Carbon busting materials specialist set to scale
Low Carbon Materials is preparing to increase production of its concrete and asphalt additives by more than 20 times, following participation in an accelerator delivered by Connected Places Catapult.
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Show us your demonstrations in the field; investors advise freight innovators
Venture capital and angel investors gave advice to SMEs developing technology as part of the Freight Innovation Fund.
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Recycled materials firm set to 10x production
Plastics recycling specialist Circular11 is preparing to increase output by an order of magnitude, following support from a roads innovation accelerator delivered by the Catapult.
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Meet the innovator scaling a business to make travel more accessible
Jay Shen’s start-up company Transreport provides travel assistance for disabled passengers, and has progressed from rail to aviation, secured investment, and seen significant revenue growth since engaging with Connected Places Catapult.
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Meet the academic looking for industry impact on net zero
Dawid Hanak is developing new approaches to decarbonisation as a Researcher in Residence with Connected Places Catapult
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Tyre recycling firm builds on industry partnership to make asphalt production greener
Millions of used vehicle tyres from Britain end up being scrapped overseas. Now a materials recycling firm from Scotland is working with Connected Places Catapult to put waste rubber to better use.
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West Mids wall-climbing robot firm charts global sales growth
Wall-climbing robot developer HausBots is selling its product around the world and has entered several new sectors after participating in Catapult-led accelerators.
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“Every entrepreneur should be thinking about exit”, serial innovator advises
Company founder Shweta Saxena successfully exited her first venture Machine Max and went on to build a second business, AI Gizmo – both supported by Connected Places Catapult-led programmes. Here she explains what a successful exit meant for her.
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Meet the academic pulling the spending lever to stimulate innovation and boost the economy
Public authorities can use their purchasing power to support innovation, drive local growth and improve sustainability for manufacturers and clients, argues one Lancaster University professor.
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Engine builder for boats charts new waters with energy management system
Maritime tech scale-up Ecomar Propulsion widened its focus from designing motors for boats to managing their energy needs after joining the Freight Innovation Fund Accelerator, and aims to become a £100m company within five years.
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Clean Futures participant wins global award with rail infrastructure innovation
Materials innovator Composite Braiding has won a prestigious award in Paris, celebrating the best in composite material applications, alongside partners Connected Places Catapult and Amey.
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Electric vehicle app helps free-up bays for charging
Driver frustration over blocked charging bays can be eased with an app and client dashboard that were refined and taken to market with support from Connected Places Catapult.
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Meet the innovator making infrastructure assets work smarter
Anna Jordan builds AI systems to help highway operators improve how roads function, and has been supported by three accelerator programmes delivered by Connected Places Catapult.
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“More start-up companies die from indigestion than starvation”
Alexei Andreev of Autotech Ventures speaks about his financial backing of Gaussion, a fast-growing battery technology firm supported by Connected Places Catapult that raised over £9 million in investment in 2024.
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Viewpoint: Why interoperable testbeds are the key to the UK’s digital future
The success of the UK’s next digital decade hinges on a unified approach to its data and AI infrastructure.
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Meet the academic promoting shared mobility outside cities
Dr Hannah Budnitz is helping rural areas to build solid business cases for car clubs.
