Cambridge Norwich Tech Corridor News

The Cambridge Norwich Tech Corridor brings you all the latest news from the region’s science and technology clusters.

We cover stories which celebrate the East of England as one the UK’s tech hotspots, including items on investment, M&A, new product launches, events and opportunities for business growth.

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• Action Plan launched for region’s innovators

  New Anglia LEP & Innovate UK launch new action plan.

• £7.5m launchpad drives innovation in agri-food

  The programme will help to drive local innovation and growth.

• Suffolk AI experts help create heart treatments

  Personalising heart treatments with artificial intelligence.

• £150m venture fund launched for climate change

  Greensphere help launch the Gaia Sciences Innovation partnerships.

• Free growth programme for creative businesses

  Join the free 12-week programme for exclusive access.

• Hemp Innovations Launches SEIS Raise

  Hemp Innovations unlocks the value of the UK’s hemp industry.

• The Connected Innovation platform launches

  The platform provides information on innovation in the region.

• Plants harnessed to help develop next-gen drugs

  HotHouse Therapeutics utilise plant chemicals to prevent disease.

• Funding secured for eco-friendly packaging

  iBoxit receive £850k to develop new shipping solutions in Norfolk.

• The EpiCentre supports MultiplAI's growth

  MultiplAI relocates to the Cambridge Science Park after rapid growth.

• Archipelago secures funding through Angels@Essex

  Learn more about the Cambridge-based company's success with the platform.

• Creative East enables strategic growth journey

  The second Creative East programme launches at the Innovation Labs.

• Major investment for new plant science hub

  UKRI is set to invest more than £317 million in…

• Creative East is supporting Suffolk creative industry

  They are being encouraged to sign-up to a new free-of-charge…

• Angels@Essex successfully aid Cambridge space sector

  Super-Sharp Space Systems discuss the Angels@Essex platform.

• Enterprise Tuesday event showcases businesses

  Following the success of its first Enterprise event held in…

• Tech Educators regional coding bootcamps

  Tech Educators have partnered with The Bradfield Centre to support…

• Research project catalyses Norfolk seaweed industry

  Cefas and the University of East Anglia collaborate through Hethel…

• Norwich sustainable shopping start-up wins £30k windfall

  Canopey wins £30k windfall from Norfolk and Suffolk investment group,…

• New sustainability programme from Barclays Eagle Labs

  The Global Connect Programme from Barclays Eagle Labs is helping…

• Improving disease resistance in major crops

  Leaf and John Innes Centre collaborate to improve disease resistance…

• Bury St Edmunds launches 'virtual high street'

  Our Bury St Edmunds and Queue Technology launch revolutionary new…

• Spaceport could mark start of new era in Norfolk

  Opportunities for the UK space industry are growing.

• Region's creative industry receives £1m+ funding boost

  Create Growth Programme provides funding boost to the region.

• Enzyme kits to aid cancer drug research

  Norwich Research Park based company, Inspiralis, supplies academics and pharmaceutical…

• 25 years of the Cambridge Network

  Celebrating 25 years of supporting the Cambridge ecosystem.

• Broadland Food Innovation Centre opens

  £11.4m innovation centre hailed as 'game-changer' for food industry.

• Barclays Eagle Lab opens at The Bradfield Centre

  Access advice and support to scale up and innovate

• Mobile networking event a huge success

  Unique networking event held on the 11:27am Greater Anglia train…

• The Enterprise Centre wins prestigious award

  Securing the ‘Test of Time’ award from the British Council…

• Mediwise Supported with Investment

  Medwise accessed support from the Innovate UK EDGE team at…

• Gravitilab Launches New Programme

  Katherine Courtney, former CEO of the UK Space Agency, and…

• Healthy ageing in Suffolk

  New assistive technology rolled out across county

• Second acquisition for Vanilla

  Thetford firm acquires Wiltshire based firm

• New skills bursary

  Skills support for young people leaving the care system

• Rainbird

  How AI can automate complex decision making

• The future of mobility

  The future of commuting in the Tech Corridor

• 100 new roles for the region

  N2S launches major expansion programme

• Transforming Surgery. For Good.

