The Invest in UK University R&D – Midlands Campaign will be attending Berlin Science Week, Falling Walls between 7th and 10th November 2025. As part of this mission we will:

• Celebrate and strengthen the connections between our institutions, German university partners, and key industrial stakeholders operating across both the UK and Germany.  
• Explore shared priorities for FP10 (particularly Pillar II), connect German alumni in key sectors and venture capital with our university investment opportunities. 
• Advance the role of universities in ‘sub-national diplomacy’ between cities/ States/ regions and form innovation bridges through partnership working with each other, industry and civic partners.  
• Explore alignment with emerging German-UK science and innovation collaboration.  

 

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Falling Walls Science Summit is a leading international and intersectoral forum, held annuly in Berlin, that conves global leaders across science, industry, policy and media to explore scientific breakthroughs and break down barriers in science and innovation.  

The Falling Walls Science Summit 2025 will take place from 6th – 9th November 2025 at the Falling Walls Science House, Karl-Marx-Alle 34, 10178 Berlin. 

 

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Please select a Mission Point of Contact for you institution and email invest@midlandsinnovation.org.uk to register for the weekly Mission Development meetings.

 

 

The Invest in UK University R&D – Midlands Campaign will return to SWITCH in Singapore this October 2025, building on the success of 2024’s inaugural visit. 

SWITCH is Singapore’s premiere science, innovation and technology event – attended by over 22,000 industry leaders, national governments and investors from all the world.  

The mission is supported by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), the British High Commission in Singapore, UKRI, Innovate UK, the West Midlands Growth Company. 

2025 is Singapore’s 60th anniversary, and this mission will also celebrate 60 years of UK-Singapore collaboration. 

 

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The Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology (SWITCH) is Singapore’s flagship event for science, innovation, and technology. Held annually at Marina Bay Sands, SWITCH brings together global leaders from government, academia, research, investment, and industry to explore and advance the latest developments in tech and innovation. 

As a national milestone event, SWITCH serves as a platform for: 

• Major announcements and activations from Singaporean government agencies, research funders, and universities 

• International collaboration between countries, research agencies, and corporates 

• Slingshot Prize, Asia’s premier tech startup competition, which culminates at SWITCH (the campaign has secured up to 5 ‘fast track’ entries for Midlands spinouts) 

• Participation from global investors, multinational corporates, and innovation agencies 

SWITCH is co-organised by Enterprise Singapore and supported by a wide range of partners across sectors including advanced manufacturing, health and biomedical sciences, energy, AI, and future mobility. 

🔗 More information: www.switchsg.org 

 

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Please select a Mission Point of Contact for you institution and email invest@midlandsinnovation.org.uk to register for the weekly Mission Development meetings.

 

 

The Invest in UK University R&D – Midlands Campaign will be running various activities as part of Birmingham Tech Week in 2025. 

The Birmingham Tech Week Mission is being scheduled to take place alongside the UK’s first ever Regional Investment Summit – West Midlands 2025, which will be hosted by Birmingham on 21st October and will attended by the UK Government’s most senior representatives as well international investors from across the world. 

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Birmingham Tech Week is the UK’s largest regional tech festival — bringing together innovators, founders, investors, public sector leaders, and global partners and attracting over 8,000 attendees and featured 50+ curated events.

 

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Please select a Mission Point of Contact for you institution and email invest@midlandsinnovation.org.uk to register for the weekly Mission Development meetings.

The Campaign will be leading a delegation to South Korea and Japan between 1st – 12th October 2025.

A series of activations will take place across both countries, with delegates encouraged to participate in the activities most aligned with their interests and expertise, as well as organising their own additions.  

This is a multi-sector, multi-market mission covering a number of large target conferences as well as critical diplomatic opportunities (including the Seoul Embassy, Kyoto Science and Technology in Society Forum, Osaka World Expo, BioJapan (Yokohama) and the Tokyo Embassy). 

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UK-Japan Funding Opportunities

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-japan-science-and-innovation-funding-opportunities/uk-japan-science-and-innovation-funding-opportunities

 

Conferences

Science and Technology in Society forum is an annual conference held at the Kyoto International Conference Center, bringing together global leaders in academia, industry, government to discuss issues related to science and technology and their implications for society. 

The 22nd Annual Meeting will be held on October 5, 6 and 7, 2025 in Kyoto, Japan.

 

Osaka World Expo, an event that brings together people and innovations from around the world in an effort to address issues facing humankind on a global scale. 

The theme of the 2025 Expo is Designing Future Society for Our Lives. 184 days from April 13 to October 13, 2025. Venue: Yumeshima, Osaka, Japan.

 

BIOJapan 2025 is taking place at Pacifico in Yokohama with 700 exhibitors and 16K visitors. There are three main programs: The exhibition, seminars and partnering. 

This is Asia’s largest partnering event containing three exhibitions 

1. The world’s oldest biotechnology exhibition “BioJapan” 
2. “Regenerative Medicine JAPAN” accelerating and industrialising R&D in regenerative medicine

3.”health TECH JAPAN” covering digital technology and life science. 

 

 

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Please select a Mission Point of Contact for you institution and email invest@midlandsinnovation.org.uk to register for the weekly Mission Development meetings.