Invest Connect Explore 2019 Review

The UEZ showcase event returned for a succesful 2nd year

ICE 2019, the showcase event of UWE Bristol’s University Enterprise Zone (UEZ), was back in May for a great evening of networking, pitching and entrepreneurial excitement.

Over 100 delegates had the opportunity to engage with leading entrepreneurs, graduate start-ups and established SME businesses from each of the UEZ Hubs and listen to how they have taken cutting edge technologies and developed them into exciting, growing enterprises.

Even though we see these companies every day, the diversity of talent and disciplines within the UEZ community still blows us away when all brought together. In the pitching session of the evening alone we heard from entrepreneurs focusing on robotics, microbiology, health tech, fintech, cyber security, microelectronics, smart technology, analytics and AI, cell and gene therapy and IoT…surely there can’t be another localised ecosystem with such depth and variety of fields.

Steve West, Vice Chancellor of the University introduced the UEZ with pride and ambition for the future

OR3D – specialists in 3D modelling using high tech laser and X-ray scanning equipment

Rugged Interactives “Cardio Wall” was a particular highlight for competitive attendees

TMSUK UK, a subsidiary of one of Japan’s leading robotics companies, demonstrated their mobility technology

The WoE Academic Health Science Network launched hyvr, a platform for healthcare innovators to collaborate

Future Space, showing off the best in entrepreurship, science and technology

Service Robotics showed off the capabilities and potential of Genie Connect – technology for tackling lonliness

Technimeasure were showing off the incredible range of sensor intrumentation they can provide

Delegates from far and wide met, discussed, were wowed by tech and hopefully had a lovely time

Success stories of Launch Space and the BRL Incubator past and present had a change to catch up

Stefan Laity of growing software business Codexiq Systems collaborates across the UEZ ecosystem

Remy Martin of exmoor pharma explained how they can help commercialise cell and gene therapies

Future Space newbies homelync, nominated for a raft of awards recently, shared their exciting IoT technology focused around social housing.

The University Enterprise Zone is an entrepreneurial community housing four hubs: Launch Space: A graduate incubator that provides free desk space and business support for start-up businesses in the heart of our University Enterprise Zone.

With a community of over 40 SME’s, Future Space connects entrepreneurs and tech innovators with scientists, researchers and graduate talent – to spark collaboration, innovation and growth.

Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) is the most comprehensive academic centre for multi-disciplinary robotics research in the UK. Health Tech Hub: The Health Tech Hub helps businesses to develop and bring to market new technology solutions which promote health and wellbeing, particularly focusing on independent living and citizen-centric health

If you’d like to know more about the businesses who were on show, you can find all their details in the ICE 2019 Programme, or alternatively reach out to us at futurespace@oxin.co.uk or 0117 428 0200.