Companies operating in the North East space and satellite applications sectors can benefit from a wide range of facilities and assets to support their businesses growth and gain a competitive advantage in a global market.
Our established clusters and business networks provide robust and proven support to help companies innovate, collaborate and accelerate their growth.
From incubators and hubs to centres of excellence and technology specialists, our unrivalled business support network ensures companies have the space and facilities they need to develop new technologies – and the networks to find potential investors and collaborators.
Key support organisations include:
- North East Satellite Applications Centre of Excellence – a space and satellite applications network with a monthly meet up.
- North East Space Skills & Technology Centre – a facility developed by Northumbria University with investment from the UK Space Agency and the space and satellite division of industry giant Lockheed Martin.
- CPI – provides companies with industry-relevant expertise and assets, and proof of concept and scale-up services for the development of innovative products and processes.
- High Value Manufacturing Catapult – provides support with local manufacturing needs.
- TWI Technology Centre, North East – provides research and development work that covers a wide range of technologies for industry sectors.
- Digital Catapult North East Tees Valley – supports projects involving immersive technology, 5G and low-powered wireless wide area network technology.
- Cyber North – a regional cluster supporting cyber security applications in satellite communications and other sectors.
- Innovate UK – offers funding competitions across a number of relevant sectors.
- RTC – offers support programmes such as Supply Chain North East, Scale Up North East and others to assist companies with business support and contacts.