Episode four investigates the evolution of UK healthcare. Our panellists discuss UK leadership, common barriers to translation and adoption of health innovation and how the UK ‘moves the dial’ from treatment to prevention. Learn more by listening to this episode of the Supercharging Innovation podcast.

Hear from our panel of experts, including Prof. Chris Molloy, CEO of Medicines Discovery Catapult, Dr Jacqueline Barry, Chief Clinical Officer at Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult, Dr Arun Harish, Chief Strategy Officer at CPI, part of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult and our special guest, Prof. Dame Anna Dominiczak, Chief Scientist for the Scottish Government and Regius Professor of Medicine at the University of Glasgow.

Episode three considers several hot topics including the role of science, innovation and technology in bridging the skills shortage, where responsibility lies for harnessing and shaping future skills and how to overcome inherent biases impacting our diverse and multi-skilled nation. Learn more by listening to this episode of the Supercharging Innovation podcast.

Hear from our panel of experts, including Kathie Bowden, Skills Manager at Satellite Applications Catapult, Dr Martin Main, Chief Scientific Officer at Medicines Discovery Catapult, Priya Guha, Non Executive Director at Digital Catapult and our special guest Debbie Johnson, Head of Innovation Talent & Skills at Innovate UK.

Episode 2 considers several critical questions, including: What are the toughest innovation challenges to get to a net zero future? How can Government policy drive new technology? What are the roles of hydrogen, offshore renewable energy and a whole systems approach in reaching our targets faster? Learn more by listening to this episode of the Supercharging Innovation podcast.

Hear from our panel of experts, including Guy Newey, CEO of Energy Systems Catapult, Dr Cristina Garcia-Duffy, Technical Director at Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, Katy Milne, Programme Director at Hydrogen Innovation Initiative and the Rt Hon Chris Skidmore MP, Conservative MP for Kingswood and Chair of the Net Zero Review.

This episode considers a number of pressing questions, including: What is the ‘human cost’ of digitalisation? Is AI a friend or a foe? What prevents businesses from seizing digital tech opportunities? And vitally, how do we break down common barriers to accelerate technology adoption? Find out the answers to these questions by listening to this episode of the Supercharging Innovation podcast.

Hear from our panel of experts, including Rosa Wilkinson, Director of Policy at High Value Manufacturing Catapult, Phil Young, Director of Policy at Research & Strategic Engagement at Digital Catapult, Amar Abid-Ali, Chief Commercial Officer at Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult and Lord Tim Clement-Jones CBE, Liberal Democrat Peer and Lords Spokesperson for Science, Innovation and Technology.

Katherine Bennett CBE, Innovate UK Catapult Network 2023 Chair and CEO of High Value Manufacturing Catapult, introduces the second series of the Supercharging Innovation Podcast.

This series explores how the UK must break down barriers to solve national and global challenges and how this can be realised through the power of science, innovation and technology. You’ll be hearing from our expert Catapult panellists and an array of very special guests including industrialists, academics, politicians and thought leaders.

Series 1 Introduction

Welcome to Series 1 of the Supercharging Innovation Podcast!

In this podcast, we are putting UK innovation under the spotlight and exploring the role of Government, businesses, the research community, private investors, and other innovative organisations in strengthening the economy through collaboration.

Jeremy Silver, former CEO of Digital Catapult and former Chair of the Catapult Network 2021, talks with some of the UK’s top parliamentarians, industrial and academic leaders to get their views on innovation. Subscribe now.

Series 1, BONUS Episode:
The future of innovation with Indro Mukerjee

Innovation is all about the future, but how will it influence and support future societies and economies as we work towards a fairer and more inclusive United Kingdom? Join Jeremy Silver, CEO of Digital Catapult as he speaks with Indro Mukerjee, CEO of Innovate UK, about his mission to inspire, involve and invest – building skills and driving diversity to help create real progress out of great ideas and using innovation to build a brighter future for everyone – both here in the UK and across the globe. Indro is a highly experienced technology CEO and business leader with a track record of leading innovation and technology commercialisation in businesses of all sizes across the world.

Series 1, Episode 8:
Championing UK innovation on the world stage with Chi Onwurah MP

Listen to Chi Onwurah MP’s views on the impact of technology in the UK and the roles of the key players in driving innovation for sectoral and geographical development. Chi is the Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and Shadow Minister for Digital, Science and Technology.  Chi works closely with the science and business community on issues including industrial strategy, digital inclusion, online safety and others. Prior to becoming an MP, Chi had a successful career working in the global telecoms sector as an electrical engineer in hardware and software development, product management, market development and strategy.

