Essex Technology & Innovation Centre
What is the Essex Technology & Innovation Centre?
The Essex Technology & Innovation Centre is the centre piece of ExDRA’s delivery of the Essex Innovation Strategy.
Opened in November 2005, it exists to develop emerging and early stage innovative businesses that have high growth potential, offering a stimulating working environment with a variety of on-site support. The Centre is the ideal solution for individuals and small scale collaborations taking their first steps in starting or developing their business.
Occupying a pleasant location in rural Essex, just outside Ongar, with convenient access from the M11, Chelmsford, Brentwood and Harlow, the Centre is ideally located. But it’s not just about floorspace - businesses have access to a wide range of expert advice as well as academic and commercial contacts, that will provide all the necessary support to encourage growth and ensure the success of the business.
Providing 30 modern high quality self-contained office units on flexible and competitive terms, together with conference facilities and access to a network of professionals that could support you and your business idea, the Essex Technology & Innovation Centre is a unique solution that ExDRA is proud to be providing.
So, if you have a great business idea why not give the Essex Technology & Innovation Centre a call – we’ll be only too happy to help.
Latest news from the Centre and events taking place there are shown below.
Open Innovation Conference
Date: 21 January 2009
This year's Open Innovation Conference is an unrivalled opportunity for entrepreneurs, businesses, innovation centres, enterprise hubs, networks, research institutions and multinationals to come together.
The conference is directed toward corporates, SMEs and entrepreneurs, research scientists and academics, looking to build new businesses based on breakthrough technologies and innovation.
It is also highly relevant for managers responsible for creating long-term business growth in an open innovation context, those involved in new product development, internal and external venturing, incubator and innovation centre management, and funders of innovation support programmes.
We've secured a roster of exceptional speakers from UK Technology Strategy Board, Unilever, GSK, Microsoft UK, BT Group, Philips, Kodak and Marks & Spencer - who are leading the way in adopting Open Innovation as a core part of their business model for the future.
Delegates will be involved in debates on how to achieve profitable growth through innovation and have the opportunity to take part in innovation masterclasses led by some of Europe's leading practitioners in their field.
We are offering a limited number of outstanding business development opportunities to businesses and entrepreneurs who put themselves forward for a short private 1:1 meeting with our VIP speakers during the conference - ensuring that they will get right in at the top of the organisations involved!
For more information please contact Graham Gannon
graham.gannon@norfolknetwork.com
