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UK Trade & Investment is the Government organisation that helps businesses locate in the UK and grow internationally.

Every year we help hundreds of firms, from hi-tech start-ups to global industry leaders, discover global growth from a UK base.

This website is your gateway to the wide range of free information and business services we provide to support you and your business.

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OurWorld…passionate about business11-Oct-08
Welcome to UK Trade & Investment today

image Research grants announced in East Midlands

10-Oct-2008 Collaborative projects in technology transfer and new technologies in the East Midlands have been given access to a series of grants.

image Innovation fund raises £4.5m

10-Oct-2008 The development of new technologies at the University of Strathclyde has received a multi-million pound boost.

image A new research collaboration between UK and German scientists

10-Oct-2008 A research collaboration between German and UK scientists has claimed testicles could be used as a source of stem cells.

image £2m Scottish data centre investment

09-Oct-2008 IBM has announced it will invest £2 million to establish a data centre in Scotland.

image North-east looks to electronic research

09-Oct-2008 Scientists in the north-east are looking into developing new electronic equipment to be used in the world's harshest conditions.


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UKTI gets blogging

Get the insider perspective on UK trade and investment – visit our new blog

Springboard magazine

To get the latest intelligence for businesses with global ambitions, read the launch issue of springboard the brand new international business magazine from UK Trade & Investment.

Meet us here
BioPartnering Europe 12-Oct-2008
Meet UKTI at BioPartnering Europe, a unique showcase which brings together the companies and the people driving bioscience innovation around the world

The Economist Conference 30-Oct-2008
Seventh annual innovation awards ceremony and summit.

MEDICA 2008 19-Nov-2008
MEDICA is the largest medical trade exhibition in the world, opening up many new business opportunities and a chance to access new markets and contacts.

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