  CMR Surgical raises $600 million in Series D financing

• A role model for female engineers

  FocalPoint Engineer (25) wins W.G.P. Lamb Award

• Impact 12

  Cambridge University launches Impact Investment fund

• Real Estate Live 2021

  The key to growth in the East of England

• Iceni Diagnostics

  Partnership with Warwick University to create next generation SARS-Cov2 testing

• £100million investment in Lotus UK facilities

  All-new Lotus Emira pre-production commences

• Queen's Awards for Enterprise: 2021

  Nine innovative businesses get the royal seal of approval

• Gardening for Kids

  E-Retail start up moves into The EpiCentre

• CW Techsters

  CW and Huawei team up to create the digital leaders…

• £6m. investment for Focal Point

  Next-generation of positioning technology to be developed in Tech Corridor

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• #21toWatch Top21

  A celebration of innovation in the region

• Tackling the food waste challenge

  The organisations and businesses making a difference

• CN BIO tackle COVID-19 pandemic

  CN Bio awarded Innovate UK grant for COVID-19 research

• The Lotus E-R9

  a next-generation pure electric endurance racer for 2030

• Light Blue Fibre

  New full-fibre network for Cambridge

• The post-covid era

  What role does technology and science play in the Tech…

• Leading the fightback

  Check out our interactive map to find out how the…

• A year like no other...

  A look back on 2020 and forward into a New…

• Autokraft opens at Hethel

  New electric Scooter, Autokraft, launches at engineering hub

• CN Bio collaborates with Melbourne University

• Focal Point Positioning secures EU deal

• Innovative gifts for 2020

• Taming the Terminators

  First Master’s Degree Managing the Risks of Artificial Intelligence

• A road map revealed

  International development secretary Liz Truss backs plan for world-leading Tech…

• Vanilla secures scale-up investment

  Innovative firm targets acquisitions

• New face on delivery board

  Investment fund manager adds experience to Tech Corridor teaM

• 2020's Rising Stars

  Two Tech Corridor firms recognised by Tech Nation

• J is for Justice

  How a 'design sprint' can help do justice to your…

• The Disuptors: Ubisend

  Bot specialist is getting chatty

• The Disruptors: Lotus Evija

  Bringing the all-electric hypercar to life

• A design for life

  Ollie Croft tells us about his work at eg technology

• The Disruptors: The Lotus brand

  It looks like a Lotus, it feels like a Lotus...

• Making a splash

  Norwich start-up GoWash is taking the car wash market digital

• Billion Pound Scale-up Challenge

  Work with top tech execs to solve your business problem.

• The Disruptors: Lotus designs

  Designing disruptive vehicles for 70 years

• G is for Gruffalo

  An entrepreneur took a stroll in the deep dark wood...

• The sustainable growth capital

  Why Cambridge is the best place in the country to…

• H is for Happy New Year

  Which technologies will disrupt the world in 2020?

• East of England Tech 50

  New ranking of region's top tech businesses

• The Disruptors: Equipmake

  Pivoting quickly was key for this automotive disruptor

• The #21toWatch

  How you can join East Anglia's tech VIPs

• The Food Enterprise Park

  Building a next-generation agri-food cluster

• The Disruptors: Iceni Diagnostics

  University spin-out ready to lead a diagnostics revolution

• The Grand Final

  Our fab five pitch for investment in London

• Pioneering drone work

  Tech Corridor firm's 'eye in the sky' can spot heating…

• The Disruptors: Intelligent Fingerprinting

  A simple non-invasive drug test

• A DIY flu test?

