Find out more about the benefits of participating in KTP as a

Unique, three-way collaborations
powering innovation

For 45 years, Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) have been helping businesses innovate for growth.

They do this by connecting businesses that have an innovation idea with the expertise to help deliver it. Right now around 800 businesses, 100 knowledge bases and over 800 graduates are involved in KTPs – collaborative, three-way partnerships creating positive impact and driving innovation.

A series of KTP events is running throughout the UK until the end of March 2023 enabling you to find out more about the programme. Discover more about these events which connect businesses, knowledge bases and associates: find out more here.

Each KTP is project managed by a KTP Associate – a talented graduate or postgraduate. See current vacancies here.

The Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Partnership Awards Competition 2023 dates are in:

  • Competition opens: Wednesday 29th March 2023, 12:00pm
  • Competition closes: Friday 12th May 2023, 12:00pm

Take the chance to showcase your project, the results and solutions achieved. Find out more here.

KTPs ARE TRUE PARTNERSHIPS, DESIGNED TO BENEFIT ALL THREE PARTNERS:

A suitably qualified graduate (known as the Associate)

Lead change, deliver innovation and apply academic knowledge to a real world challenge

A university or research organisation

Create business-relevant teaching, research and publishing opportunities

A UK business or not for profit organisation

Drive innovation, increase productivity and improve business performance

Insights

News
24 March
2023

Business advancement with AI made possible through KTP

Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies are transforming the way we live and work and driving real changes in every sector and industry. Pioneering, legally-grounded AI models…

Women in KTP
07 March
2023

Stories from Women in KTP: the Power of Collaboration

From footwear to cell culture, kit homes to biotech, we hear from women leading innovation-focussed businesses about how a highly successful academic collaboration model helped…

Women in KTP
28 February
2023

Stories from Women in KTP: celebrating International Women's Day

The power of collaboration: in the first of our mini series, we hear from leading business women about how they used a highly successful academic…

Event
27 February
2023

Collaboration drives innovation - discover more about Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

Innovation is the beating heart of progressive, successful companies; so making it happen is key.   That’s why thousands of businesses – big and small,…



what they say

Paul Graham
Business

"The KTP has been a revolutionary programme, enabling the business to completely standardise the design process with the added luxury of achieving high accuracy at a high speed.” 

IG Masonry Support Systems General Manager

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