Series 1, Episode 7:
Technology as a crucial national asset with Lord David Willetts

Listen to Lord David Willetts’ views on how the UK innovation landscape is evolving and how the Government’s Innovation Strategy will facilitate technology development and support levelling up. Lord Willetts is the President of the Resolution Foundation. He is also a visiting Professor at King’s College London, a Board member of UKRI, as well as being on the board at Surrey Satellites and the Biotech Growth Trust. He served as the MP for Havant from 1992-2015, and as Minister for Universities and Science from 2010 to 2014, when Catapults were introduced.

Series 1, Episode 6:
Establishing an innovative startup to tackle online malicious content with Sasha Haco

Listen to Sasha Haco tell the story of her entrepreneurial journey, from studying for her PhD at Cambridge University to launching a business that is innovating in the application of Artificial Intelligence technologies. Sasha is co-founder and CEO of Unitary.AI, a content moderation start-up that is using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to detect harmful videos on the internet. Sasha was listed by Beauhurst as one of the UK’s top female entrepreneurs under 30. Prior to founding Unitary, Sasha gained her PhD at Cambridge University where she had the privilege of working with Stephen Hawking to understand the mysteries behind black holes.

Series 1, Episode 5:
Creating a more connected UK research and innovation ecosystem with Ottoline Leyser

Listen to Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser share her views on research culture, the future of UK innovation and the role of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) within it. Ottoline is the Chief Executive of UKRI and Regius Professor of Botany at the University of Cambridge. Prior to this Ottoline was Director of the Sainsbury Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, which combines computational modelling with molecular genetics and cell biology in the control of plant growth and development. She served as Chair of the Royal Society’s Science Policy Expert Advisory Committee, Chair of the Management Committee of the University of Cambridge Centre for Science and Policy, and as a member of the Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology. In 2017 Ottoline was appointed DBE for her services to plant science, science in society and equality and diversity in science.

Series 1, Episode 4:
The challenges of growing a business with Maya Pindeus

Listen to Maya Pindeus share her views on the future of Artificial Intelligence technologies and the challenges of growing a business. Maya is a human experience designer, architect and engineer with a deep passion for Human Machine interactions. Working at the intersection of engineering, robotics and user experience, her work has been widely recognised across the industry with multiple awards and publications in Forbes, Fastcompany, the European Commission Starts Prize and others,  as well as top rankings as leading Female Founder in the AI and technology industries. Maya holds degrees from Imperial College London and the Royal College of Art and has been leading commercial strategy and user experience at a number of companies before ultimately starting Humanising Autonomy to focus on her passion for creating an ethical world in which automated systems are designed around human beings, and not the other way around. As CEO, she leads Humanising Autonomy’s company strategy and oversees a world class team of commercial, technical and product talent.

Series 1, Episode 3:
Driving collaboration between research and industry with Baroness Brown

Listen to Professor Dame Julia King (Baroness Brown of Cambridge) DBE, FRS, FREng, share her views on the importance of blue skies research, driving innovation through collaboration between research and industry, and the opportunity COP26 presents for showcasing UK technology developments in green growth. Baroness Brown is Chair of the Carbon Trust and a Non-Executive Director of Ørsted. She was Vice Chair of the Climate Change Committee from 2008 to 2021 and continues to chair the CCC Adaptation Committee. Baroness Brown has just stepped down as a Non-Executive Director of the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult. She also served as a Non-Executive Director of the Green Investment Bank, supporting the development of the UK offshore wind industry. She is an engineer by training, with a career spanning academia and industry including senior business and engineering posts at Rolls-Royce and decade spent as the Vice-Chancellor of Aston University.

Series 1, Episode 2:
Growing regional innovation ecosystems with Juergen Maier

Listen to Juergen Maier’s views on scaling frontier industries, growing regional innovation ecosystems and how Catapults can support the levelling up agenda. Juergen is Chair of the Digital Catapult and is the co-Chair, with BEIS Business Secretary of State, of the Made Smarter Commission and Deputy Chair of the Northern Powerhouse. He is the former Chief Executive of Siemens UK, an honorary professor of Engineering at the University of Manchester and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. In 2017 he was asked by the Government to lead a review into how to increase the digitalization of the UK manufacturing sector and was awarded a CBE in 2019.

Series 1, Episode 1:
Maximising the UK’s innovation potential with Lord Robert Mair

Listen to Lord Robert Mair’s views on the role of innovation for UK economic recovery, investors & technology, levelling up, the skills agenda and equality, diversity and inclusion. Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering at Cambridge University, and Member of the House of Lords, Lord Mair has an accomplished civil engineering career, specialising in underground construction and experience of leading numerous projects in the UK and worldwide. As a member of the House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology, he recently took part in their inquiry into how Catapults can better contribute to delivering the UK’S R&D roadmap.