  Sense Bio thinking big after funding round

• Agri-Tech Week 2019

  Events to look out for in the Tech Corridor

• The Disruptors: Inawisdom

  AI can make your business stand out

• Shape the future

  Take part in Tech Corridor visioning work

• The Disruptors: Global Gene Corp

  Mapping genomic diversity is not an easy task

• The Disruptors: Carryr

  Turbo-charging fashion delivery

• Innovation Challenge

  Tech Corridor hackathon tackles sustainability issue

• Cash for bright ideas

  New innovative projects fund launched

• Going green

  Tech Corridor is home to world's first low-carbon greenhouses

• The Disruptors: Congenica

  Gene-ius start-up making a difference

• The first eleven

  Cohort selected for inaugural Investment Catalyst

• On track

  New trains running between Cambridge and Norwich

• Future Forest

  Major new sculpture exhibition unveiled for Thetford Forest

• Fund's Eastern promise

  New £100m cash pot for region's top businesses

• Record breakers

  Surgical robotics pioneer reveals bumper funding round

• Cambridge based dCS presented with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise

• F is for Funding

  Investment funds supporting disruptive businesses

• Lone worker app goes live

  Norwich start-up's first product hits the market

• The Disruptors: Spark EV

  The start-up making life easier for electric vehicle drivers

• Introducing the judges

  Experts will select Catalyst finalists

• Join our Innovation Challenge

  Hackathon will tackle UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Tech gives Vanilla a lift

  Investment will drive firm's growth

• Saving commuters time

  Train operator's latest digital innovation

• The Disruptors: Mogrify

  The Cambridge start-up fixing unhealthy cells

• B is for bravery

  Brave or reckless? Our experts tread a fine line

• Catalyst for tech investment

  Join new programme for region's most exciting tech firms

• The Disruptors: VividQ

  Thought holograms were just for Star Wars? Think again

• Tech Corridor VIP reception

  The cream of the region's tech community came together for…

• 48 hours to save the world?

  GROW agri-hackathon addresses sustainability

• A quantum leap

  New ultra-secure network heralds step forward for quantum computing

• Research Park's awards backing

  Global science hub helping local firms shine

• Why Art and Culture play a role in LEP strategies

  "Areas flourish if they have a strong arts and cultural…

• £150m to support promising tech firms

  Cambridge Innovation Capital offers backing for brilliant businesses

• A pawfect day

  Could canine capers be the secret to human happiness and…

• Developing plant-based gene therapies

  Norwich's Leaf Expression Systems extends its operations

• Enterprise Festival fun

  We pick out a few things to look out for…

• Solving the skills shortage

  Form the Future's Molly Askham inspires new STEM stars

• Get ready for funding

  Initiative to help SMEs prepare for investment

• The taste of success

  Vanilla Electronics' Sarah Ayres on the team behind one of…

• Keeping carers safe

  Callum Coombes on the app which could change everything for…

• How to build a human

  Chatbot specialist Ubisend is bringing a little piece of London…

• Superfast broadband for your business

  £8m funding boost for Norfolk firms

• Be part of the Future 20

  Incubator seeks start-ups tackling UN sustainable development goals

• Tackling the talent question

  Tech Corridor whitepaper looks at future of work

• Farming's robotic future

  Tom the 'farmbot' set to wow crowds at show

• Eastern region's funding bonanza

  Venture capital cash injection for East

• Meet the Lotus Evija

  Firm reveals name of electric hyper-car

• Tech Corridor firms named in Tech Nation Future Fifty

  Businesses from region join high growth programme

• Lotus propulsion partnership

  Automotive big names form R&D alliance

• Ready to innovate?

  Sign up for a new forum to help companies innovate…

• Relocation Stories: Nick Clarkson

  From the Midlands to Norfolk's coast

• New tech marketplace

  Spark will help tech firms connect with public sector

• Hunting the life science unicorns

  New accelerator will commercialise brilliant research

• The Disruptors: Leaf Expression Systems

  Using plants to cut drug discovery costs

• East drives UK tech growth

  Tech Nation 2019 report highlights booming region

• Unmasking harmful bacteria

  Norwich scientists join European food poisoning project

• The Disruptors: Chorus Intelligence

  Suffolk-based Chorus builds software to help law enforcement connect data…

• The Disruptors: Thyngs

  Bridging the gap between the physical and digital world, Thyngs…

• Does your firm need an intern?

