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Innovate UK Catapult Network comprises nine world-leading technology and innovation centres spanning more than 65 national locations.

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Catapult Network @catapultnetwork.bsky.social · 15d

We’re celebrating another month of driving innovation and making real world impact across the @innovateuk.bsky.social #CatapultNetwork 📈

Catapult Network @catapultnetwork.bsky.social · 1d

#CatapultNetwork #Innovation #DigitalTech #Collaboration #Sustainability

Catapult Network @catapultnetwork.bsky.social · 1d

This collaboration is accelerating the UK’s digital innovation ecosystem – building trusted, flexible, and data-rich systems that can support industries from transport to space.

Learn more ➡️ loom.ly/SGIswFc

Catapult Network @catapultnetwork.bsky.social · 1d

Together, Thales and Digital Catapult are giving UK companies – including SMEs – access to digital twin tech, lowering adoption barriers with shared platforms, and showcasing tools like the Air & Space Operating Environment Digital Twin, blending live data with 3D environments.

Catapult Network @catapultnetwork.bsky.social · 1d

The company is also a founding partner in the UK Digital Twin Centre in Belfast – a £15m initiative led by Digital Catapult and co-funded by Innovate UK and industry.

Catapult Network @catapultnetwork.bsky.social · 1d

Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees across five continents, delivering solutions in defence, aerospace, cybersecurity, space, and digital technologies. It is helping governments, businesses, and organisations carry out critical missions.

Catapult Network @catapultnetwork.bsky.social · 1d

Across the UK, partnerships between innovative companies and the @innovateuk.bsky.social Catapult Network are driving forward the next wave of digital transformation. One example is Thales Group’s collab with Digital Catapult, bringing cutting-edge digital twin technology to life 🤖

Catapult Network @catapultnetwork.bsky.social · 2d

📄 Last month at #ECCE2025, @csacatapult.bsky.social presented new research on solid-state transformer tech, exploring new converter design to make power systems more adaptable, efficient, and reliable for future energy applications.

🔗 https://loom.ly/jTeUcgM

Catapult Network @catapultnetwork.bsky.social · 3d

@cpcatapult.bsky.social has welcomed two new Non-Executive Directors to its Board: Darran Messem and Gareth Powell.

Their expertise across transport, energy, airports, and the built environment, help the board drive innovation 🌍

🔗 https://loom.ly/cfO2k9Y

Catapult Network @catapultnetwork.bsky.social · 8d

Together, Catapults are ensuring that innovation benefits everyone 💜

#Accessibility #CatapultNetwork #UKTech #DiversityAndInclusion #InclusiveDesign

Catapult Network @catapultnetwork.bsky.social · 8d

🛰️ Satellite Applications Catapult uses satellite and digital technologies to support vulnerable people, by improving connectivity, health monitoring, and independence through tools like wearables, virtual assistants, and Earth observation.

🔗 loom.ly/G2MnfHg

Catapult Network @catapultnetwork.bsky.social · 8d

♿ @orecatapult.bsky.social is a Disability Confident Committed Employer, demonstrating its dedication to fostering inclusive recruitment practices and creating a supportive workplace for individuals with disabilities.

🔗 loom.ly/QHjoapg

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Catapult Network @catapultnetwork.bsky.social · 8d

🩺 @md-catapult.bsky.social's Psychiatry Consortium accelerates the development of treatments for mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, psychosis, autism, and dementia-related psychiatric symptoms.

🔗 loom.ly/EBPpKmA

Catapult Network @catapultnetwork.bsky.social · 8d

🏥 @hvmcatapult.bsky.social's @ukcpi.bsky.social Centre helps SMEs develop sustainable, affordable, and accessible innovations, making life-changing technologies available to more people.

🔗 loom.ly/n_5mU88

Catapult Network @catapultnetwork.bsky.social · 8d

⚡ @energysyscat.bsky.social, through the Fair Future programme, has worked with over 450 disabled consumers to understand how decarbonisation and changes in the energy system could affect them.

🔗 loom.ly/9iuwTLg

Catapult Network @catapultnetwork.bsky.social · 8d

🦾 Digital Catapult's CreativeXR accelerator programme provides workshops on making virtual, augmented, and mixed reality experiences accessible to people with disabilities, covering inclusive design for dexterity and cognitive needs.

🔗 loom.ly/DigECFA

Catapult Network @catapultnetwork.bsky.social · 8d

🚆 @cpcatapult.bsky.social, through the National Centre for Accessible Transport (ncat), is funding innovative projects aimed at enhancing transport accessibility for disabled individuals.

🔗 loom.ly/8PFB6Ic

Catapult Network @catapultnetwork.bsky.social · 8d

🚗 @csacatapult.bsky.social is developing electronics and sensor technologies that enhance accessibility in autonomous and electric vehicles.

🔗 csa.catapult.org.uk

Catapult Network @catapultnetwork.bsky.social · 8d

🥼 @cgtcatapult.bsky.social's Access All Areas in Labs created the UK’s first highly accessible clean room lab, removing barriers for disabled scientists and serving as a model for inclusive lab design.

🔗 loom.ly/kyBB5Y0

Catapult Network @catapultnetwork.bsky.social · 8d

Recent reports highlight that 92% of disabled people face barriers across various modes of transport.

At the @innovateuk.bsky.social #CatapultNetwork, we are committed to addressing these challenges.

Here's how each Catapult is contributing to improving accessibility ⬇️

Catapult Network @catapultnetwork.bsky.social · 9d

NEWS: breakthrough project 📢

@md-catapult.bsky.social + @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social have secured £400k from the Brain Tumour Charity to pioneer a new approach for treating Glioblastoma.

https://loom.ly/vK0cjsw

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Catapult Network @catapultnetwork.bsky.social · 12d

Did you hear? @hvmcatapult.bsky.social has launched a national AI validation network to help UK manufacturers adopt AI with confidence 🤖

Read more ➡️ https://loom.ly/lSXsSxg

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Catapult Network @catapultnetwork.bsky.social · 15d

To find out more, follow the links below ⬇️⬇️⬇️

@hvmcatapult.bsky.social – shorturl.at/qWoPh
@md-catapult.bsky.social – shorturl.at/MsQuU
@orecatapult.bsky.social – shorturl.at/qAc5T
Satellite Applications Catapult – shorturl.at/K8a5a

#AdvancedManufacturing #DrugDiscovery #HealthScience #OffshoreWind

Catapult Network @catapultnetwork.bsky.social · 15d

🌌 Satellite Applications Catapult has boosted its Services & Support to help organisations turn #SpaceData into strategic advantage, with tools like ecosystem mapping, market insights & #SupplyChain resilience.

Catapult Network @catapultnetwork.bsky.social · 15d

💨 @orecatapult.bsky.social’s testing with RWE could extend #WindTurbine lifespans by up to 50%. By replicating decades of wear in weeks, the programme revealed solutions to extend blade life, cutting costs, boosting #CleanEnergy output, and supporting the UK’s #NetZero future.

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Catapult Network @catapultnetwork.bsky.social · 15d

💊 @md-catapult.bsky.social & Crown Bioscience have launched a global alliance to accelerate #RadiopharmaceuticalInnovation. Combining radiochemistry, imaging, and oncology expertise, the organisations will deliver a platform to speed #DrugDevelopment and improve patient outcomes.