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Innovation showcase

Inquiry

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 Committee will hear from innovative companies and researchers through weekly “showcase sessions”, which will take place before its main evidence session each week. 

During this slot, showcase speakers will give a 5 short presentation, covering their stories and their views on the wider operating environment, and whether they need more support from the Government and industry. 

The Committee will use their stories to explore the UK innovation landscape, including the regulatory framework and the investment and funding ecosystem; and to identify what the Government could do to improve it.  

Upcoming events

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Tuesday 15 July 2025
9:00am Private
9:30am Public
Oral evidence session 15 July 2025
Innovation showcase - Oral evidence
9:30am
  • Stuart Cotterell (CEO at Locks 4 Vans)
  • Jordan Brocklehurst (Head of Innovation and Chief Designer at Locks 4 Vans)
Science diplomacy - Oral evidence
9:45am
  • Professor Charlotte Watts (Executive Director, Solutions at Wellcome Trust)
  • Dr Jean-Christophe Mauduit (Associate Professor of Science Diplomacy at University College London (UCL))
10:30am
  • Dr Pia Hüsch (Research Fellow in Cyber, Technology and National Security at Royal United Services Institute (RUSI))
  • James Black (Deputy Director, Defence and Security, European Lead, Space at RAND)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

Past events

Tuesday 8 July 2025
9:00am Private
9:30am Public
Oral evidence session 8 July 2025
Innovation showcase - Oral evidence
9:30am
  • Billy Webber (Chief Executive Officer at XR Therapeutics)
Digital centre of government - Oral evidence
9:45am
  • Louis Mosley (Executive Vice President at Palantir)
10:30am
  • Dr Vin Diwakar (National Director of Transformation (Interim) at NHS England)
  • Alex Crossley (Director of Transformation Strategy, Finance and Delivery at NHS England)
  • Amy Freeman (Chief Digital Information Officer at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust)
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 1 July 2025
9:00am Private
9:30am Public
Oral evidence session 1 July 2025
Innovation showcase - Oral evidence
9:30am
  • Neil Daly (CEO and Founder at Skin Analytics)
Under the microscope - Oral evidence
9:45am
  • Dr Periklis Pantazis (Director of the Imperial–Leica Microsystems Imaging Hub at Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London)
10:00am
  • Professor Donal Wall (Head of Bacteriology at University of Glasgow)
10:15am
  • Professor Cait MacPhee CBE (Professor of Biological Physics at University of Edinburgh, and Co-Director of the UK’s National Biofilms Innovation Centre)
10:30am
  • Professor Tony Kenyon (Professor of Nanoelectronic & Nanophotonic Materials at University College London (UCL))
10:45am
  • Professor Callum Littlejohns (Deputy Director at CORNERSTONE Photonics Innovation Centre)
11:00am
  • Professor Ilaria Bellantuono (Professor in Musculoskeletal Ageing and Co-Director, The Healthy Lifespan Institute at University of Sheffield)
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 24 June 2025
9:00am Private
9:30am Public
Oral evidence session 24 June 2025
Innovation showcase - Oral evidence
9:30am
  • Dr Simon Wallace (Co-founder and Chief Technical Officer at Suffrago)
  • Rachel Swann (Director and Chief Operating Officer at Suffrago)
Asteroids and planetary defence - Oral evidence
9:45am
  • Dr Sarah Crowther (Research fellow in Planetary Science at University of Manchester)
  • Professor Chris Lintott (Professor of Astrophysics and Citizen Science Lead at University of Oxford)
10:45am
  • Dr Cyrielle Opitom (Chancellor's fellow at University of Edinburgh)
  • Edward Baker (Planetary Defence lead and Programme Manager at National Space Operations Centre, UK Space Agency)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 17 June 2025
9:00am Private
9:30am Public
Oral evidence session 17 June 2025
Innovation showcase - Oral evidence
9:30am
  • Luke Emery (Director at Bright Idea)
Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser: Valedictory - Oral evidence
9:45am
  • Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser (Chief Executive at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI))
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

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  • Email: commonssitc@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 5023 (general enquiries) |020 7219 0731 (media enquiries)
  • Address: Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA