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Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) is sponsored by Innovate UK (part of UK Research and Innovation). Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) is a grant from Innovate UK (part of UK Research and Innovation) that supports research and work in its focus areas. Empowering innovation by connecting businesses with experts What is an Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Partnership?.
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Empowering innovation by connecting businesses with experts What is an Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Partnership? We bring together forward-thinking businesses and expert academics to tackle strategic innovation challenges to deliver economic, societal or environmental outcomes. How partnerships can bring your innovation to life Open innovation projects bring together diverse thinking and a range of expertise.
We connect eligible ambitious businesses with the right academic specialists to advance ideas. Collaborate with leading experts Start developing your innovation idea alongside a team of specialists from a university or research institution. You’ll be supported by an adviser, who will guide you through the KTP application process.
Get support to make an impact Knowledge Transfer Partnerships transform businesses. We do this by recruiting a highly skilled graduate, supervised and led by a team of academic experts, who are dedicated to the delivery of your innovation project.
Advancing Syndet Soap Manufacturing Through Scientific Insight Soapworks Ltd & University of Glasgow Building the UK’s First Dedicated Liposomal Supplement Manufacturer Detoxpeople & GMPriority Pharma & Anglia Ruskin University (Cambridge Campus) Leading Sustainable Food Distribution Through Innovation and Social Value Dunsters Farm & Manchester Metropolitan University Transforming Poultry Production Through Smart Farming Innovation Taro Agric Farm (TAF) & University of the West of England, Bristol Driving Innovation in Low-Voltage Networks Through Academic Expertise TNEI Services Limited & Glasgow Caledonian University Ethical AI and multilingual innovation drive Guildhawk’s global success Guildhawk & Sheffield Hallam University A Journey Towards Sustainable Dairy Production Yeo Valley, Cardiff University, & The University of Reading Revolutionising air quality monitoring with affordable AI-powered sensors Technocomm Consulting & Kingston University Improving monitoring of ammonia pollution in UK rivers Proteus Instruments & The University of Birmingham Creating a zero-emission control valve to support industry net zero goals KOSO Kent Introl & University of Huddersfield Protecting image-sharing users from inappropriate content with AI ClickASnap & Bournemouth University Driving innovation in cleaning technology Vax & University of Salford Revolutionising mobility with intelligent wheelchair design Phoenix Instinct & University of the West of Scotland Harnessing the power of data and automation SDG Construction Technology & Queen’s University Belfast CattleEye’s innovative KTP journey to developing autonomous livestock monitoring CattleEye & Queen’s University Belfast Green military machine?
Innovation helps make equipment more environmentally sustainable SC Group Global & University of Exeter Revolutionising railway inspections with AI via a KTP Omnicom Balfour Beatty & The University of York
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