Major boost for innovation-led company creation in the North
Having transformed research commercialisation across the North East of England and North Yorkshire, the importance of the Northern Accelerator partnership has been recognised with further significant funding at a regional and national level. The partnership of Durham, Newcastle, Northumbria, Teesside, Sunderland and York universities has secured an additional £4.3m across two funding streams to expand […]
Northern Accelerator makes the shortlist
Northern Accelerator is shortlisted in the Times Higher Education Awards 2023. The six-university partnership is one of six shortlisted projects for Knowledge Exchange Initiative of the year. These are the 19th annual THE Awards, recognising excellence across the UK and Ireland. The awards cover a wide range of university activity across leadership and management, administration […]
Funding boost at Northumbria to speed up disease diagnosis
A Northumbria University academic has been awarded almost half a million pounds to develop a new process for sorting micro-nano particles which could improve cancer diagnosis and treatment. Dr Prashant Agrawal has been awarded a New Investigator grant of £470,000 by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to research a new technique for […]
Spinning Out: North East spinout community at the Catalyst
It was a day of networking, showcasing, visiting, seeing and believing, when almost 100 representatives from the North East’s vibrant research commercialisation community came together at Newcastle Helix’s Catalyst Building. In an impressive and appropriate venue, with many spinout businesses now based at Newcastle’s Helix site, the invite-only gathering included academic spinout founders, business leaders, […]
Magnitude Biosciences awarded £250,000 grant to continue pioneering work
Magnitude Biosciences Limited, a Durham University spin-out and specialist provider of C. elegans research services to the longevity, nutraceuticals, and pharmaceutical industries based in the North East of England, has been awarded a Future Economy Investor Partnerships grant of nearly £250,000 by Innovate UK. The grant will be matched by an investment from the North […]
New portable system produces drinking water from air and sunlight
Scientists at Northumbria University have developed a sustainable solution for clean drinking water, that can be deployed to rural communities and set up easily without scientific know-how. According to the United Nations, one in three people worldwide still live without access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene services, a problem which is only worsening […]
Development opportunities for researchers
Applications are invited for two prestigious training courses from Northern Accelerator, the multi-university partnership that has transformed research commercialisation in North East England. Whether you’re an academic in the early stages of your career and want to develop the skills to make a real-world impact with your research, or you’re ready to embark on commercialisation […]
Innovating together – report highlights £2.2bn contribution to economy
Northern Accelerator has been cited as a core project in a new report highlighting the regional impact made by universities across the North East. Durham, Newcastle, Northumbria, Sunderland and Teesside Universities have launched the Innovating Together – Universities in the North East (InTUNE) report, showcasing the contribution of the five universities to the innovation and […]
Northern Accelerator proud to be featured in showcase of BBSRC impacts 2022
A number of Northern Accelerator projects and spinouts from Newcastle and Durham Universities are featured in the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council’s (BBSRC) collection of stories highlighting the research council’s impacts in 2022. The showcase features a range of projects that formed part of BBSRC’s £438million investment in world-class bioscience. The research council’s role […]
Investors gather in London to hear about North East’s £30 billion investment opportunity
Thursday saw Northstar Ventures, in partnership with Northern Accelerator, host a breakfast event in London to showcase the next decade’s £30 billion of investable opportunities in the North East of England. Working alongside NewcastleGateshead Initiative (NGI) and key partners, the event allowed the region to profile its strengths collectively, in a bid to secure private […]