Exeter Science Park Centre has marked the launch of a new tech incubator initiative with a visit from two tech start-ups from Boston, US, looking for opportunities to expand their businesses in Exeter.
The initiative, Canopy Exeter, is an extension of the well-established model at Canopy Boston, where start-ups, freelancers and mentors come together to help young tech businesses grow.
Based at the Science Park, the Exeter scheme launched on 12th May and is offering the first 100 members free membership and hands on involvement in shaping the initiative, as well as giving...
An advance party of entrepreneurs from Portugal have visited Exeter to research opportunities to accelerate the growth of their companies in the UK in collaboration with Exeter Science Park.
At the same time, British businessman Piers Corfield from the Science Park based tech business Dashboard is in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, to establish new business links there.
The exchange has been organised through Exeter Science Park’s fast-growth business support partner Fabrica de Startups ( www.fabricadestartups.com ), in an initiative designed to build international...
A geo-tagging video technology firm has moved into the Exeter Science Park Centre following incubation in the Innovation Centre at the University of Exeter.
RouteShoot, founded in September 2012, specialises in the production of geo-referenced video and route tracking for public and private sector organisations as well as a wide range of consumers.
The firm works with customers across the world including The World Bank, Premier Utility Services, Mouchel and Worcestershire and Dorset County Councils in the UK. Their move to the purpose-built Exeter Science Park Centre comes...
Exeter Science Park, located to the East of Exeter and just off Junction 29 of the M5, has been laying foundations to become the south west’s beacon of excellence for science and technology.
Over the past six months, the Science Park has covered significant ground in improving the infrastructure and connectivity, securing funding and supporting the growth and development of many of its tenants within the Science Park Centre – an incubation hub to promote innovation and support fast-growth for science and technology businesses and entrepreneurs.
Businesses in Devon are being urged to do more to reduce the hundreds of millions of pounds lost to fraud in the county each year. With procurement fraud now recognised as the second most frequently reported form of economic crime, analysis of figures from the National Fraud Authority carried out by Devon-based blur Group, reveals that £126m a year is lost to fraud by businesses in the county, including £52.6m to procurement fraud. The scale of the wasteful spend means firms are less profitable, have less money to invest in their business and are at risk of losing out to competitors who...
A £100 million investment and further growth will be unlocked at Exeter Science Park, thanks to additional funding provided by Devon County Council.
The County Council’s Cabinet today (Wednesday 14 October) agreed to use the remainder of a £2.5 million funding package to develop vital infrastructure at the Science Park. It is using Growth Deal Funding awarded from the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership in April.
The infrastructure is needed to meet challenging targets for the opening of the Met Office’s £100 million supercomputer facility and collaboration...
Following the exciting announcement that the Met Office will be housing part of their next generation supercomputer on the Exeter Science Park, the park is delighted to announce the launch of a new cluster within the park focused around climate change and sustainable futures, which will be known as the Global Environmental Futures (GEF) campus.
“The new cluster will be located adjacent to the Redhayes “blue bridge” and just north of the M5 - A30 intersection. It will act as a focus for the region’s knowledge and research expertise in this field, and should attract entrepreneurs...
New buildings are planned at Exeter Science Park to accommodate high growth and technology and research intensive companies looking to expand their operations.
National property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) is acting as agent for Exeter Science Park and is actively seeking science and technology businesses to occupy a series of grow on buildings.
The buildings are being developed as part of the first phase of the science park, which includes the £8 million Science Park Centre for collaboration and innovation opening in spring 2015.
