Innovate to grow
Our Innovation Services are targeted at organisations based in the North East of England operating in sectors that are key to the Regional Economic Strategy including energy, life sciences, digital and process industries.
We work closely with our clients across the innovation cycle to help bring their next-generation of new technologies, processes, products and services to market. Our innovation service focus on business challenges requiring the development and integration of emerging technologies. As part of the Enterprise Europe Network we can provide our clients with access to over 5000 new technologies through the EU technology marketplace.
Our team of innovation specialists can help you with:
- Technology assessment for mapping future product development and identifying barriers to commercialisation
- Shaping strategic R&D projects for development of new technologies and innovation of future products and services
- Partner searches and building consortia for strategic collaborative R&D projects
- Information on TSB Collaborative R&D funding
- Coaching for R&D proposal writing to secure finance from:
- Framework Programme Seven (FP7)
- Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs)
- BERR Grant for R&D (GRD)
- Finance training workshops for FP7 project co-ordination and contract management
- Access to the EU technology marketplace by connecting seekers and providers of new and emerging technologies to form collaborative new joint ventures and licencing agreements
- Adapting existing technologies into new markets and processes
- Watching competitive technologies and monitoring their development in the global marketplace
- Promoting your new technologies in the EU Technology Marketplace, internationally and through our network of contacts in Europe and beyond .
