UK tech minister opens Digital Catapult’s 5G immersive lab
UK tech minister opens Digital Catapult’s 5G immersive lab
UK tech minister opens Digital Catapult’s 5G immersive lab

‘You’ve blown my socks off!’ – Tech minister enthralled by Newcastle’s Digital Catapult 5G Immersive Lab A next-generation tech base aimed at helping North East SMEs scale faster has been officially opened.  The Digital Catapult 5G Immersive Lab, in Newcastle’s Eldon Square, was ceremonially christened by Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Sir Chris Bryant. Bosses say the venture […]

The North East is gearing up for the future
The North East is gearing up for the future
The North East is gearing up for the future

The North East is gearing up for the future. It’s fast becoming a nexus of emerging industries, from robotics to electric vehicles.

Planning permission approved for Britishvolt’s gigaplant in Northumberland and helps the UK on the road to electrification
Planning permission approved for Britishvolt’s gigaplant in Northumberland and helps the UK on the road to electrification
Planning permission approved for Britishvolt’s gigaplant in Northumberland and helps the UK on the road to electrification

Britishvolt, the UK’s foremost investor in lithium-ion battery cell technologies and associated R&D, is thrilled to announce that it has been granted planning permission to construct its first full-scale lithium-ion Gigaplant facility in Northumberland. The news represents a major milestone for the company on its quest to assist vehicle OEMs on their roadmap to electrification. […]

Successful Innovation Programme extended
Successful Innovation Programme extended
Successful Innovation Programme extended

A programme that has already nurtured the bright ideas of 200 regional businesses is to be extended by the North East Business and Innovation Centre (BIC). Since its launch in 2011, the Innovation Programme has provided advice and funding worth more than £1,400,000 to help companies become more innovative and competitive – creating 128 jobs […]

Newcastle put another Fintech company in their ‘pockit’
Newcastle put another Fintech company in their ‘pockit’
Newcastle put another Fintech company in their ‘pockit’

Pockit, an inclusive Fintech company focussed on customers who are excluded and underserved by high street banks, has set up a new office in Newcastle. This follows securing £15m of investment finance during 2020 and is part of their UK expansion plans and vision to drive financial inclusion. Pockit has become part of the growing […]

Pioneering biotech start-up, 3D Bio-Tissues, looking to tackle global donor tissue shortages joins growing life science cluster on Newcastle Helix
Pioneering biotech start-up, 3D Bio-Tissues, looking to tackle global donor tissue shortages joins growing life science cluster on Newcastle Helix
Pioneering biotech start-up, 3D Bio-Tissues, looking to tackle global donor tissue shortages joins growing life science cluster on Newcastle Helix

3D Bio-Tissues – a biotech start-up, whose technology aims to tackle cornea donor tissue shortages and speed up life-changing transplants worldwide, has moved into a specialist lab facility – The Biosphere on Newcastle Helix. 3D Bio-Tissues and their technology is the outcome of more than 20 years of pioneering research. They specialise in creating ‘bio-equivalent’ […]

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RHEA Group is the first tenant moves into new co-working space at NETPark
RHEA Group is the first tenant moves into new co-working space at NETPark

An international engineering and solutions company in the cybersecurity and space sectors is the first tenant at a new co-working space at the North East Technology Park (NETPark). RHEA Group has opened a new office at the Satellite Applications Catapult CO-SPACE at NETPark in Sedgefield, County Durham, to join the region’s growing space sector. The […]

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Newcastle joins more than 100 leading cities in global Smart City Index
Newcastle joins more than 100 leading cities in global Smart City Index

Newcastle has made a high-ranking entry to the list of leading cities in the 2020 Smart City Index. Newcastle has been added to a list of leading cities in the 2020 Smart City Index. Published by the IMD Smart City Observatory (SCO), this report ranks cities based on citizens’ perceptions and both economic and technological […]