Innovation showcase

Science, Innovation and Technology Committee Open Inquiry
Opened: 4 Dec 2024 Parliament page
Does the UK do enough to champion science and tech start-ups and scale-ups? The Committee aims to map out the landscape for the UK’s innovators, to give them a platform to tell their stories, and to identify what more the government and industry should do to support them. The cross-party … Read more
32 Oral sessions
32 Events
Activity timeline 32 events
4 Mar
2026
Oral evidence
10 Feb
2026
Oral evidence
3 Feb
2026
Oral evidence
27 Jan
2026
Oral evidence
20 Jan
2026
Oral evidence
14 Jan
2026
Oral evidence
2 Dec
2025
Oral evidence
19 Nov
2025
Oral evidence
21 Oct
2025
Oral evidence
14 Oct
2025
Oral evidence
9 Sep
2025
Oral evidence
3 Sep
2025
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 32 sessions
4 Mar 2026
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Innovation showcase; Scientific research funding
Dr Hendrik Runge · Cambridge Nucleomics Dr Simon Williams · Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology, University of Durham Professor Catherine Heymans · University of Edinburgh Professor Jon Butterworth · University College London Professor Michele Dougherty · Science and Technology Facilities Council
10 Feb 2026
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Innovation showcase; Data security across government
Aimee Smith · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Dan Jarvis · Home Office Dan Jarvis MP · Home Office Ridha Bentiba · HR Wallingford Rt Hon Ian Murray MP · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Vincent Devine · Cabinet Office
3 Feb 2026
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Innovation showcase; Work of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Professor Sir Ian Chapman · UK Atomic Energy Authority Rose Lord · My Best Mood
27 Jan 2026
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Innovation showcase; Science diplomacy
Dr Alice Bunn · UKspace Dr Sania Nishtar · Gavi Graham Turnock · UK Space Agency Sir Mike Ferguson · University of Dundee Will Whitehorn · Seraphim Space Investment Trust
20 Jan 2026
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Innovation showcase; Innovation and global food security
Dr Belinda Clarke · Agri-techE John Hemming · Biohacking to Improve Everyone’s Health Team Peter Setimela · CIMMYT Professor Paul Behrens · University of Oxford Tom Allen-Stevens · British on-farm innovation network (BOFIN)
14 Jan 2026
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Innovation showcase; The science and regulation of hair and beauty products and treatments
Ashton Collins · Save Face Daniel Carlotta-Jones · Wastewater Fuels Diane Hey · The Hair and Beauty Industry Authority Dr Emma Meredith · The Cosmetic Toiletry and Perfumery Association Seyi Falodun-Liburd · Level Up and Lead of Level Up’s No More Lyes Campaign Victoria Brownlie · The British Beauty Council Victoria Lee
2 Dec 2025
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Innovation showcase; Science diplomacy
Dr Manjari Chandran-Ramesh · Amadeus Capital Partners Dr Rebecca Chubb · North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust Duncan Jones · Quantinuum Jessica Wade · Imperial College London Joe McCrea · North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust Jonathan Legh-Smith · UKQuantum
19 Nov 2025
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Innovation showcase; Digital centre of government
Ari Sedigh · Huma Therapeutics Dan Vahdat · Huma Therapeutics Dr Arvind Madan · Huma Therapeutics Emily Middleton · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Rt Hon Ian Murray MP · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
21 Oct 2025
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Innovation showcase; Information and data security across government and the work of the Information Commissioner
John Edwards · Information Commissioner's Office Professor Mahesh Anand · Planetary Science and Exploration and Director of Research at the School of Physical Sciences, The Open University
14 Oct 2025
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Innovation showcase; Digital centre of government
Dr Sebastian Weidt · Universal Quantum Gaia Marcus · Ada Lovelace Institute Jason Liggins · Crown Hosting Data Centres Jeni Tennison · Connected by Data Nick Davies · Institute for Government
9 Sep 2025
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Innovation showcase; Science diplomacy
Dr Philippa Matthews · Francis Crick Institute Lord O’Neill of Gatley · House of Lords Mike Podmore · Stop AIDS Professor Dame Jenny Harries · UK Health Security Agency Professor Liam Blunt · Centre for Precision Technologies, University of Huddersfield Victoria Fowler · Malaria No More UK
3 Sep 2025
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Innovation showcase
Damien O’Boyle · Healthy.io Ilan Gur · ARIA Matt Clifford CBE · Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA)
15 Jul 2025
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Innovation showcase; Science diplomacy
Dr Jean-Christophe Mauduit · University College London (UCL) Dr Pia Hüsch · Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) James Black · RAND Europe Jordan Brocklehurst · Locks 4 Vans Professor Charlotte Watts · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Stuart Cotterell · Locks 4 Vans
8 Jul 2025
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Innovation showcase; Digital centre of government
Alex Crossley · NHS England Amy Freeman · University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Billy Webber · XR Therapeutics Dr Vin Diwakar · NHS England Louis Mosley · Palantir
1 Jul 2025
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Innovation showcase; Under the microscope
Dr Periklis Pantazis · Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London Neil Daly · Skin Analytics Professor Cait MacPhee CBE · University of Edinburgh, and Co-Director of the UK’s National Biofilms Innovation Centre Professor Callum Littlejohns · CORNERSTONE Photonics Innovation Centre Professor Donal Wall · University of Glasgow Professor Ilaria Bellantuono · University of Sheffield Professor Tony Kenyon · University College London (UCL)
