MOMENTUM
Our Innovation Optimiser has now progressed over 15
companies into the Momentum phase of support,
accessing a start-up award of £5,000 and a 12-month
bespoke package of mentoring and support.
To celebrate this success an inaugural Innovation Optimiser Showcase event was hosted over the summer to highlight
the fantastic businesses and innovations being developed by staff, academics and research students at the University.
More than 75 entrepreneurs, colleagues and wider support partners gathered to learn how enterprises have
benefitted from the support provided by the Innovation Optimiser and network over a celebratory Afternoon Tea.
Professor Luke Georghiou, Deputy President & Deputy VC, spoke at the event, emphasising the importance of
supporting staff, academics and research students who may have an idea for a commercial start-up or social
enterprise.
Professor Georghiou commented: "There was a buzz inside and outside the room and I greatly enjoyed hearing
about the entrepreneurial experiences. It seems they are being well-prepared but as ever there is a need for many of
them to connect with the right kind of finance if their businesses are to grow."
