Regional and national innovation support
Innovate UK Business Connect
Discover bespoke support from the UK Government’s innovation agency. This service is open to small-to-medium-sized, innovation-driven businesses.
Unlock opportunities to access funding, enter new markets and scale up your business on the Innovate UK Business Connect website.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
UKRI offers useful information about:
- what innovation is
- how investing in innovation can help your business
- accessing support through their Innovation Hub
If you’re ready to explore funding opportunities, UKRI also offers a Funding Finder service. Use this function to browse funding opportunities for your next innovation or R&D project.
Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA)
DASA provides innovation opportunities to support UK defence and security as well as UK prosperity.
They support small and large organisations. This includes those who have not previously worked with the Government. Support includes:
- themed competitions to solve defence challenges
- open calls for innovation to develop prototypes from new ideas
- grant and loan schemes to support SMEs to innovate
Visit the DASA website for more information on open and upcoming funding opportunities. You can also get in touch with their dedicated East of England Innovation Partner for further guidance.
GENERATE
GENERATE connects the East of England’s clean energy sector to global investors. They showcase the region’s unique energy offer, skilled supply chains and unrivalled centres of innovation and research.
We are an official GENERATE partner, alongside other County Councils in the East of England. Discover the latest news, events and opportunities for the clean energy sector on the GENERATE website.