Member News | Neuro Ai selected for Plug and Play's Innovation Platform

We're very proud to announce that SETsquared Bath member and one of this year’s Graduate Innovation Award winners, Neuro Ai, has been selected for the next batch of Plug and Play's Innovation Platform. The program involved an initial 1000+ companies being reduced to a select 30. These 30 pitched at the Plug and Play Tech Centre in the Bay Area, and the final batch of 15 were selected of which Neuro Ai made the cut!

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Member News | Neuro Ai shortlisted for two Tech South West Awards

Neuro Ai are hitting our headlines again with more exciting news as they have been shortlisted for not one but two Tech South West Awards.

The brand new Tech South West Awards cover the whole region of Bath, Bristol, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire. They recognise and celebrate talent, creativity, business success, education, leadership, diversity and more. The awards event is all about celebrating the best of tech in the South West, showcasing the region’s tech talent and connecting the tech community.​

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Next Generation | Free 6-week start-up course for young entrepreneurs in Bristol

The Next Generation project aims to inspire and engage the next generation of entrepreneurs throughout the UK and this free course offers 16 – 30 year olds the opportunity to learn the best strategies and tools to help make their business a success . The course will immerse attendees in an entrepreneurial environment whilst allowing them to meet and network with like-minded peers.

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Don't miss the final Sustainable Economy Event Series

For the final event in the series we are meeting at the Engine Shed in Bristol on Wednesday 18th September 2019. There will be keynote talks, followed by flash presentations from SMEs innovating in new food models, and then a panel discussion, rounded off with the opportunity to network and also to sign up to receive fully funded support for your business through the STBAH programme.

Read more to discover the lineup of brilliant speakers and register for tickets.

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Business Acceleration Hub participants Naturbeads receive major funding

Congratulations to Naturbeads, current participants of our Business Acceleration Hub who has just secured over £580k investment for their biodegradable alternative to microplastics.

Over the last 12 months Naturbeads has been supported by our pool of business experts whilst working from the University of Bath’s Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies to develop their cellulose microbeads.

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Prince's Trust | Starting a business and aged 18 - 30?

Got a business in mind or want to explore an idea? From training and mentoring support to funding and resources, we're here to help you become the best entrepreneur you can be. Our free Enterprise programme takes place in a centre near you and is broken down into three stages. This programme run by the Prince’s Trust is for 18 - 30 year olds and is for all types of business.

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The BioFactory | Energy Catalyst Mission to Kenya

SETsquared Bath member and Graduate Innovation Award winner, Eoin Sharkey, founder of The BioFactory, recently shared some very exciting news with us. He was invited by Innovate UK and DFID to represent British start-ups and joined them on the Energy Catalyst Mission in Kenya!

To give you a first-hand account of Eoin’s trip we have shared an excerpt from his guest blog post (you can follow his Innovation Award blog here) below for you to read.

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ENTevent 2019

This year SETsquared Bath and the University of Bath will be putting on the first ever ENTevent, to celebrate the successes of our student and graduate entrepreneurs and highlight the opportunities available in the coming academic year.

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SETsquared's ICURe Programme Cohort 25 – NOW OPEN

Applications are open for the SETsquared ICURe programme which offers university research teams with commercially-promising ideas up to £35k to ‘get out of the lab’ and validate their ideas in the marketplace.

It supports Early Career Researchers to undertake three months of full-time, intense market assessment and to have meaningful conversations with at least 100 prospective customers, regulators, suppliers, partners and competitors to validate the commercial potential of their research.

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STBAH Case Study | envoPAP - curating sustainable material solutions 

envoPAP met the relevant criteria in order to join the STBAH programme and following the first meeting it became clear that research partnerships could be developed with the University of Bath and the Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies to help further diversify their product range that Kaushal had in mind for biodegradable food packaging and personal care products.

The STBAH programme is partnered with the University of Bath and business incubator SETsquared.

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It's time to apply for the SETsquared Accelerating Growth Investment Showcase 2019

A call for SETsquared Bath members to apply for this year’s Accelerating Growth Investment Showcase

The SETsquared Partnership will host the 16th annual investment showcase on 4th December in central London. The showcase is a culmination of a 3-month investment programme to hone each company’s pitch and provide significant promotion within the investor, corporate and media community.

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Member News | The BioFactory through to Santander Universities Entrepreneurship Awards

Huge congratulations to SETsquared Bath start-up The BioFactory, which is seeking to save lives in sub-Saharan Africa with a revolutionary new sanitation system, has reached the final of a national enterprise competition.

The firm, which was launched last year by University of Bath graduate Eoin Sharkey, secured its place in the final of the Santander Universities Entrepreneurship Awards after progressing through the semi-final in Nottingham earlier this month. 

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Graduate News | FutureSPARK Harry Cobbold and his start up Haio

University of Bath graduate, Harry Cobbold who is the Managing Director at Haio, won the coveted FutureSPARK award at this year’s SPARKies.

This award is to celebrate the under 25-year-old who has already demonstrated true commitment and initiative within the tech and digital community and who the judges believe will go far in the industry.

Harry’s most noticeable entrepreneurial achievement is his success in establishing Haio – a full-service design consultancy which specialises in designing and building websites, brands and digital products for high growth companies.

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