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With his carbon footprint tracker company ECOZE having recently won Graduate StartUp of the Year – with the support of Enterprise Bath at the University’s Innovation Centre– we caught up with physics graduate Sam Linfield to ask about his time at the University.
Read MoreWe are delighted to have appointed Andrea Kelly as the University of Bath Innovation Centre Manager. Andrea brings with her a wealth of experience and has been part of the SETsquared Central Team for the last five years. She headed up a portfolio of programmes funded by the ERDF and worked in collaboration with the UK Space Agency and Academic Health Science Networks across the South West of England, which supported businesses in sustainability, health, digital and space sectors across the South West, Swindon & Wiltshire.
Read MoreKeyloop, the global automotive technology company, today announces the individual university winners of the second annual Keyloop Dealer Tech competition. Over 1,000 students from leading universities registered their interest in the competition.
One student, Tom Christensen, from The University of Bath has advanced to the final of Keyloop’s Dealer Tech competition. Tom’s idea was a platform for consumers to compare and recommend the most suitable electric vehicle based on their typical daily routine.
Read More1,000 students have now received business innovation skills training thanks to SETsquared’s Intrapreneurial Knowledge Exchange Enterprise Pathway, IKEEP. The programme provides students across all disciplines and degree levels, with a hands-on opportunity to be ‘intrapreneurs’, and work on a ‘real-world’ innovative idea or project to improve a product, process or proposition within an established company.
Read MoreEach year, the Elektra Awards attracts hundreds of attendees from more than 150 companies representing every sector of the global electronics industry.
The guest list comprises influential C-suite decision-makers and the teams who contributed to the projects and innovations nominated. The global electronics industry sees becoming an Elektra Awards winner as one of the most prestigious accolades a company or individual can receive.
Read MoreCongratulations to the University of Bath and SETsquared Scale-Up Programme participants Earswitch Ltd on scooping the University Research Readers’ Choice Award at the prestigious Elektra Awards 2021.
The Elektra Awards are a ceremony where companies and individuals are rewarded and recognised for their excellent performance, innovation and contribution to the global electronics industry.
Supported by the SETsquared Scale-Up Programme.
Read MoreThe University of Bath works across many networks to support business and accelerate SME growth. There are a number of ways that small businesses can collaborate with the University of Bath, and the West of England Sustainable Technologies Scale-Up Programme (WoESTSP) is a platform designed to help establish those relationships.
Read MoreIn Round 1 of the 2021 Dragons’ Den pitching competition we welcomed a wide range of innovative student businesses including a sustainable fashion swapping app, wearable tech to help women feel safer when walking or exercising alone, and a system that enables people living in apartments to grow an indoor garden from their food waste. There was particular emphasis on tech and sustainability with many of the businesses themselves geared towards a climate-conscious consumer.
Read MoreLast month, SETsquared Bath member Claritum announced a collaboration with Canon, a multinational corporation specialising in optical, imaging, and industrial products, at Expo 2020 in Dubai.
Expo 2020 is a World Expo, currently hosted by Dubai in the United Arab Emirates from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022. Originally scheduled to start in 2020, this global attraction hopes to stimulate the development of innovative businesses in the UAE, and enhance the country's international reputation as a location to do business.
Read MoreIt’s been a busy few months at SETsquared Bath and we’re overdue a warm welcome to several new members!
From an app that finds sports fans places to stay with other fans when you’re travelling for matches to technology that can help diagnose routine dentistry concerns from the comfort of your own home, there’s an exciting range of innovative new members on the tech scene!
We’ve got seven new members to introduce so let’s say hello…
Read MoreSETsquared Investment Manager, Rosie Bennett, gives us her insight into SETsquared’s flagship investment showcase, as well as highlighting a selection of the exciting start-ups which will be pitching this year.
2021 has been an exciting year for technology growth, following the COVID crisis we are in a period of recovery and renewal, and the UK tech pioneers that SETsquared supports are leading the reinvention on how we work, live, and interact.
Read MoreGUEST BLOG: Minal Patel, Co-founder and COO of sustainable tech start up and SETsquared Bath member LabCycle explains how gaining success with a growing business while living with a disability has challenged and enriched her entrepreneurial journey.
The entrepreneurial journey can be taxing with its high pressure and fast paced nature, with the addition of a disability, this tax is higher. My unseen disability is a part of my definition, an integral part of my enriching entrepreneurial journey.
Read MoreThe £17M Innovation Centre for Applied Sustainable Technologies (iCAST) was officially launched at its new base in the Carriage Works in Swindon last week.
iCAST will operate as a research and development and collaboration hub for companies working on clean growth technologies. It will focus on translating sustainable chemical technology research into commercial products to tackle the global challenges of the climate emergency, sustainable development and plastic pollution.
Read MoreThe Advanced Engineering Digital Innovation Business Acceleration Hub (AEDBAH) was a 3-year business support programme funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and partnered with the University of Bath and SETsquared.
Tailored support was provided to start-ups and early-stage companies in the West of England as well as opportunities for research collaborations with academics at the University.
Read MoreThe Sustainable Technologies Business Acceleration Hub (STBAH) was a three-year business support programme for start-ups and early-stage companies innovating in the low carbon and sustainable technologies sector. Funded by the European Regional Development Fund the hub helped fast track and grow over 120 businesses from across the West of England.
Watch our video overview of the impact of the programme and find out what other support is available through the West of England Sustainable Technologies Scale-Up Programme.
Read MorePlaces are filling up fast on the Health Innovation Programme, run by SETsquared alongside the West of England and South West Academic Health Science Networks.
This is a unique, fully-funded opportunity to explore the NHS and UK Health Sector as a marketplace, to enable businesses to identify the optimum customer base and get valuable feedback from healthcare experts.
Deadline to apply is 5th November 2021. This is an online programme of half days over five sessions.
Read MoreThe Outside community was born from time spent walking, finding thinking ‘space’ and inspiration in Nature - with the appreciation that a desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world.
Outside’s vision is to nurture an active, diverse community that connects entrepreneurs, leaders, fresh air thinkers, idea explorers, tech folk, creatives, innovators and business activists in the Bristol, Bath and SW region - who share an interest in mission driven ventures.
It is time to do business differently. Take your thinking outside.
Read MoreThe UK’s longest running index of disruptive new startups, the Startups 100, has released its 2021 lineup and Digital Business Acceleration Hub member SEIKK has made the list. SEIKK is an active men’s lifestyle magazine and online store that lets you shop conveniently and sustainably.
SEIKK, founded in 2018 by Charles de Paula received fully-funded support through DBAH by working with a member of our talent pool to improve website performance.
Read MoreSETsquared Bath member and current Alumni Innovation Award winner, Nav Sawhney founder of The Washing Machine Project has again been featured by the BBC for his efforts with helping people living in poverty the ability to wash their clothes more easily.
Read MoreThe climate emergency is the greatest threat humanity has ever faced. Collaboration is no longer optional, it is essential. Businesses must accelerate decarbonisation to meet the UK Government's 2050 net zero target and adoption of the Paris Agreement.
SETsquared Bath member Spherics is offering members a FREE 3-month licence of their software which measures and helps you reduce your business carbon emissions in minutes. The net zero toolkit for businesses, large and small!
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