Latest News and Events All news and events News Events Green light for Newcastle Gateshead’s £260m regeneration scheme Posted on 11th November 2020 Gateshead Council’s planning committee has approved plans for the development of a £260m arena-led regeneration scheme which will see the creation of around 2,000 new jobs in the region, giving a £60m annual boost to the local economy. The scheme, which sits on the NewcastleGateshead waterfront at Gateshead Quays, includes a world class arena, purpose New team member for Invest Newcastle Posted on 10th November 2020 Invest Newcastle has recruited recent graduate Kiran Ohri as Marketing and Communications Assistant. Kiran will be working alongside Kelly Gleadow, our Senior PR and Communications Manager and will support all marketing and communications activity that promotes Newcastle and Gateshead as a place to locate and grow a business. Kiran studied for an Entertainment Business Management The North East must see its economic recovery as a commercial opportunity Posted on 28th October 2020 Developing Consensus is calling for the region to focus on presenting itself on a national and global scale as businesses look to relocate following Covid. Over the last few months, people have embraced digital technology with 96.3% of UK workers surveyed revealing that they had up to four virtual meetings a day throughout the pandemic. Mobile apps specialist mkodo celebrates exceptional growth in Newcastle Posted on 20th October 2020 Digital product expert mkodo has grown its Newcastle team by 700% since establishing in the city in 2016 with 10 new team members joining during the lockdown period. mkodo, who delivers apps and digital products for mobile, online and retail environments in the betting, gaming and lottery sectors, has grown its local team from four Occupancy milestone for Follingsby follows surge in online shopping Posted on 19th October 2020 A leading Tyneside business park has achieved 100% occupancy for the first time in its c.20 year history, demonstrating the healthy state of the region’s industrial property market. Fuelled by the ever increasing demand for online retail solutions, the latest letting at Follingsby Park has seen postal delivery firm Whistl take its third unit on North East England’s digital sector has a lot to shout about Posted on 19th October 2020 By Rachel Burdis, Inward Investment Manager, Invest North East England At the end of September, the first of 12 UK Tech cluster reports was released, with the focus being on North East England. The report highlighted our region as a hotspot for immersive technology, artificial intelligence and industry 4.0 as well as bringing attention to Redundancy support for employers as the end of furlough approaches and unemployment continues to rise Posted on 19th October 2020 To tackle growing unemployment figures, a new service is supporting job seekers to find work and employers to future-proof their business. Jobs@SkillsHub is a brand-new service that provides a job matching service for those looking for work and for employers looking to recruit locally or support staff at risk of redundancy. It complements existing services Luxury hotel development revealed for former Fire Station buildings on Pilgrim Street Posted on 14th October 2020 Taras Properties is to bring forward a boutique hotel development within the former Fire Station on Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne. The development will also include dining, food and beverage offers within the impressive, Grade II listed, iconic former Fire Station buildings, located in the heart of Newcastle City Centre. Taras Properties will invest in Ground-breaking cancer diagnostics spin out that looks to save up to 2,000 lives each year joins Newcastle Helix eco-system Posted on 6th October 2020 The Biosphere, a specialist lab facility on Newcastle Helix, has welcomed yet another Newcastle University spin-out, who has developed and commercialised a prognostic test for early-stage skin cancer. Formed in 2017, AMLo Biosciences’ first product (AMBLor) – a ground-breaking melanoma test will go to market in 2021. AMBLor will be launched in both the UK, Avison Young’s new UK Cities Recovery Index shows post-COVID-19 recovery is slowing Posted on 6th October 2020 Avison Young has created the UK Cities Recovery Index to help monitor the way in which COVID-19 has impacted the UK’s major cities. It enables assessments and analysis of the speed, rate and trajectory of the recovery process and identifies trends that will determine the future of the property sector, cities and of society as Posts Navigation Newer Posts Older Posts UK Smart City of the Year set to get smarter Posted on 2nd August 2019 Newcastle has been named as one of the fourteen cities to be included in the second phase of City Fibres full fibre roll outs. Building on Newcastle’s position as a recognised centre for tech and digital innovation, the city will become a ‘Gigabit City’ as it receives a share of the £500 million investment announced Pegasus Group growth continues with opening of Newcastle office Posted on 24th July 2019 National multidisciplinary development consultancy Pegasus Group is continuing its expansion with the opening of a new regional office in Newcastle. Based at The Corner, Mosley Street, it is the group’s 13th UK office and reflects an ambitious period of growth and expansion for Pegasus Group, particularly in the north of the country. The office is Recent investments deliver anticipated growth for recruitment specialist, NRG Posted on 27th June 2019 The investments made in launching NRG’s recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) and project solution, greenbean by NRG, coupled with ongoing investment in technology and people has resulted in the successful year-on-year growth anticipated by the business. In its financial year ending December 31 2018, the Newcastle-based recruitment specialist delivered against its plan of aligning with key Newcastle named Smart City of the year Posted on 24th June 2019 Newcastle has been named as Smart City of the year for its innovative approach in using technology to help transform services and improve the lives of residents. The digital leader award recognised Newcastle for its collaborative approach