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Cell and Gene Therapy (15),
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Energy Systems (14),
High Value Manufacturing (17),
Medicines Discovery (14),
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Satellite Applications (14),

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£555 million investment raised after engaging with Digital Catapult

Digital Catapult works with over 70 investors through the FutureScope acceleration programme to support UK innovators across AI, virtual & augmented reality, Internet of Things (IoT), 5G, and distributed systems to work with strategic sectors of the UK economy to build private sector confidence.

£555 million investment raised after engaging with Digital Catapult

Digital Catapult works with over 70 investors through the FutureScope acceleration programme to support UK innovators across AI, virtual & augmented reality, Internet of Things (IoT), 5G, and distributed systems to work with strategic sectors of the UK economy to build private sector confidence.

Cell and Gene Therapy

Delivering safer advanced therapies, faster and at lower cost through technology and process innovation

At its core, Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult is an innovation and technology company. Its work with industry in the development of novel processes and analytical techniques for cell and gene therapy manufacture has supported significant investment into startup businesses as well as attracting international manufacturers such as Rentschler to invest in manufacturing in the UK.

Cell and Gene Therapy

Establishing Stevenage as a global leader for cell and gene therapies

UK Government invested £72m in the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult centre in Stevenage. This has led to the creation of one of the leading cell and gene therapy clusters globally and brought £1.5bn to the region through the 45 companies that are now investing there.

Compound Semiconductor Applications

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Identifying new opportunities to increase international trade in telecoms

In 2020 Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult identified sizeable markets for the UK compound semiconductor industry to address, from the immediate opportunity rapid rollout of 5G and the longer term opportunities in quantum and satellite communications.

Compound Semiconductor Applications

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Playing a pivotal role in the world’s first compound semiconductor cluster

Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult plays a pivotal role in bringing industry and academia together to create the world’s first compound semiconductor cluster, CSconnected.

Compound Semiconductor Applications

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Creating a new UK supply chain in automotive power electronics

Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult is playing a critical role in the development of supply chains for electric vehicles in the UK and across the globe – a market in power electronics, motors, and drives (PEMD) predicted to be worth £5 billion in the UK by 2025.

Compound Semiconductor Applications

Creating a new UK supply chain in automotive power electronics

Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult is playing a critical role in the development of supply chains for electric vehicles in the UK and across the globe – a market in power electronics, motors, and drives (PEMD) predicted to be worth £5 billion in the UK by 2025.

Connected Places

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Stimulating investment in decarbonisation of UK cities

The Connected Places Catapult is leading a world-first alliance across the UK’s major cities to secure the long-term finance necessary for achieving net zero. The Cities Climate Investment Commission (3Ci) is helping cities to attract public and private sources of financing for a £300bn+ market opportunity for a multi-intervention place-based Net Zero transition.

Connected Places

Stimulating investment in decarbonisation of UK cities

The Connected Places Catapult is leading a world-first alliance across the UK’s major cities to secure the long-term finance necessary for achieving net zero. The Cities Climate Investment Commission (3Ci) is helping cities to attract public and private sources of financing for a £300bn+ market opportunity for a multi-intervention place-based Net Zero transition.

Connected Places

Sparking an innovation cluster in the Belfast City Region

Connected Places Catapult has been supporting place leaders in Belfast to create new opportunities for businesses since 2016, resulting in a successful bid for a City Region Deal which is forecast to deliver £2 billion in additional GVA and 10,000 new jobs.

Innovation helps transform traditional industry

Cutting-edge UK technology startups helped industry titans digitise and improve manufacturing processes as part of Digital Catapult’s Made Smarter Technology Accelerator Programme, fuelling innovation, boosting productivity and accelerating the fourth industrial revolution using advanced digital technologies.

High Value Manufacturing

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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.

Medicines Discovery

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Transforming UK medical imaging

The Medicines Discovery Catapult is working to ensure the UK remains a world leader in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging, a data-rich non-invasive imaging modality that offers huge potential across the life sciences and is highly amenable to advances in AI.

