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The ‘next generation services’ challenge focused on research and innovation in artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics within accountancy, insurance and legal services.
It aimed to support the global leadership position of these services and raise their engagement with innovation.
Funding councils:
ESRCInnovate UK
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Pathways to antimicrobial clinical efficacy (PACE) aims to accelerate early-stage translational innovation to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR). It will support early-phase antimicrobial and diagnostic projects that address the world’s most threatening pathogens, moving innovations faster towards clinical trials and to people affected by antimicrobial resistance.
Funding councils:
Innovate UK
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The Research and Development Missions Accelerator Programme (R&D MAP) supports research and innovation that aligns with the UK government’s five national missions. It focuses on new ideas that can improve lives, strengthen public services and support the economy.
Funding councils:
AHRCEPSRCESRCInnovate UKMRCSTFC
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This programme provides funding to support organisations to understand, trial and integrate robotics to improve productivity, safety and growth. The support is provided through regional robotics adoption hubs, national coordination and skills development projects.
Funding councils:
Innovate UK
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The ‘robots for a safer world’ challenge focused on research and innovation in advanced robotics and autonomous systems.
It aimed to create a safer working world for humans by taking them out of extreme environments such as places that are difficult or dangerous for humans to access.
Funding councils:
EPSRCInnovate UK
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With a portfolio of over 70 funded projects, the SSPP challenge is the largest and most ambitious UK government investment to date in sustainable plastics research and innovation, driving cleaner growth across the UK’s plastics, packaging and retail supply chains.
Funding councils:
Innovate UKNERC
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The transforming construction challenge was funded under the UKRI Challenge Fund to accelerate the shift in construction in the UK towards manufacturing and digital processes.
Funding councils:
Innovate UK
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The transforming food production (TFP) challenge supports new ways to produce food that reduces emissions and pollution, and contributes to feeding a growing world population.
The aim is to:
- produce resilient and sustainable food more efficiently
- reduce emissions and pollution
- minimise waste
- improve soil
Funding councils:
BBSRCInnovate UK
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The foundation industries are vital to the UK manufacturing and construction sectors.
This challenge aimed to transform the UK’s foundation industries by:
- making them internationally competitive
- securing more jobs throughout the UK
- growing the sector by 2025 in an environmentally sustainable way
Funding councils:
Innovate UK
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This programme, led by Innovate UK, enables consortia of businesses, academics and other organisations to build networks of expertise in regulatory science and innovation across emerging technology sectors throughout the UK. The networks will develop regulatory science-based tools underpinning smarter, more agile regulation for new products, services and treatments.
Funding councils:
Innovate UKMRC
