Despite the great work undertaken by academia, corporates, and entrepreneurs in the UK to support the development of ideas into businesses, the UK still suffers from a lack of communication between individuals, organisations and clusters all engaged in the same innovative work.

The Royal Agricultural Hall in London has shifted through many roles over the years. One of the largest exhibition halls on the planet when it was constructed in 1862, both the Royal Tournament, the world’s largest military tattoo exhibition until it ended in 1999, and the internationally famous Crufts dog show held their inaugural events in the building. In the Second World War, it became a parcels depot for London, before becoming the Business Design Centre in 1986.

Now, the building retains the…

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