Invest North East England Sponsors FinTech North Newcastle Conference 2024
Invest North East England Sponsors FinTech North Newcastle Conference 2024
Invest North East England Sponsors FinTech North Newcastle Conference 2024

Invest North East England (INEE) is delighted to announce its sponsorship of the highly anticipated FinTech North Newcastle Conference 2024. The event will take place on Wednesday 17 July, at the iconic Tyneside Cinema. As a leading advocate for economic growth and innovation in the North East, INEE’s participation underscores its commitment to fostering the […]

Growing tech firm chooses North East for new site
Growing tech firm chooses North East for new site
Growing tech firm chooses North East for new site

A radio frequency identification technology company, which originally spun out of Cambridge University and now works with some of the world’s largest retailers, has chosen the North East as the location of its new office.  PervasID will open a new base at NETPark, with plans to grow its team and skills both in the region […]

Deal agreed for multi-billion pound data campus
Deal agreed for multi-billion pound data campus
Deal agreed for multi-billion pound data campus

Northumberland County Council’s Cabinet has agreed a transaction, subject to contract, with funds managed by Blackstone, a leading global asset management firm and one of UK’s largest investors, regarding the NEP3 land site in Cambois, to enable the potential development of a ‘Hyperscale Datacentre Campus’.  Welcoming the agreement, Council Leader, Cllr Glen Sanderson said: “This […]

First speakers announced as tickets go on sale for TechNExt
First speakers announced as tickets go on sale for TechNExt
First speakers announced as tickets go on sale for TechNExt

The first speakers have been announced for the Main Stage conference of TechNExt24, the North East’s leading technology festival. Avril Chester and David Grey are the first to be announced in a line-up of some of the most exciting voices in the sector when the festival conference returns on Thursday 20th June. Avril is a […]

Insight | Exploring North East England’s growing space sector
Insight | Exploring North East England’s growing space sector
Insight | Exploring North East England’s growing space sector

Ahead of Space Day 2023, Inward Investment Manager Rachel Burdis explores the North East’s growing space sector and the exciting opportunities that will continue to allow the sector to excel. The annual North East Space Conference returned to Durham last month and businesses from across the region and the UK gathered to be updated on […]

Insight | South by South West – learnings from the US and beyond
Insight | South by South West – learnings from the US and beyond
Insight | South by South West – learnings from the US and beyond

Having just returned from South by South West, an annual conference held in Austin, Texas, Invest North East England Inward Investment Manager Rachel Burdis looks at the opportunities available for our region. The 10 day festival brings together creatives across the tech, film, creative and music industries and offers them multiple opportunities to connect, learn, […]

Northumbria University and Lockheed Martin join forces to unlock the future of space-based solar power
Northumbria University and Lockheed Martin join forces to unlock the future of space-based solar power
Northumbria University and Lockheed Martin join forces to unlock the future of space-based solar power

As part of British Science Week, Lockheed Martin has announced an investment of £150,000 to Northumbria University in a project that aims to accelerate the delivery of space-based solar power. Combining science and technology, the project will use specialised photovoltaic cells that will collect and convert laser power into useable power for future space and lunar vehicles. […]

Creative Assembly North established in Newcastle
Creative Assembly North established in Newcastle
Creative Assembly North established in Newcastle

The Creative Assembly™ Ltd., part of SEGA® Europe Ltd., today announced a third development location in Newcastle, UK. This new studio sits alongside the studio’s headquarters in Sussex, UK and their European studio in Sofia, Bulgaria, across which there are over 850 permanent employees. The newly established Creative Assembly (CA) North is home to a growing flexible […]