Innovate UK

Innovate UK works with people, companies and partner organisations to find and drive the science and technology innovations that will grow the UK economy - delivering productivity, new jobs and exports keeping the UK globally competitive in the race for future prosperity Our responsibilities are to: Provide new support for innovative small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with high-growth potential Make sure that government initiatives such as SBRI (Small Business Research Initiative) attract innovative UK businesses and give companies access to important customers in the public sector Identify and invest in the sectors that have the greatest potential for innovation to speed up economic growth Help innovative companies work with their backers so their ideas can be developed commercially