Case studies: Real-life examples of government activity

Every great invention starts with a need. For Emily Goodall, the need to make life easier for many people drove her to create BundleBean.

A sure way to gauge a brand's success is to look at how long it’s been around. One brand that has stood the test of time is Lea & Perrins.

Kids Bee Happy are entertaining the UK's children through Sand Art, after a registered trade mark helped develop them into a franchise.

The Pulsetta story began as a passionate quest for free-from breads and resulted in a unique and innovative creation.

Early and flexible input from MHRA facilitates successful flagship pharmaceutical site in UK.

Joanna Amey provides an insight into her role as a litigation lawyer at HMRC

Sammy Amareh provides an insight into his role as an advisory lawyer at HMRC

Mask-arade are the original celebrity and personalised mask company. Ray Duffy talks about their IP and how it has benefited the business.

In pictures: How humanitarian aid from the UK is helping Iraqi and Syrian people cope with freezing conditions in northern Iraq.

Herdy is a ‘cute, loveable and responsible’ brand created by Spencer and Diane Hannah. They sell a range of gifts, homewear and accessories.

Janet Lewis talks about her work within the Commercial Law Group at GLD

Understand how Aardman license and use IP rights to protect their creativity.

Owner of Goldgenie Laban Roomes talks about the importance of protecting intellectual property as a franchise.

Discover how FireAngel sought early advice and protected their innovation using trade marks.

Jojo Maman Bébé owner talks about how protecting her trade mark helped grow the business.

MHRA supports innovation in anti-cancer drug delivery by providing regulatory advice to OxSonics early on in the process.

Watch British medic Stacey Mearns tell her story of fighting the disease in Sierra Leone.

A UKaid funded Girls’ Club is providing a platform for young Somali women to speak out and engage on issues surrounding Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), and violence against women.

How UK support to Punjab is helping girls in the region attend low-cost private schools and improve their life chances.

Early collaboration with MHRA helps AstraZeneca to continue to supply critical cancer medicine.

Winglets - the tips of aeroplane wings that curve upwards - save fuel, reduce noise and make higher rates of climb possible.

A series of visits and workshops over last 5 years led to £49 million worth joint research collaborations between UK and India in agricultural sciences and bioenergy.

A series of visits and workshops over the course of two years lead to announcement of a multi-million UK-India industrial R&D programme.

UK aid to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is helping the province be more ‘female-friendly’ and support women to come forward and fight for justice on crimes committed against them.

After Louise Highton got a permanent job in York, it made sense to stop renting and instead look at buying a house.

How a UK aid funded programme is helping girls stay safe and healthy and learn to support themselves

Epic is the first public service youth mutual to spin out of local government and delivers a wide range of support services for young people

A project to identify and treat people with existing but undiagnosed hypertension.

A text message system that received patients' blood pressure readings from home and responded with advice.

Using managed clinical networks to improve care of people with high blood pressure (hypertension), stroke, chronic heart disease and diabetes.

Getting people who haven’t had a recent blood pressure check to take a self-service test at a local health kiosk and then follow up with their GP if the reading is high.

A UK aid funded programme is helping disadvantaged women and youth by providing vocational training on life skills.

SEQOL launched in October 2011, and its customers are reaping the benefits of an integrated approach to delivering health and social care.

Paraguay is a dynamic place to do business. Here are two case studies showcasing how our Embassy in Asunsción supports British business.

London-based start-up Bare Conductive make innovative electro-conductive materials that bring surfaces - and technology - to life.

Innovate UK grant funding is helping IXICO research and develop imaging technology that enables early, accurate diagnosis of dementia.

The UK is among the top 5 trading partners of Macedonia. Here are 3 case studies showcasing how our Embassy in Skopje supports British business.

The story of why Be Independent CIC, an adult social care mutual, spun out of the City of York Council in April 2014.

Launched in 2011 Provide delivers community health services across a wide variety of localities, going from strength to strength ever since.

Achieving for Children spun out of The London Boroughs of Richmond and Kingston, delivering children's services across both boroughs.

British physiologist develops a 'universal formula' that keeps human organs functioning outside the body, with support from Innovate UK.

Shared parental leave will be available to parents, partners and adopters from April 2015. Sean explains how his leave helped his family.

A country case study update on Ethiopia which forms part or the 2013 Human Rights and Democracy Report.

A country case study update on Nigeria which forms part or the 2013 Human Rights and Democracy Report.

A country case study update on Rwanda which forms part or the 2013 Human Rights and Democracy Report.

A country case study update on Bangladesh which forms part or the 2013 Human Rights and Democracy Report.

A country case study update on Egypt which forms part or the 2013 Human Rights and Democracy Report.

A country case study update on Bahrain which forms part or the 2013 Human Rights and Democracy Report.

Schools showing successful practice in improving the attainment and attendance of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) pupils.

The UK Government Decontamination Service's (GDS) assistance in a biological incident.