24 Jun 2025
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Innovation showcase; Asteroids and planetary defence
Dr Cyrielle Opitom · University of Edinburgh Dr Sarah Crowther · University of Manchester Dr Simon Wallace · Suffrago Edward Baker · National Space Operations Centre, UK Space Agency Professor Chris Lintott · University of Oxford Rachel Swann · Suffrago
17 Jun 2025
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Innovation showcase; Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser: Valedictory
Luke Emery · Bright Idea Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser · UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
10 Jun 2025
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Innovation Showcase; Innovation, growth and the regions
Dean Cook · UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Holly Yates · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Luke Savage · Tribol Braking Oliver St John · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Professor Dame Jessica Corner · UK Research and Innovation The Lord Vallance of Balham KCB · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
3 Jun 2025
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Innovation Showcase; Phone theft
Commander James Conway · Metropolitan Police Darren Scates · Metropolitan Police Dion Price · Trustonic Gary Davis · Apple Katarina Zotovic · S-RM Nabil Ahmed · Samsung Electronics UK Simon Wingrove · Google
20 May 2025
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Innovation Showcase; Work of Ofcom
Dame Melanie Dawes · Ofcom Dr Majid Al-Kader · mXreality Jason Holt CBE · Metaverse Learning Natalie Black · Ofcom
13 May 2025
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Innovation showcase; Digital centre of government
Andrew Chevis · CitizenCard Councillor Sunita Gordon · London Borough of Sutton Julie Dawson · Yoti Julie Todd · Rocoil Phil Rumens · West Berkshire Council Rt Hon Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP · Department for Work and Pensions
29 Apr 2025
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Innovation Showcase; Social media, misinformation and harmful algorithms
Jake Davies · CoolLED John Edwards · Information Commissioner's Office Mark Bunting · Ofcom Talitha Rowland · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology The Baroness Jones of Whitchurch · House of Lords
8 Apr 2025
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Pre-appointment hearing: Innovate UK chair
Itxaso Ariza · Tokamak Energy Tom Adeyoola · Metail
1 Apr 2025
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Innovation Showcase; Innovation, growth and the regions
Councillor Mary Ann Brocklesby · Monmouthshire County Council Dan Cathie · Silveray Dan Norris MP · Mayoral Combined Authority Dr Natasha Boulding · Low Carbon Materials Mayor Kim McGuiness · North East Combined Authority Rt Hon Greg Clark · Warrick Innovation District
25 Mar 2025
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Innovation Showcase; Digital centre of government
Claire Plumb · South Devon UTC Joe Hill · Reform think tank Laura Gilbert CBE · London School of Economics Rachel Coldicutt OBE · Careful Industries Richard Pope · Richard Pope and Partners Robert Coles · Education South West Will Bent · South Devon UTC
18 Mar 2025
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Innovation Showcase; Social media, misinformation and harmful algorithms
Dr Eirliani Abdul Rahman · Twitter Dr Karen Middleton · University of Portsmouth and Advisor to the Conscious Advertising Network Lyric Jain · Logically Phil Smith · Incorporated Society of British Advertisers (ISBA) Professor Svetan Ratchev · University of Nottingham
11 Mar 2025
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Innovation, growth and the regions
Dr Jennifer Fleming · Protein Data Bank in Europe, EMBL-EBI Dr Kath Mackay · Bruntwood SciTech Duncan Johnson · Northern Gritstone Henri Murison · Northern Powerhouse Partnership Irene Graham OBE · The ScaleUp Institute
25 Feb 2025
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Innovation Showcase; Social media, misinformation and harmful algorithms
Amanda Storey · Google Dr Olusola Idowu · Hexis Lab
28 Jan 2025
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Innovation Showcase; Government Chief Scientific Adviser and departmental Chief Scientific Advisers
Angela Morris · Woolcool Dr Nick Joad · Ministry of Defence Keith Spilsbury · Woolcool Professor Chris Johnson · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Professor Dame Angela McLean · HM Government Professor Lucy Chappell · Department of Health and Social Care Professor Tamsin Mather · Ministry of Defence
21 Jan 2025
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Innovation Showcase; Social media, misinformation and harmful algorithms
Dr Joe Whittaker · Swansea University Kelly Chequer · Sunderland City Council Marianna Spring · BBC Mr Imran Ahmed · Center for Countering Digital Hate Professor Sebastien Ourselin · Head of School, School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, Kings College London Ravishaan Muthiah · Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants Zara Mohammed · Muslim Council of Britain
14 Jan 2025
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Innovation Showcase; Innovation, Growth and the regions; Innovation, growth and the regions
Dr David McBeth · Dundee University Lisa Johnson · Starship Technologies Martin McHugh · Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult Mike Wright · West Midlands Innovation Board Professor Ashutosh Tiwari FREng · The University of Sheffield Professor Irene Tracey CBE · The University of Oxford Professor Lou Cordwell OBE · The University of Manchester
17 Dec 2024
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Dr Julie Torode · Institute of Cancer Policy, Kings College London Dr Lisa Stockdale · The Jenner Institute Dr Simon Stott · Cure Parkinson's Marie Labus · AMLo Biosciences Professor David Lalloo · Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Professor Ketan Patel · Cancer Research UK Professor Siddharthan Chandran · The UK Dementia Research Institute