to innovative use of technology across the city to deliver services more efficiently and make life more liveable Startup competition partners with leading regional businesses as it returns for 2019 Posted on 13th June 2019 North East-based competition, the If We Can You Can (IWCYC) Challenge, has unveiled its regional business partnerships for 2019 as it launches the 11th year of its annual startup challenge. Amongst the partners is Mincoffs Solicitors, who joins the competition for the second year running as legal partner, Inspirational Bus Tour partner Go North East and accelerator Newcastle Helix is proud to support Elmer’s Great North Parade Posted on 12th June 2019 NEWCASTLE HELIX is ‘joining the herd’ by sponsoring a sculpture in Elmer’s Great North Parade, delivered by St Oswald’s Hospice. Newcastle Helix is proud to be part of this spectacular art trail that will feature more than 50 large individually designed sculptures and 115 little sculptures, based on the much-loved children’s character, Elmer the Patchwork Great Exhibition legacy project unites SMEs with academic expertise to drive innovation Posted on 7th June 2019 16 ambitious SMEs within the North East LEP (Local Enterprise Partnership) area have been successful in securing funds to access university expertise and drive forward ground-breaking projects. Collaborate is the research and development strand of GX, a two-year business innovation programme forming part of the Great Exhibition of the North. GX was developed to engage Newcastle Angel Hub launch marks a step change in attracting Angel investors to the region Posted on 23rd May 2019 A new initiative to support Business Angels looking to invest in the North East has been launched at FinanceCamp, the region’s annual investment conference, today (Wednesday 22 May). The Newcastle Angel Hub will form part of the UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA) wider Hub network across the country, and will be delivered by the Innovation Ageing Innovators amongst first businesses to move into The Biosphere Posted on 25th April 2019 An accelerator launched at VentureFest North East in November to tackle the challenges faced by an ageing society has selected the first nine companies to go through the programme. Tackling issues as varied as Alzheimer’s and dementia to holistic care and symptom management, the companies will be among the first to move into The Biosphere. Ward Hadaway defies Brexit-related uncertainty as one of the UK’s busiest legal dealmakers in Experian Q1 rankings Posted on 10th April 2019 Leading commercial law firm Ward Hadaway has the second busiest team of all Corporate legal dealmakers in the country, according to the latest Q1 Experian MarketIQ legal volume rankings which tracks M&A deals valued at more than £500,000 at regional and national level. The firm’s Corporate team, across its offices in Newcastle, Leeds and Manchester, Posts Navigation Newer Posts Older Posts Newcastle Startup Week: 14-18 May 2018 Posted on 26th March 2018 Newcastle Startup Week is a 5-day (& night), citywide and multi-venue festival that inspires and helps more people to start or grow their business. From the world’s first lightbulb to business software & smart data, the ‘test bed city’ of Newcastle upon Tyne in the North East of England has been inventing the future for Thinking Digital: 16 – 17 May 2018 Posted on 26th March 2018 The 11th Annual Thinking Digital Conference takes place on 16 & 17 May 2018. Attendees will learn about new technologies, hear innovative ideas and begin to understand how our future is being shaped by them. Enjoy two fabulous days of insight, camaraderie and inspiration all along the banks of the legendary River Tyne. For more How important is Employee Engagement & Wellbeing to your organisation’s success? 28 March Posted on 26th March 2018 Employee Engagement has been identified as one of the biggest challenges for organisations and in particular small to medium sized business and yet it is key to the growth of our UK economy. And with around 30 million employees and only a third engaged, we’ve got some work to do if we want to see Newcastle housing hub meeting: ‘Enabling housing delivery’ Posted on 28th February 2018 Buildoffsite Housing Hub provides a valuable opportunity for Northern England with a programme of influential speakers, engaging, topical content and an opportunity for organisations within the housing sector to connect and collaborate, with regional information and knowledge sharing. 14:00 Registrations 14:15 Welcome 14:25 Buildoffsite Housing Hub 14:45 Brian Ham, Home Group – Capabilities & Guiding The Future of Android and Tech in the North East: 25th January Posted on 11th January 2018 In partnership with TIGA, Google is proud to present the first of its Android Update talks in the tech hub of Newcastle. The commercialisation of medical products: Customer insights for better product development Posted on 18th December 2017 The commercial success of products and services for medical or healthcare applications depends on the identification of unmet customer needs and the development of an offering that meets them. This event, chaired by Dale Athey, CEO of Orla Protein Technologies, will help companies find the most effective methods for obtaining customer insights for better product OBN Senior Executive Breakfast – 6th December Posted on 19th October 2017 OBN Senior Executive Breakfast meetings comprise high level round table discussions, with this special Newcastle edition focusing on: OBN BioTuesday – 5th December Posted on 19th October 2017 OBN will be joined by a line-up of industry experts from the National Innovation Centre for Ageing the NHSA and Invest Newcastle to discuss: Newcastle Rare Disease Showcase: 31st October 2017 Posted on 15th October 2017 Organised and hosted by Findacure at The Centre For Life and supported by Newcastle University, The Newcastle Rare Disease Showcase will give you the opportunity to find out the latest on rare diseases. VRTGO Conference: 2nd November 2017 Posted on 15th October 2017 VRTGO conference will be held at The Baltic Gallery on the South Shore in Gateshead this year and will feature a wide-range of speakers from companies such as Epic Games. Posts Navigation Newer Posts Older Posts
