Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Partnership Award 2024 Winners: Empowering Change

The Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Awards honored outstanding achievements across various sectors, showcasing transformative collaborations between academia and industry. The Awards showcase the very best in cutting-edge innovation, where academic excellence and business expertise converge to solve real-world challenges. These partnerships are pivotal in driving economic growth, enhancing competitiveness, and transforming industries across the UK.

Congratulations to all the 2024 winners for setting the bar high with their remarkable projects!

Award Winners

• African Agriculture Award
  Savannah & Sahel Commodities Ltd (SSC) (Ghana), University of Development Studies (Ghana), and the University of York.

• Best KTP Award
  I Want Plants and The Manchester Metropolitan University.

• Business Impact and Transformation Award
  Hello Bio and the University of Bristol.

• Academic of the Year
  Dr. Tara Brooks, Queen's University Belfast.

• Best Knowledge Base Support Team
  Leeds Beckett University.

• Best Promotional KTP Video
  Queen's University Belfast.

• Changing the World
  Savannah & Sahel Commodities Ltd (SSC) (Ghana), University of Development Studies (Ghana), and the University of York.

Future Leaders

Acknowledging the innovators of tomorrow:

• Santosh Salunkhe, The Manchester Metropolitan University and Dunsters Farm.

• Kate Turley, Ulster University and Chroma Lighting (N.I.) Limited.

• Úna Barrett, Queen's University Belfast and Felix O'Hare & Co. Ltd.

• Colm Dowling, Glasgow Caledonian University and Safehinge Primera.

• Best Management KTP
  Heron Bros and Ulster University.

• KTP Technical Excellence
  University of Northampton and Scottish Leather Group.

Explore the Innovate UK KTP programme and its impactful collaborations here.

Congratulations once again to all the winners for their exceptional contributions. Your work is inspiring change and shaping the future!