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Hydrogen is essential for the UK and global economy, serving as a feedstock for numerous industries and aiding transport decarbonisation, with significant growth expected over the coming years. To harness this potential, the East and Southeast of England are focusing on developing a local green hydrogen economy, capitalising on the region’s local resources, infrastructure and capabilities.

IfM Engage has joined AIM Global, the Global Alliance on Artificial Intelligence for Industry and Manufacturing. This strategic collaboration reflects our commitment to advancing safe, sustainable, and inclusive use of AI in industry and manufacturing.

IfM Engage is a specialist supplier entrusted with providing critical professional services to support DESNZ’s energy and net zero policy initiatives via the Energy & Net Zero Professional Services (ENZPS) Framework.

IfM Engage has joined AIM Global, the Global Alliance on Artificial Intelligence for Industry and Manufacturing. This strategic collaboration reflects our commitment to advancing safe, sustainable, and inclusive use of AI in industry and manufacturing.

A recent Impact Brief, “Boosting startups: Evidence from the EBRD Star Venture programme”, assesses the influence of the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development’s (EBRD) Star Venture programme on startup success.

The Materials for Quantum Network (M4QN), in partnership with the Henry Royce Institute, has published an important report on Materials for Quantum Technologies, prepared by IfM Engage at the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM).

IfM Engage is delighted to form part of a consortium, led by Eden Nuclear and Environment, that has been awarded a place on the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s Research Portfolio Framework for “Enabling Decommissioning, Waste Management and Remediation”.

On 19 June, IfM Engage co-hosted its inaugural event for mental health innovation with The Foundation for Young People’s Mental Health (YPMH). Delegates came to the IfM from a variety of sectors to seek better interventions for the prevention and treatment of mental illness.

The decision to create a new independent UK Semiconductor Institute follows a key recommendation from an IfM Engage study. The institute will be vital in supporting the government’s £1 billion Semiconductor Strategy, which aims to unite and advance the UK’s semiconductor sector.

IfM Engage hosted its inaugural Rethinking Innovation event on 18 April, a unique gathering that brought together an international group of innovation and technology leaders. During the one-day event, participants were challenged to change how they think about innovation with the view of creating more agile and sustainable innovation systems for the future.

IfM Engage hosts its inaugural event for mental health innovation in collaboration with The William Templeton Foundation for Young People’s Mental Health (YPMH) in Cambridge on 19 June. The event invites people from a range of professional fields to find new ways to improve mental health, all the way from prevention to early detection and treatment.

A team of industrial sustainability experts from IfM Engage have collaborated with consultants from Camrosh to develop a report which assesses the potential for CEA to contribute to greater food security, affordability, and the Net Zero goal.