SETsquared Bath Innovation Centre News

Inside a founder roundtable on what really matters when turning an idea into something people actually need.

Grant funding can play a valuable role in a company’s growth, especially when approached with focus and preparation. The SETsquared Bath Innovation Centre team is here to support you at every stage, from early guidance to application review and partner introductions.

LabCycle, a University of Bath start-up dedicated to recycling plastic lab waste, has been featured in Universities UK’s national campaign, highlighting the impact of student-led innovation on economic and environmental sustainability.

The fourth annual Enterprise Day at the University of Bath once again showcased the university’s thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem, bringing together founders, researchers, and students to share their experiences and insights.

From near collapse to an eight-figure exit, Bath-born Lux Rewards—founded by James Courtney while at the University of Bath—overcame early struggles to become a global loyalty powerhouse serving over 105 million cardholders.

A neurodivergent man who says he was once dubbed "the worst kid" by his local education authority has been awarded funding to help other neurodiverse people find work.

University of Bath spinout EnsiliTech wins Most Innovative Use of Tech, and alumnus Laurence James wins Best Mentor at The SPARKies Awards 2024.

University of Bath startups and spinouts recognised at The SPARKies Awards 2024.

LabCycle was a successful regional winner for the South West at the UK StartUp Awards and has now progressed to the UK final against unprecedented competition.

SETsquared Bath member, The Washing Machine Project, has expanded its capacity to help low-income communities manage health and hygiene through a new partnership with the Whirlpool Foundation.

The University of Bath is part of the SETsquared Partnership which has been ranked the 3rd leading start-up hub in Europe and the 1st in UK and Ireland.

Enterprise Day is the University of Bath’s annual event to bring together our entrepreneurial ecosystem and celebrate success.

SETsquared has held its 20th investment event – an annual high-profile occasion that has showcased hundreds of the best UK technology, science and innovation-led start-ups and helped raise more than £160m.

The Bath Digital Festival was an abundance of all things tech and it was a pleasure for the University of Bath’s Innovation Centre to host to a number of events throughout the week.

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.

We 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.