"Innovate UK has announced the winners of the 2025 Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Awards, celebrating the 50th anniversary of one of Britain's longest-running and most successful innovation programmes. Delivered by Innovate UK, the UK's national innovation agency, the milestone event recognised half a century of collaboration between businesses, universities and graduates, highlighting projects that have driven productivity, sustainability and commercial impact across every corner of the economy."
"This year's winners were praised for their exceptional contributions to scientific progress, digital transformation and social value creation, embodying the enduring mission of KTP to turn cutting-edge research into real-world results. The African Agriculture KTP Award went to Taro-Agric Consulting, in partnership with Obafemi Awolowo University and the University of the West of England, for pioneering data-enabled innovation in Nigeria's poultry industry."
"The collaboration used IoT platforms, dashboards and databases to tackle production inefficiencies, cutting mortality rates and costs while boosting profitability and institutional capacity for digital agriculture. The Best KTP Award was awarded to Yeo Valley Farms (Production) Ltd and the University of Reading, whose partnership transformed yoghurt production through process modelling and protein science. By advancing milk protein denaturation and gel formation research, the project doubled milk utilisation, improved product texture, and delivered both financial and environmental gains - while enriching teaching and graduate opportunities."
Innovate UK marked the 50th anniversary of the Knowledge Transfer Partnership programme by highlighting projects that advanced productivity, sustainability and commercial impact. Winners contributed to scientific progress, digital transformation and social value through business–university–graduate collaborations. Taro-Agric Consulting, with Obafemi Awolowo University and the University of the West of England, used IoT platforms, dashboards and databases to reduce poultry mortality, lower costs and boost profitability and institutional capacity for digital agriculture in Nigeria. Yeo Valley Farms and the University of Reading transformed yoghurt production with process modelling and protein science, doubling milk utilisation and improving texture while delivering financial and environmental benefits. Dunsters Farm and Manchester Metropolitan University embedded sustainability, social value and data-driven decision-making and secured a six-year £40 million contract.
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