Innovate UK has announced £30 million of extension funding to the Innovation Accelerator (IA) programme which is helping to shape the future of UK industrial strategy.
The programme focuses on locally-led innovation that drives economic growth and technological advancement across three key UK regions:
- Glasgow City Region
- Greater Manchester
- West Midlands
The IA programme is led by Innovate UK on behalf of UK Research and Innovation and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
This extension funding builds on the £100 million already invested into the programme.
The pilot is co-designed with city regions and takes a fresh approach to accelerate innovation and support them to become globally competitive research and development powerhouses.
Glasgow City Region
In Glasgow City Region it is developing clusters such as:
- advanced manufacturing
- space and photonics
- healthcare
- precision medicine
Greater Manchester
Meanwhile in Greater Manchester, it is leveraging strengths in:
- high performance materials
- health innovation
- advanced manufacturing
- digital technology
West Midlands
In the West Midlands, it is harnessing strengths in advanced manufacturing to unlock new opportunities and sectors in:
- healthcare
- health diagnostics
- the transition to net zero
BIVDA will be engaging with Innovate UK on the outcomes of this exciting programme and will closely follow the diagnostic innovations which emerge.
