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Connected Places Catapult chair tells BBC about the future of cities
Professor Greg Clark was a guest on BBC show Talking Business, where he spoke about the importance of cities and overcoming the challenges of rapid urbanisation.
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Encouraging regional leaders to take risks and reap rewards with innovative firms
Business champions in the West Midlands spoke about how changing the culture of procurement can benefit innovators and public sector buyers during a showcase of the DIATOMIC Accelerator programme, convened by Connected Places Catapult.
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Funding launched to develop clean transport ideas for the West Midlands
Year two of the Clean Futures Accelerator is making a fund of £1 Million available, plus expert support, to companies with innovative ideas to make transport greener in the West Midlands.
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£1.8 million boost for innovation to decarbonise freight
The Freight Innovation Fund is supporting businesses to innovate and back skilled UK jobs.
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Meet the innovator predicting traffic at ports
Enthusiasm, passion and curiosity have driven Toby Mills to develop an artificial intelligence system to predict traffic delays, which is helping the Port of Dover better manage the arrival of freight vehicles.
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Freight Innovation Fund Accelerator Cohort 3
The UK Government has committed to a dedicated £7m cross-modal Freight Innovation Fund (FIF) as part of the Future of Freight strategy, which sets out the Government’s long-term vision for the UK freight sector.
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Inclusive Innovation award winner speaks of its success
‘Changing lives through research delivery’ is the winner’s aim from the Inclusive Innovation category at the Northern Power Women Awards, supported by Connected Places Catapult. Here, Sarah Fallon and Joanne Henry from the National Institute for Health and Care Research, Clinical Research Network Greater Manchester explain what they do, and reflect on what they have achieved.
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Clean Futures Accelerator
Calling all West Midlands innovators. Apply to the Clean Futures Accelerator and receive up to £50K to push the boundaries of your technology.
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Maritime sector makes waves in Singapore
Pathways to decarbonisation and digitalisation formed the basis of discussions at the 18th Singapore Maritime Week, attended by Connected Places Catapult along with Innovate UK, the National Physical Laboratory and Lloyds Register.
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Innovation vital to maximise UK’s hydrogen market potential
New report launched in Westminster aims to help the UK capture more of the hydrogen technology market.
CP Catapult Summit
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Collaborating over clever ideas championed at Summit
Transformative innovation depends on removing barriers to new ideas and collaborating across traditional boundaries; something our recent Connected Places Summit heard. Here we reflect on the importance of different sectors working more closely together.
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