North East England’s tech sector is going from strength to strength
North East England’s tech sector is going from strength to strength
North East England’s tech sector is going from strength to strength

Blog | Rachel Burdis, Inward Investment Manager With the world opening up a little more each month, it feels as though 2022 is going to be a good year for business growth and job creation in North East England. 2021 saw a number of global brands expanding into the region, with Just Eat, Amazon, Xplor, […]

Version 1 announce 200 new jobs in boost for region’s tech and digital sector
Version 1 announce 200 new jobs in boost for region’s tech and digital sector
Version 1 announce 200 new jobs in boost for region’s tech and digital sector

With the support of Invest Newcastle and £1m from the North of Tyne Combined Authority, Ireland-founded digital transformation and technology provider Version 1 is bringing two hundred new jobs to Newcastle and setting up a base in the region. The announcement is the second big tech jobs boost for the city in the first few […]

British Esports makes game-changing investment in Sunderland, with new performance and education campus to develop future talent from summer 2022
British Esports makes game-changing investment in Sunderland, with new performance and education campus to develop future talent from summer 2022
British Esports makes game-changing investment in Sunderland, with new performance and education campus to develop future talent from summer 2022

Sunderland is set to become the UK trailblazer in esports – of one of the fastest-growing industries in the world – following a multi-million-pound deal. The British Esports Association (BEA) – the national body for esports – has announced it will open a performance and education campus at Riverside Sunderland, which will nurture and support […]

US owned tech company, Artic Wolf expands with Newcastle headquarters creating 100’s of jobs
US owned tech company, Artic Wolf expands with Newcastle headquarters creating 100’s of jobs
US owned tech company, Artic Wolf expands with Newcastle headquarters creating 100’s of jobs

Artic Wolf, a global leader in security operations has announced the opening of its Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) headquarters in Newcastle, following a period of continued expansion and rapid growth for the business. Founded in Silicon Valley, Arctic Wolf’s Newcastle city centre headquarters will bring hundreds of jobs to the city over […]

Durham City Incubator (DCI) – County Durham start-ups eye growth through accelerator programme
Durham City Incubator (DCI) – County Durham start-ups eye growth through accelerator programme
Durham City Incubator (DCI) – County Durham start-ups eye growth through accelerator programme

A group of eight entrepreneurs are set to benefit from an incubator programme designed to accelerate the growth of fledgling businesses in County Durham. Durham City Incubator (DCI) was launched in 2018 as a joint programme between Durham University, New College Durham and Business Durham, as part of a wider drive to grow the Durham […]

UK Space Agency Support For MAC SciTech, A Revolutionary Life Support Technology
UK Space Agency Support For MAC SciTech, A Revolutionary Life Support Technology
UK Space Agency Support For MAC SciTech, A Revolutionary Life Support Technology

An innovative South Tyneside consultancy is shooting for the stars after receiving support from the UK Space Agency to enable it to develop its revolutionary life support technology. MAC SciTech has developed an out-of-this-world carbon dioxide processing system for space exploration which it hopes will rival technology being trialled by NASA. Six months ago, the […]

North East businesses and experts come together to support net zero ambitions
North East businesses and experts come together to support net zero ambitions
North East businesses and experts come together to support net zero ambitions

Last week, key figures from across Newcastle, Gateshead, and the wider region, gathered for a one-day conference to tackle the climate change crisis, and discuss how the region can work together to reach its net zero ambitions.  This event was hosted by Invest Newcastle in partnership with global tech consultancy Thoughtworks and marketing and communications consultancy, Streets Consulting. It was held at The Catalyst on Newcastle Helix, a hub of […]

Newcastle named UK’s smartest city in global Smart City Index
Newcastle named UK’s smartest city in global Smart City Index
Newcastle named UK’s smartest city in global Smart City Index

Newcastle has been named as the highest UK city and ahead of some of the world’s best-known cities in the global Smart City Index. The ranking measures how the lives of communities are improved by smart technology. Climbing two places from last year’s index ranking to 21st, Newcastle has usurped both London and Manchester to […]