Author: Rebecca Hall
Sunderland University experts have got a handle on preventing the spread of coronavirus. With the threat of infection from shared door handles high, the university’s Automotive and Manufacturing Advanced Practice (AMAP) put their heads together to come up with a way to minimise the risk of transmission. And they quickly developed a creative response to […]
A highly innovative, problem-solving healthcare supplier and a cutting-edge electronics firm are collaborating on a new product which could potentially save the NHS £250m a year. Quality Hospital Solutions (QHS) and PragmatIC, both based at the North East Technology Park (NETPark) in Sedgefield, County Durham, are working together on SamplePod – a revolutionary tracking and […]
IQA Elecnor Group have started work on a £50m broadband project and want to engage with companies to put the North East at ‘top tier’ of internet connectivity. The Spanish-owned utility contracting firm is hosting a ‘Meet the Buyer’ event in collaboration with Invest South Tyneside, South Tyneside Council’s business investment team, on Thursday 26th […]
The Duke of Kent visited Liebherr Sunderland yesterday [5th March] to hear more about the company’s continued investment in the city and its award-winning apprenticeship programme. His Royal Highness was welcomed to the plant by Liebherr Sunderland managing director Ralph Saelzer before meeting the Mayor and Mayoress, Councillors David and Dianne Snowdon and Sunderland Central […]
Seven County Durham entrepreneurs are on track for success after signing up to a six-month accelerator programme to help boost their businesses. Durham City Incubator (DCI), was set up in 2018 as a joint venture between Durham University, New College Durham and Business Durham, to support ambitious businesses based in the county who have been […]
The North East Business and Innovation Centre (BIC) has launched the region’s first social enterprise incubator – designed to nurture entrepreneurs who want to use business as a force for good. Innovate for Good is a facility designed to hothouse entrepreneurs who share an aim to change the world for the better with their ideas, […]
The creation of a new centre for advanced manufacturing, the process industry and the engineering sector in Northumberland has moved a step closer, thanks to a multi-million pound investment. Advance Northumberland, Northumberland County Council and the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (North East LEP) have agreed to support investment of £2.7 million into Ashwood Business […]
Singletrack a fast-growing financial technology firm with offices in London and New York has opened a new base in Newcastle. Singletrack is a leading capital markets CRM and research distribution platform. Headquartered in London and with a US office in New York, Singletrack’s technology is used by investment banks and brokers around the world. Hoults […]