18 October 2022
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Aldi plans to spend an extra £3.5 billion a year with British businesses To help find them, Aldi is launching a new competition called Aldi's Next Big Thing on Chanel 4 which will see 36 small businesses compete to win a place in Aldi's Specialbuys and gain massive exposure in the process. The show will [...]
11 October 2022
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Thinking about developing a new product idea? Well if you are based in the UK, you are in the right place. According to the 2022 Global Innovation Index, the UK ranks fourth in the world for Innovation, behind Switzerland, the US and Sweden. In terms of Scientific and Technological intensity, Cambridge was joint first globally [...]
20 July 2022
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DIP 2022 winner announced This year, Innovate again sponsored the Design Innovation in Plastics award. This award was set up to encourage plastic design innovation and best practices in the product designers of the future. Other main sponsors included: The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, focused on promoting all aspects of the fields of materials, [...]
6 May 2020
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I have an invention idea; now what should I do? Search for prior art to confirm it's original, create a prototype or CAD design, apply for Patent Pending status with the IPO, and gather commercial feedback before choosing between licensing or manufacturing it yourself. Here's how each step works in practice. Do you have a [...]
18 December 2019
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Get to know us: Rosie This is Rosie. Rosie is our Admin Assistant and Receptionist here at Innovate. We managed to catch her in-between her many phone calls to fire some quick questions at her. You have a very varied job role, what are your main responsibilities?My main role is being the first point of [...]
6 December 2019
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Everything you need to know about a World Wide Patent Search If you're thinking about a patent search, you've come to the right place. You will most likely be at the beginning of your journey to developing and protecting your idea - and slightly confused? Here is where we swoop in and give you the [...]
5 June 2019
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Get to know us: Bev Say Hello to Bev. Bev is one of our treasured patent researchers and all-round wonderful lady. We asked her some quick questions so you can get to know her and Innovate a bit better.. How would you describe a day in the life of a researcher? Mostly it’s very quiet, [...]
17 May 2019
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10 inventions you can buy to save the planet We have got to a point in time where we all know what we should be doing: being more environmentally conscious. Whether that’s cutting out single use plastic, reducing our carbon footprint or helping our animal friends in the rainforests. We need to be swapping things [...]
4 April 2019
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Get to know us: Harry This is Harry. He is one of our fantastic and talented designers at our Salisbury studio. We fired some quick questions at him so you can get to know him, and Innovate, a bit better.. How long have you been at Innovate?Well I’m still a bit of a baby at Innovate – I’ve been here [...]
27 February 2019
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Why plastic is bound to stick around By Ashleigh Woodvine - Innovate research department During a recent patent search I stumbled upon a document relating to a reverse vending machine for plastic bottles. Although the date of the application was relatively new, it soon became apparent that the general concept is a well-established one. [...]
