Upcoming Innovate UK Business Connect events in September

Events, Conferences and Webinars
14 Aug 2026

Find out more about the following upcoming Innovate UK Business Connect events in September:

Advancing innovation in accelerated cancer diagnosis - applicant briefing

3 September | 2:30pm to 4pm | Online

Innovate UK, on behalf of the Office for Life Sciences’ (OLS) Cancer Healthcare Goals programme, will invest up to £25.4 million in innovative CR&D projects. This funding will be to support the clinical validation and evaluation of early cancer diagnostic technologies and devices.

If you are thinking about applying for the advancing innovation in accelerated cancer diagnosis competition, opening on 1 September, register now for the competition applicant briefing webinar on 3 September.

The aim of this competition is to accelerate the development of diagnostic innovations that enable the earlier detection and diagnosis of cancer, particularly less common cancers. Less common cancers are any cancer type outside of breast, prostate, lung and bowel cancer, plus rare forms of these four cancer types.

Your project must focus on developing, validating or evaluating diagnostic technologies or approaches that demonstrate clear potential for clinical and health economic impact. Projects can generate robust evidence to support regulatory approval and future NHS adoption.

Join us online to find out more about this competition opening on 1 September.

Register for this free event here

Medicines Manufacturing Data Institute competition events
 
9 September | 10am to 4pm | London
 
11 September | 10am to 11am | Online
 
In advance of the upcoming Medicines Manufacturing Data Institute (MMDI) Phase 1 competition, Innovate UK is running two events to brief interested parties and bring the ecosystem together.
 
The MMDI represents a significant opportunity for the UK to establish a trusted, secure and federated national data hub that will enable organisations across the medicines development and manufacturing ecosystem to securely capture, share and use data to improve medicines manufacturing.
 
Driving innovation though engineering biology: networking and collaboration event
 
9 September | 9:30am to 4pm | London
 
This event, delivered by the Engineering Biology Innovation Network, will bring together the engineering biology community to explore partnership opportunities and develop ideas in preparation for the anticipated Innovate UK engineering biology funding calls within the UKRI Engineering Biology Priority Programme.  
 
Attendees will gain valuable insight into Innovate UK priorities, future funding opportunities and the types of projects likely to be supported. The event will provide dedicated time for networking, discussion of project concepts and the development of partnerships.