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Red Hat
Red Hat delivers hardened, open source solutions that make it easier for enterprises to work across platforms and environments, from the core datacenter to the network edge. By operating transparently and responsibly, they are a catalyst in open source communities, helping to build flexible, powerful IT infrastructure solutions.
Altair
Altair is a global technology company that provides software and cloud solutions in the areas of product development, high-performance computing (HPC), and data analytics. Altair enables organisations across various industries to compete more effectively in a connected world while creating a more sustainable future.
Newcastle University
Newcastle University is a world-leading university and founding member of the Russell Group of research-intensive universities. Ranked as a Global top 130 University, Newcastle University has three campuses in Newcastle, Singapore, and Malaysia.
Its 29,000-strong student community is drawn from 145 countries. Its community of over 250,000 alumni are creating outstanding impact around the globe.
Newcastle University's strengths include ageing and health, data, cities and place, one planet, culture and creative arts.
The work done at Newcastle University is advancing knowledge, providing creative solutions and tackling global challenges. The University is committed to ensuring there’s enough for everyone, forever.
Hartree
Hartree empowers local SMEs by providing them with fully funded support in order to access and adopt advanced digital technologies such as data science and artificial intelligence (AI). The Hartree Centre North East Hub, run by the National Innovation Centre for Data and Sunderland Software City, provides businesses with expert guidance and support, helping them to gain a competitive edge through enhanced productivity and smarter innovation.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Launched in April 2018, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). Through a series of councils, they invest in research and innovation to enrich lives, drive economic growth, and create jobs and high-quality public services across the UK.
Innovation SuperNetwork
The Innovation SuperNetwork exists to connect businesses in North East England with the opportunities, finance and support needed to innovate and grow. Supported by 60 partners, including all five regional universities and high-profile organisations across the public and private sectors, the Innovation SuperNetwork brings together the innovation ecosystem to support economic growth.
The Innovation SuperNetwork’s expert team have in depth knowledge in innovation best practice and are recognised for their approach to using open-source innovation methodologies and tactics, including the Design Council’s Double Diamond framework. Moving innovators through the process, participants will come away with the necessary skills to implement a new product or service and improve internal processes.
Jumping Rivers
Jumping Rivers is an analytics company based in the North East who specialise in creating bespoke solutions for modern business problems. Their team is made up of experts in data science and data engineering from many different backgrounds, and their wealth of knowledge and experience allows them to think outside the box and solve problems in new and innovative ways.
Arrow
Arrow brings business and academic research together to help businesses advance and to help ideas flourish like never before. Arrow can help regional businesses overcome hurdles to innovation by connecting them with the right expertise and facilities from across four leading North East universities.
More than 150 SMEs in the North East are seeing great results after engaging with Arrow. 143 new jobs have been created so far – invigorating careers and bringing talent to our region. 53 new products and services have been developed, boosting private investment by £2.6m and increasing business turnover by £16.9m. Arrow innovation projects are helping to speed up processes and break down barriers to success.
National Innovation Centre for Ageing (NICA)
The National Innovation Centre for Ageing (NICA) is a world-leading organisation, supported by an initial investment from UK Government and Newcastle University, to help co-develop and bring to market products and services which create a world in which we all live better, for longer.
NICA brings together cross-competence professionals and researchers, commercialisation experts, scientists, innovators, and technologists working closely together with the public in a seamless way, exchanging their intelligence.
National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE)
The National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE) put knowledge to work for an enterprising countryside, combining research with practical innovation to find new ways of unlocking potential and supporting thriving rural businesses and communities.
NICRE works with a variety of stakeholders to find new ways of unlocking potential and supporting thriving rural businesses and communities.
From community groups to business support organisations, local enterprise agencies to all layers of government, NICRE liaises with a range of bodies to help address the challenges faced by rural enterprise and identify new opportunities.
