The Young Innovators & Made Smarter Innovation Alley

The Young Innovators Awards 2022/23

Ground-breaking ideas can come from anyone and everyone. Innovate UK are on the hunt for innovators who could benefit from a business-boosting support package,   including £5,000 and advice designed to evolve your idea into a great business.

The Young Innovators Awards 2022/23 will be open until 27th July 2022. Up to 100 winning young entrepreneurs will be supported for 12 months. It’s all part of Innovate UK’s commitment to changing the world by investing in young people with big environmental, societal, and economic ambitions. The award is open to everyone from 18 to 30, with any kind of idea from anywhere in the UK.

See: Calling for Young Innovators 22/23 – Innovate UK KTN (ktn-uk.org)

Made Smarter Innovation Alley 2022

Businesses can now apply for a chance to exhibit for free at Made Smarter Innovation Alley, part of Smart Factory Expo. It is taking place during the Digital Manufacturing Week in Liverpool from 16 to 17 November 2022.

Innovation Alley provides a space for innovators to showcase new and developing technologies that will change the landscape of UK manufacturing over the next five to ten years.

Fully or partly funded stands at Innovation Alley are available to businesses through the support of Made Smarter, Innovate UK and Knowledge Transfer Network. To be eligible, businesses must be:

• Less than five years old or less than ten staff.
• Based in the UK.
• Innovative product/service targeting manufacturers.
• Not previously exhibited at Smart Factory Expo.

Exhibiting at Made Smarter Innovation Alley presents a great opportunity for businesses to meet, make new connections, undertake research and share ideas.

See: Innovation Alley Funded Stand – Digital Manufacturing Week (digital-manufacturing-week.com)