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.
Essex - the perfect place to grow your ideas
Date: 06 September 2006
Building on a long and proud history of innovation in the county, the Essex Innovation Network (EIN) is a partnership of agencies, business groups and universities whose collective aim is to make Essex one of the best places to develop new ideas.
Essex has a long association with innovative business, being chosen by Marconi as the location for the world’s first radio factory and now home to innovative companies that include well known names such as e2v technologies, Raytheon and GlaxoSmithKline, but also a significant number of smaller yet equally leading edge companies such as Hunter Scientific Ltd and High Barn Ltd.
The Network is working to create the best possible environment within Essex, Southend and Thurrock that allows budding entrepreneurs, and new and existing businesses to exploit the full potential of their ideas and creativity.
Autumn 2006 is a significant milestone. Having secured funding from the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) and with support from Essex County Council and a range of other partners, practical support is now being delivered to enable the Network’s vision to become reality.
So what is being done to make all of this happen?
Click on the links below to find out more.
East Anglian Daily Times feature 22.8.06 (without images)
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East Anglian Daily Times feature 22.8.06 (with images)
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