Businesses invited to detail what issues they are facing due to COVID-19 disruption. A new programme has been launched by the North East Local Enterprise Partnership, (North East LEP), that will [...]

Universities have a vital role to play in helping the North East economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic. The work being delivered by North East universities is supporting new and existing [...]

Last week saw the launch of the London Tech Week and UK Tech Cluster Group’s 12 Clusters of Tech series. Running monthly for the next year the reports each shine a light on a different region and [...]

The coronavirus pandemic has seen a period of accelerated change across the world that has left many businesses thinking long and hard about what the future holds. The North East Local Enterprise [...]

Solar Capture Technologies is a Blyth-based business with more than 38 years’ experience in solar research, development and manufacturing. The team aims to empower generations to use clean and [...]

Alan Welby, Innovation Director at the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), and Gillian Hall, newly-appointed Chair of the North East LEP’s Innovation Board, discuss how innovation can [...]

The North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has appointed a new Chair to its Innovation Board. Gillian Hall, who has more than 25 years’ experience as a business owner, non-executive [...]

Up to £40,000 of investment is on offer to SMEs in the North East who can put forward digital or data-led solutions to help monitor and manage energy consumption. The Energy Innovation Challenge [...]

Paul Carbert, Economic Policy Co-ordinator at the North East Local Enterprise Partnership, outlines the North East’s innovative response, which would drive economic growth in the region, create [...]

Earlier this year, SMEs in the North East were invited to put forward solutions to global energy challenges, as part of the Energy Innovation Challenge. David Lynch, Energy Innovation Partnership [...]