Freight Innovation Fund: ten companies set to receive over £950k for live trials
Help with commercial propositions, deployment planning and investor readiness is on offer to UK innovators looking to grow their business.
Connected Places Catapult
Transforming infrastructure challenges into opportunities for innovative businesses
We use our networks, technical expertise, and government and industry partnerships to strengthen routes to market and unlock trade and investment opportunities in transport, construction and data infrastructure, allowing businesses to start, scale and stay in the UK.
Part of the Innovate UK Catapult Network
Innovation Accelerators
Turn your biggest challenge into solutions that work in the real world.
We design and deliver accelerator programmes that take infrastructure challenges from definition to real-world trial and adoption.
£50m
cost savings enabled on HS2
150+
Real-world trials delivered
85+
Industry partners engaged
Who we work with
We connect sectors to drive innovation
SMEs & Scaleups
We empower SMEs to transform bold ideas into market-ready solutions.
Industry & Infrastructure
We partner with large enterprises to drive innovation and overcome complex challenges.
Government & Public Sector
Partnering with government to transform transport, construction and infrastructure.
Investors & Partners
De-risking investment in UK infrastructure innovation
Our impact
Delivering measurable outcomes
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business engaged
8,650+
additional jobs created
£692m
Private investment raised by SMEs since 2019
149+
technologies advanced towards commercialisation
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Breaking the deadlock on low carbon concrete
Construction material specifiers are being urged to consider calcined clay, a cement replacement used in concrete to reduce carbon and minimise waste, and championed by i3P – the Infrastructure Industry Innovation Partnership.
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Meet the innovator producing green hydrogen with seawater
Joseph Ely’s is generating renewable maritime power from salt water.