  Talented students are helping the region's businesses innovate and digitise

• 12 steps to a healthier working day

  Get active and boost your productivity

• Walks to try in the Tech Corridor

  Get out and about on Walk to Work Day

• Best foot forward

  Walking is good for your health - and your productivity

• The Creatives

  The women applying their creative talents to tech

• The Scientists

  Making an impact from the lab to outer space

• The Technologists

  Women engineering a better future

• Sphere expands operations

  New Cambridge offices for life science firm

• The Disruptors: Pickr

  Streamlining the recruitment process

• A life-science supercluster

  Tech Corridor can form part of biotech powerhouse

• Ask the expert

  The Geek Whisperer joins Investment Catalyst line-up

• E is for Entrepreneurship

  What qualities do you need to be disruptive entrepreneur?

• Challenge accepted

  Innovation Challenge tackles real business problems

• The Disruptors: Safepoint

  Innovative app goes from idea to launch in less than…

• The Disruptors: Mirus AS

  Seats for the next generation of aircraft

• Spotlight on Agri-TechE

  The network for agri-innovators

• The final five

  Quintet selected for London Grand Final

• The Disruptors: Rehook

  Innovative tool that's a boon for cyclists

• Genesis 2019

  Meet the Tech Corridor team at premier UK life science…

• The Disruptors: Lotus track bikes

  Powering Team GB towards more Olympic success?

• Clear speech in a noisy world

  Sound tech trailblazer AudioTelligence raises $8.5m

• Blast off!

  Successful test flight for Raptor Aerospace

• The case for positive discrimination

  Our programme director gives us her thoughts on women in…

• The Disruptors: Local Recall

  Bringing analogue news into the digital age

• The Disruptors: Qi Lab

  3D printing a better future of patients

• Fighting kidney disease

  Kalium Health building better diagnostic devices for patients

• How you can help

  Pandemic projects requiring assistance from tech companies

• Engineering Success project…

• Tech Corridor newsround

  Latest news, events and jobs in the Tech Corridor region

• Meet the Tech Corridor Delivery Board

  Find out more about our delivery board

• Fletcher boosts delivery board

  Agri-tech expert brings her knowledge to the Tech Corridor

• The Disruptors: e-Surgery

  The paperless pharmacy start-up

• Warren Services awarded for developing talent

  Norfolk engineering firm wins East of England award for supporting…

• Iceni Diagnostics appoints…

  Norwich-based biotech firm, Iceni Diagnostics appoints new CEO Martin Stocks

• Tech community welcomes first Tech & Beer in Norwich

  First Norwich Tech & Beer at Fuel Studios

• IoD Cambridgeshire chair opportunity

  IoD looking for new Cambridgeshire chair

• Double success for N2S at Business Awards

  N2S have won Disruptor of the Year and took second…

• The Future of Tech at Tech & Beer

  Amazing speakers from the world of tech, innovation and science

• Showcasing the tech and innovations in the Tech Corridor

  Enjoy the Tech Corridor of Curiosities

• Welcome to The Corridor of Curiosities

  Discover the array of amazing businesses, technology and innovation across…

• CodiKoat expands at the EpiCentre Haverhill

  Haverhill based life science business CodiKoat continues rapid growth at…

• Iceni Glycoscience to spearhead ‘glycorevolution’

  Iceni Glycoscience (formerly Iceni Diagnostics) is to broaden the scope…

• Tech Corridor shines bright in Tech Nations' Rising Stars 4.0

  Tech Nation announces its regional winners of Rising Stars 4.0…

• Mental health and well-being support platform arrives at the EpiCentre

  Augmentive, a revolutionary on-line platform offering specialist mental health and…