LIF Global
Flagship entry-point programme that supports innovators with a technology prototype to create an entrepreneurial mindset.
LIF Global facilitates the growth of innovators making a positive impact in their communities with novel technologies.
Advance Programme
Taking exceptional innovators working on a customer-validated product through rapid scaleup and international growth.
Advance is a bespoke programme of relationship-building and business growth activities for tech innovators who are ready to scale and internationalise.
LIF Community
Bespoke alumni activities to support continued growth and international networking.
LIF Community is a continuous learning and peer-support network for alumni of the programme.
About our programmes
Our personalised approach focuses on driving global, socially-impactful innovation. Our approach fosters commercial growth, job creation, and investment in the businesses that we support.
Between 2014 and 2024, we have empowered a worldwide community of more than 1,470 LIF Innovators to support each other, and curated a programme of networking events, pitch opportunities, and ongoing entrepreneurship training to further support their growth.
Programme review from our innovators
Video transcripts
The LIF Global programme: an overview
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[Text on screen: LIF Global helps engineering innovators commercialise their technology]
[Text on screen: and create businesses that contribute to
their countries' social and economic development.]
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We've received some fantastic training in business development, in identifying what your customers are and how you get your Innovation to Market. My Innovation is about helping other innovators so they can develop their physical products and processes faster and cheaper because we use multiphysics virtual simulation to test and optimise these designs we are mainly focused on the Sustainable Development Goals. My Innovation is BOD. BOD stands for the best operation for decolourisation. We get grease, chemical dyes and all contaminants in textile wastewater. We return clean water to the nature. To increase productivity of edible bird nest farming we use IoT technology to mimic the natural habitat of the birds so they can reproduce a much more comfortable. The training sessions in how we should go about to do our value proposition, to learn how the investors think has been very very interesting and very beneficial. The business simulation that was one of the greatest learning experiences. The mentoring session is what is the best part of LIF for me because my mentors always give me a sound advice. This is amazing experience that I think all entrepreneurships who aim to the sustainable development goals should live. I recommend for my colleagues and everyone I met I said please next year please join the program this very good program [Music].
[Text on screen: Royal Academy of Engineering, Leaders in Innovation Fellowships]
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I am Jennifer Rodriguez from Colombia. I am the CEO and Founder of Vbraille. At Vbraille we provide education for teachers and parents in inclusive education topics and also we deliver technology for the communication of blind students.
[Music][Text on screen: Why did you take part in LIF Advance?]
Because the LIF Advance program is a great support to expand our product and our services in another countries and to receive receive support of mentors and expertise in our business.
[Text on screen: What support have you received from LIF Advance?] We achieve a great connection with a university here in UK there is a great and a big support for us to improve our services and our products.
[Text on screen: Why should you join LIF Advance?] This program is a great opportunity to create great connections in order to improve and expand our businesses and our companies.
[Text on screen: What does the future hold?] The future of Vbraille is to become the best e-learning inclusive education, to improve the education and to deliver quality education for students with disabilities.
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With delivery partner: SETsquared, Universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Southhampton and Surrey. raeng.org.uk/lif @RAEngGlobal
LIF Global
LIF (Leaders in Innovation Fellowships) Global is our flagship entry-point programme that supports innovators with a t…
Advance
Advance takes innovators who are working on a customer-validated product through rapid scaleup and international growth…
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about the LIF Global and Advance programmes.