapult_ceo/6997/)
- [Erika Lewis](https://catapult.org.uk/catapult_ceo/nicola-yates/)
- [David Bletso](https://catapult.org.uk/catapult_ceo/jeremy-silver/)

## Documents
- [Innovate UK Catapult Network Prospectus \(2026\)](https://catapult.org.uk/document/innovate-uk-catapult-network-prospectus-2026/): The Innovate UK Catapult Network provides a unique combination of cutting edge research and development facilities and world\-class technical expertise to support UK business innovation\. We encompass nine sector\-based world\-leading technology and innovation centres, operating from more than 65 locations across the UK\.
- [Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Charter \(2022\)](https://catapult.org.uk/document/equality-diversity-and-inclusion-charter-2022-2/): We celebrate Equality, Diversity and Inclusion \(ED\&I\): not just because it is the right thing to do but because it leads to better decisions, better innovation and makes our working life more rewarding and more productive\.
- [Catapult Network: Growth and Prosperity Stories \(2023\)](https://catapult.org.uk/document/catapult-network-growth-and-prosperity-stories-2023/): Catapults are helping organisations de\-risk their innovation journeys and build internal capability which promotes growth, competitiveness, attracts investment, creates jobs and prosperity\. Take a look at our recent highlights\.
- [Support Programmes for SMEs and Startups \(2022\)](https://catapult.org.uk/document/support-programmes-for-smes-and-startups-2021-2/): Read about the programmes, approaches, assets and capabilities that Catapults offer to support the acceleration of startup and SME growth in a multitude of sectors\.
- [Accelerating A UK Hydrogen Economy \(2021\)](https://catapult.org.uk/document/accelerating-a-uk-hydrogen-economy-2021/): 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\. 

## Categories
- [Semiconductor](https://catapult.org.uk/category/semi-conductor/)
- [Satellite Applications](https://catapult.org.uk/category/satellite-applications/)
- [Offshore Renewable Energy](https://catapult.org.uk/category/offshore-renewable-energy/)
- [Medicines Discovery](https://catapult.org.uk/category/medicines-discovery/)
- [High Value Manufacturing](https://catapult.org.uk/category/high-value-manufacturing/)

## Tags
- [Leveraging Investment](https://catapult.org.uk/tag/leverage/)
- [Supply chains](https://catapult.org.uk/tag/supply-chains/)
- [Business growth](https://catapult.org.uk/tag/accelerating-business-growth/)
- [Digital technologies](https://catapult.org.uk/tag/advanced-digital-technologies/)
- [Health](https://catapult.org.uk/tag/modernising-health/)

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