SMEs in the Northwest’s medical technology sector are set to benefit from a £816,000 investment that will enable Medilink North West to increase its resources and support for the sector.
SMEs in the Northwest’s medical technology sector are set to benefit from a £816,000 investment that will enable Medilink North West to increase its resources and support for the sector.
Waste Management, Recycling and Technology Industries in the Northwest are set to benefit from the expansion of a highly successful project that will coordinate and deliver a range of activities to promote sustainable production and consumption in business.
The NWTVCEII project involves the continuation and extension of a highly successful project that co-ordinates and delivers a suite of activities to support development of the waste management, recycling and technology industries within the Northwest.
Businesses in the North West could soon be taking advantage of a little-understood technology previously consigned to prototype manufacturing.
Manchester based, Byotral Technology Ltd has been awarded a £443,824 Grant for Research and Development by the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) to develop an innovative bio-medical product.
A new project to speed up the transfer of groundbreaking research and development from the North West Laser Engineering Consortium (NWLEC) to Northwest businesses has been given the go ahead following the confirmation of an £882,000 investment from the Northwest European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
This project will support the development and implementation of Proof Of Concept (POC) funding for early stage high technology, or aspiring high technology SMEs as part of the new DIUS descriptor for Grant for Research and Development.
Over £2m has been earmarked from the Northwest Regional Development Agency’s (NWDA), Grant for Research and Development (GRAND) programme over the next two years to help companies test the commercial potential of an idea a technology innovative new product, process or service.
IDEAS@Daresbury (Innovation Design Entrepreneurship and Science) is an exciting new partnership between the three leading Business/Management Schools of the Northwest – from the universities of Manchester, Liverpool and Lancaster, along with ImaginationLancaster, Lancaster University’s creative design research lab, further supported by the Science &Technology Facilities Council (STFC) and Daresbury Science & Innovation Campus (Daresbury SIC).
This project supports new and existing businesses in the biomedical sector, enabling health technology products to reach the market quicker, thus generating earlier income, jobs and improving regional growth and Gross Value Added.
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) involve the formation of a partnership between a business enterprise and an academic institution to achieve the transfer of skills and expertise from academia to business enterprises. The aim of the KTP programme is to enable business to improve competitiveness, productivity and innovation through the understanding, sharing and use of the knowledge, technology and skills transferred from academic institutions.
The Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) has awarded a £100,000 Grant for Research and Development to Cubic Motion to research a new technology that would revolutionise the way facial animation is created within the digital media industry.
The region’s aerospace sector is set to benefit from a new centre for virtual engineering at Daresbury Laboratory, following the confirmation of a £5.3 million investment.
A £100,000 Grant for Research and Development (GRAND) has been awarded to Manchester based biotechnology company Ai2, to research a new use for their peptide-based product for contact lenses, using it in a hydrogel for wound dressings.
A new era of partnership working is about to become a reality in Cheshire and Warrington with the appointment of two key posts to take forward a new Commission.
The North West Science Fund project “North West Laser Engineering Consortium” (NWLEC) has transformed laser materials research in the Northwest.
To develop a centre for biopharmaceuticals that will enforce the Northwest’s reputation as the ‘go to’ location for biopharmaceuticals across the UK and globally, as well as providing a facility for advanced biopharmaceutical methods to be developed.
The Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) has awarded four ‘Proof of Market Grants’ to the value of £79,146 to companies throughout the region.
Top Northwest Universities launch New Partnership Initiative Promoting Innovation to regional SMEs.
Envirolink Northwest is welcoming the launch of feed-in tariffs (FIT), a new government scheme designed to benefit businesses across the UK with financial and environmental rewards.
The Sharp Project has signed up the first tenants, including new start-ups SUNDE Technologies and Peddlers Cross Creative, to the newly refurbished 15,000 sq ft two-storey office block which forms part of the 200,000 sq ft digital content complex, due to be completed early next year. This takes the total number of tenants now located at the east Manchester site to 24.
Northwest Business Finance Ltd (NWBF) with support from the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) can today (15th June 2010) announce the successful fund managers for The North West Fund.
We are currently calling for Expressions of Interest (EOIs) under Strands 2 and 5 of Action Area 2-1.
Businesses with green ambitions can get a helping hand from Envirolink Northwest at two free events dedicated to encouraging organisations to generate their own renewable energy.
This project will enhance the scope, performance and strategic contribution of the Energy Innovation Centre (EIC).
The Innovation Economy Centre is a business facility focused on making a significant impact on business productivity and wider economic benefits throughout the region. The Centre will encourage a synergy between businesses, academics and existing business support agencies.
MediaCityUK plans to establish an international hub of digital creativity and business. A key objective of MediaCityUK is to provide support and accommodation for businesses across the media sector. This will be enabled by a Media Enterprise Centre (MEC), which will be located within MediaCityUK.
Cheshire based Carbon Ceramics Ltd makes its entrance into the green materials market place with the support of a Grant for Research and Development awarded by the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA).
A £4.5 million funding pot is available for rural businesses seeking to improve productivity and development.
An offer of £100,000 Grant for Research & Development (GRAND) has been awarded to a Preston based company to design a ‘smart glass’ enclosure for microscopes for use in bioscience experiments, where a controlled environment is essential.
As part of the Northwest Regional Development Agency’s (NWDA) Grant for Research and Development (GRAND Award), the first £18,878 Proof of Market grant has been awarded to start up company Qualoria Ltd.
The finalists of the Inaugural Energy Innovation Awards 2010 have today been announced.
The Northwest European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) today confirmed over £1½ million of investment to help boost Carlisle’s appeal as a heritage tourism destination.
On the 24th June this year’s Envirenergy turned out to be a huge success attracting a record 440 delegates and 49 companies exhibiting at the event. Envirenergy North West 2010, managed by Envirolink Northwest is the region’s flagship energy and environmental management conference presenting innovative technologies and best practice.
Action Area 3 (AA1-3): Increasing Sustainable Consumption & Production
Liverpool Innovation Park (LIP) operator Space North West is investing £2.5 million, matched with £1.42 million from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), to create a new networking hub and business gateway to its Edge Lane site.
The Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) is planning to set up a EUR 50 million (GBP 46 million) JESSICA holding fund in cooperation with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support projects that will help regenerate sustainable development in the North West’s urban areas.
£650,000 has been awarded in the latest round of the Northwest Transitional Loan Fund (TLF); helping businesses from across the region obtain business finance in the absence of conventional commercial sources.
Rural businesses and farmers in Greater Manchester are being urged to take advantage of a £1.1million fund managed by the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA).
Isis Forensics, a Lancaster University spin out company based in InfoLab21, with the support of the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) and InfoLab21’s Knowledge Business Centre, has launched a £54,000 Research and Development project to develop next generation child protection technologies that can be run on mobile phones.
The design contract for a showcase new interactive gallery at MOSI (Museum of Science & Industry, Manchester) has been awarded to London-based design company kin.
The Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA), European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have today (11th December 2009) agreed to launch a new £100m fund to finance urban development projects across the Northwest of England. The NWDA expects these projects to create/safeguard several thousand jobs.
EEF, the manufacturers' organisation has today launched a week long campaign to promote manufacturing in the North West. 'Manufacturing Week' will take place from 1-5 March and is part of a long running campaign designed to promote the success of the sector and policies to promote a better balanced economy. The week is being backed by the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA).