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 sets out its stall for innovative businesses
Date: 28 September 2006
Entrepreneurs and growing innovative businesses in Essex now have access to a full range of support thanks to the Essex Innovation Network.
Essex has a long and proud association with innovative businesses and this unique new programme of support will seek to grow the Marconis of the future. Five elements make up the comprehensive package now available in the county and being delivered by the Essex Innovation Network in partnership with the Greater Essex Prosperity Forum:
1. The New Ideas Programme
2. The Developing Innovative Businesses Programme
3. Provision of modern incubator premises
4. Support for accessing research and development funding
5. Support for companies wishing to do business in China
At a launch event at Anglia Ruskin University on 26th September, inspirational speakers Rohit Talwar (the CEO of Fast Futures Ventures Ltd) and Dr Kevin Byron (Education & Training in Creativity) stressed the importance of companies needing to consider ways of reaching new markets through innovation and creativity.
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They were joined by Dr Trevor Cross from e2v technologies, one of the region’s leading high technology businesses, who gave an intriguing insight into how his company is developing practical innovative solutions for its clients.
Further information about the Essex Innovation Network is available by clicking here.