Medicines Discovery

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Alchemab Therapeutics secures private funding for new treatments following collaboration

In 2021 Alchemab and Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) collaborated on a Huntington’s disease focussed project, which supported Alchemab in securing significant private investment.

Medicines Discovery

Alchemab Therapeutics secures private funding for new treatments following collaboration

In 2021 Alchemab and Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) collaborated on a Huntington’s disease focussed project, which supported Alchemab in securing significant private investment.

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The Psychiatry Consortium – exploring new treatments for mental health conditions

Medicines discovery for challenging diseases requires a collaborative approach with a patient focus. In 2019 the Medicines Discovery Catapult established the Psychiatry Consortium as one of its patient focussed partnerships. It is a strategic collaboration of two leading medical research charities and seven international pharmaceutical companies, focusing on the unmet therapeutic needs of people living with mental health conditions.

Medicines Discovery

The Psychiatry Consortium – exploring new treatments for mental health conditions

Medicines discovery for challenging diseases requires a collaborative approach with a patient focus. In 2019 the Medicines Discovery Catapult established the Psychiatry Consortium as one of its patient focussed partnerships. It is a strategic collaboration of two leading medical research charities and seven international pharmaceutical companies, focusing on the unmet therapeutic needs of people living with mental health conditions.

Offshore Renewable Energy

Collaboration enables record-low offshore wind energy prices and economic stimulus

Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult – collaborating to bring the most powerful offshore wind turbine in the world to market, enabling accelerated deployment of offshore wind to meet the UK’s net zero ambition, record low energy prices, unlocking billions in investment, thousands of green jobs and research, product and service development.

Offshore Renewable Energy

Addressing a market failure by providing real-world offshore wind demonstration opportunities

The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult has transformed the 7MW Levenmouth Demonstration Turbine (LDT) into the world’s most advanced, open-access offshore wind turbine dedicated to research and development and a unique test and demonstration asset.

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R&D partnership delivering global exports and £130 million UK manufacturing investment

In 2016, with an already well-established technology development partnership, the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult worked with JDR Cables to bring its pioneering 66kV cable technology to market, providing electrical testing throughout its development, qualification and testing programmes.

Satellite Applications

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Protecting UK interests and industry at sea – from space

Working with the Home Office, DEFRA and FCDO, the Satellite Applications Catapult has supported evolution of government policy while securing economic benefits in several area areas. Their work with Marine Protected Areas is using satellite technology to protect the fishing industry from orbit.

Satellite Applications

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Catalysing private sector funding for the space sector

When the Satellite Applications Catapult was created, one of its first priorities was to address the lack of private finance in the sector. By working with the investment community to educate them about space, the need for a dedicated venture capital fund was established, and by working with the British Business Bank the Catapult stimulated the development of the first dedicated fund committed to investing in innovative companies in the UK Space Sector.

Satellite Applications

Catalysing private sector funding for the space sector

When the Satellite Applications Catapult was created, one of its first priorities was to address the lack of private finance in the sector. By working with the investment community to educate them about space, the need for a dedicated venture capital fund was established, and by working with the British Business Bank the Catapult stimulated the development of the first dedicated fund committed to investing in innovative companies in the UK Space Sector.

Satellite Applications

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Stimulating a five-fold increase in the size of the UK space ecosystem

The Catapult’s support for a UK-wide space ecosystem, has led to a thriving national space economy, with five-fold growth in the number of UK companies actively involved in space. The sector now generates £15.8 billion for the UK economy, and employs 47,000 people. Companies supported by the Catapult have secured over £400 million in private investment.

Satellite Applications

Stimulating a five-fold increase in the size of the UK space ecosystem

The Catapult’s support for a UK-wide space ecosystem, has led to a thriving national space economy, with five-fold growth in the number of UK companies actively involved in space. The sector now generates £15.8 billion for the UK economy, and employs 47,000 people. Companies supported by the Catapult have secured over £400 million in private investment.

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