Latest News and Events All news and events News Events New appointment at NewcastleGateshead Initiative to bolster partnership collaboration Posted on 9th March 2021 NewcastleGateshead Initiative, the tourism and inward investment agency responsible for promoting NewcastleGateshead on a national and international stage, has strengthened its team with the appointment of a Head of Strategic Partnerships, a new role for the organisation. Alys Dunn, who took up the position last month, will lead on a programme of strategic partnerships that Northumbria secures funding worth up to £1.9 million to help SMEs and graduate start-ups Posted on 5th March 2021 Northumbria University has launched a project that offers a package of financial support and expert advice to SMEs and graduate start-ups, thanks to funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The Northumbria Enterprise and Business Support 2 (NEBS2) also includes a financial contribution to help small businesses employ up to two graduates, typically on Aspire set to transform Newcastle’s digital future with multi-million-pound full fibre rollout Posted on 25th February 2021 Newcastle City Council have appointed Aspire Technology Solutions to deliver a next generation full fibre network serving hundreds of public sector sites across the region. The state-of-the-art network will be delivered by Aspire, in partnership with Virgin Media Business Wholesale. The venture is expected to boost business productivity and deliver millions in local economic benefits Plan unveiled to double North East health and life sciences jobs Posted on 25th February 2021 A new strategy designed to double the number of North East jobs in the health, life sciences and pharmaceuticals industry has been launched. The North East Health, Life Sciences and Medicines Manufacturing Strategy has been developed by the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) working in partnership with the NHS, businesses, universities and leaders in DRS creating new jobs following significant growth in Newcastle and office move Posted on 24th February 2021 Legal service specialists Document Risk Solutions (DRS) have created more than 50 jobs since 2017 and are currently recruiting following a move into a new office building. DRS, who deliver contract management services to some of the largest banks and asset managers, have grown their local team from 3 to 55 in three years, after New grant scheme launching soon to support struggling essential businesses Posted on 17th February 2021 Newcastle City Council is urging taxi drivers and other essential businesses to get ready for a new grant scheme that will launch on Monday 22 February. With funding availability and criteria set by government, the council has developed a new scheme aimed at helping businesses who have been excluded from earlier grant schemes as they Prime Minister, Boris Johnson visits QuantuMDx Posted on 15th February 2021 QuantuMDx welcomed the Prime Minister, Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, for a tour of its purpose-built HQ in Newcastle upon Tyne on Saturday 13 February 2021. QuantuMDx has developed Q-POC™ a revolutionary 30 minute PCR diagnostics device, and accompanying SARS-CoV-2 test. Q-POC™ is an innovative portable, Polymerase Chain Reaction (‘PCR’) device offering lab-standard diagnostic testing as National Innovation Centre hosts ageing innovation workshop with Nordic and Baltic regions Posted on 4th February 2021 Today (4th February) innovation and research organisations from across the UK, Sweden, and Estonia have attended the first in a series of online workshops, to share expertise on how to involve citizens in healthy ageing research and innovation. Hosted by the UK’s National Innovation Centre for Ageing (NICA) and the British Embassies in Tallinn and Grant deadline for wet-led pubs extended Posted on 3rd February 2021 Newcastle City Council is advising pubs that the deadline to apply for Christmas grants has now been extended until 28 February 2021. Government has extended the availability of the scheme to support pubs through lost trade over the Christmas period. The £1,000 grants are available for pubs who derive less than half (50%) of their Large pre-let commitments and speculative starts provide optimism Posted on 3rd February 2021 Strategic real estate advisor Avison Young has released its latest quarterly Big Nine office market update, covering Q4 2020, the year in review and predictions for 2021. Total take-up across the Big Nine cities amounted to 5.6 million sq ft during 2020, the lowest annual figure following the Global Financial Crisis and 33% down on 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
