Launch event for exciting new Digital Innovation Business Acceleration Hub
Earlier this year it was announced that funding had been secured through the European Regional Development Fund for new business acceleration hubs. These have been set up through the University of Bath in connection with SETsquared, the world’s number one university business accelerator.
Part of the new hub is the Digital Innovation Business Acceleration Hub (DBAH) which will support 120 companies working on new technologies in the health, well-being and creative media sectors in the West of England
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Bath MP Wera Hobhouse meets city’s technology leaders
Bath MP Wera Hobhouse met with fifteen of the city’s technology leaders for breakfast yesterday morning, at the office of local tech firm Rocketmakers. Over croissants and coffee, the MP had the chance to learn directly from the sector what issues were most important to them.
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New appointment for the Sustainable Technologies Business Acceleration Hub
The Sustainable Technologies Business Acceleration Hub (STBAH) has confirmed the appointment of Dr. Jason Camp as the newly appointed Research Associate for the business acceleration programme. The STBAH is funded under the EU European Regional Development Fund and provides free business support to start ups and high growth SMEs in low carbon innovation.
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Mech Eng Innovation Scholar wins national design prize
A recent graduate of the University of Bath, Andrew Taylor, was the winner of the prestigious Blackwood Design Awards 2017/18 in the Best New Concept category.
The Concept is an innovative design for assistive glasses which could revolutionise the way in which visually impaired athletes train and compete.
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Growth Workshop dates announced for Sustainable Technology Business Acceleration Hub
The Sustainable Technologies Business Acceleration Hub (STBAH) which is a programme dedicated to helping set up and grow a new generation of innovative small firms in the sustainable technologies sector is offering a free 2-day workshop on Monday 8th & Tuesday 9th October at the Engine Shed, Bristol.
Register for your place now!
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Enterprise workshop for doctoral students - a great success!
Parimala Shivaprasad is a final year PhD student of Chemical Engineering at the University of Bath and the winner of the 2018 Business Plan competition with her venture, Retra.
As someone that has already taken the first steps towards commercialisation, Parimala felt that the doctoral community would benefit from an enterprise workshop for students who have an idea and want to take it further.
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George Kalligeros Wins Shell LiveWIRE Smarter Future Award!
We are delighted to share the news that Bath Centre member, George Kalligeros has won the prestigious Shell LiveWIRE Smarter Future Award for his business, .
Pushme Bikes are disrupting the on-demand delivery industry with quick electric bike conversion and battery swap stations.
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INNOVATE UK event: Innovation Loans Open Competition
Innovate UK is running a pilot programme of loan competitions. A total of up to £50 million is available for business innovation projects. Innovate UK is working to broaden the range of innovation finance support available to businesses, so they can access funding at all stages of innovation.
We are delighted to be hosting Innovate UK, the Knowledge Transfer Network and the Enterprise Europe Network for a briefing event on 31st July.
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Bath SETsquared supports VRLabs through ERDF funded innovation hub
The University of Bath, as part of the SETsquared Partnership, will be providing business accelearation support to companies through the ERDF funded Digital Innovation Business Acceleration Hub that are either resident or associate members of the new Bristol based VRLab.
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Sunshine and celebration at the Bath SETsquared Showcase
Last week we held our annual summer showcase at the Boston Team party and it was a lively and celebratory affair. In the last 12 months Bath SETsquared members have raised over £8.5m in investment funding, SETsquared has been named Global #1 Business Incubator, and the University has launched 4 ERDF funded business acceleration hubs to support 650 companies for the next 3 years - so it was definitely time for a party!
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Social Enterprise Startup Story: Eat Move Glow
Laura Phillips, co-founder of Eat Move Glow, is a physical education teacher, cancer survivor and wellness enthusiast. Laura aims to empower and support people affected by cancer with nutrition, exercise and wellness tools. Laura
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The University of Bath launches new programme to power high-growth UK companies
The University of Bath, as part of the SETsquared Partnership, today launched a programme to enable some of the UK’s best tech scale-up companies become the sector giants of tomorrow.
It is expected to generate over £25bn for by 2030, create an additional 30,000 high-skilled jobs in the tech sector, and help improve Britain’s poor investment record in research and development.
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Football Analysts StatsBomb Launch New Data to meet market demand
We are pleased to welcome football analytics consultancy StatsBomb to Bath SETsquared, just as they announce the launch of their new football event data platform.
Having worked with football data since the company was founded in January 2017, StatsBomb have evolved the platform to meet the demands of coaches and analysts looking for highly detailed real time data insight on players and matches.
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Success after success as SETsquared is shortlisted for THELMA award
The SETsquared Partnership has been shortlisted for a Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Award (THELMA) for the most innovative and original initiative in knowledge exchange or knowledge transfer in the UK.
This comes fresh off the back of being ranked Global No 1 University Business Incubator for the second time in February this year.
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AleTrim join the Sustainable Technology Business Acceleration Hub to deliver the perfect pint!
Bath’s pioneering sustainable technologies programme has attracted a company that is dedicated to serving the perfect pint as it ramps up its role as the UK’s first business acceleration hub dedicated to the sector.
Oliver Browne-Wilkinson, founder and owner of StapleBarn Ltd, is the brains behind AleTrim, a unique nozzle that easily fits onto the end of any beer tap and controls frothing, to deliver the perfect pint without the spillage.
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Entrepreneur Journey: Guest post by Parimala Prasad
University of Bath PhD student and Chemical Engineer, Parimala Prasad is this year's winner of the Deloitte sponsored Business Plan competition.
Parimala shares her story about how she was inspired to recycle fragrant flowers from religious places, ceremonies and festivals in India into essential oil for perfume manufacturing.
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Bath SETsquared named as delivery partner for new “business acceleration hubs”
The University of Bath is to establish two new “business acceleration hubs” for advanced engineering and digital innovation SMEs in the region. As the key delivery partner for business acceleration support across the programmes, Bath SETSquared will launch these hubs alongside existing programmes in Sustainable Technology and Social Enterprise.
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Oracle Searching for Startups to Partner with for Bristol Cohort 2
Coming off a successful inaugural cohort, including being named the No. 2 accelerator in the U.K., our Bristol-based Oracle Startup Cloud Accelerator program is looking to partner with startups for cohort 2.
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Bath SETsquared hosts delegation of Chinese investors from Index Education
We were delighted to welcome a delegation of Investors and Directors from China who are looking for collaboration opportunities in the UK. Among the companies presenting their ventures were Bath SETsquared supported EZ Education, Mayden Academy and Bristol SETsquared supported Nano Simbox.
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EZ Education win at Bath Life Awards for the 2nd year running!
Not long after releasing the latest software versions of DoodleMaths and DoodleMaths (TimesTables), Bath SETsquared supported company, EZ Education, team have picked up yet another trophy at the Bath Life Awards 2018.
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