Innovative projects in Devon and Cornwall will receive a share of a £2.5m fund to help change patients’ lives and improve care through innovation.
A total of eight projects in the area were announced as winners of the NHS England’s Regional Innovation Fund which was launched in April to support and promote the adoption and spread of innovation across the NHS. It provides opportunities for clinicians to work in new ways driving innovation which can change patients’ lives.
Organisations could apply for sums up to £50,000 for individual applications and up to £250,000 for...
Management innovation firm KnowledgeBrief has recently enjoyed a period of rapid growth, following the launch of a Public Service Innovation Group .
Quick to join the PSI Group were the National Audit Office, Bristol City Council, Cafcass, the Environment Agency, amongst several others.
This group is an addition to well established Management Innovation Programme that has run monthly meetings since 2011.
Leading firms, including HSBC, Virgin Atlantic and EY, have joined this innovation forum to enjoy access to the latest research that helps shape new ideas and...
Five community colleges in Devon have been taking part in a special competition aimed at developing their business and entrepreneurial skills.
It’s part of the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership’s Rural Growth Network pilot – one of five nationally, tasked with stimulating economic growth in rural areas – Devon County Council commissioned Devon and Cornwall Business Council (DCBC) to work with pupils at five colleges.
The idea is to help develop young people’s entrepreneurial skills, setting them true to life challenges and to encourage them to work...
Businesses across the South West are already reaping awards in their sectors and enjoying significant business growth in 2014. Grads for Growth, who support graduate recruitment in such businesses, have recognised a surge in activity this year and anticipate many more exciting graduate opportunities as businesses in the region continue to innovate and grow.
Celebrations are in order for the talented graduates who have played a part in catalysing the growth of innovative businesses and award-winning product innovation. And as employment opportunities increase, graduate job-seekers...
Beginning a new venture used to mean applying for funding or getting a loan from the bank, but Ian Clifford from Sidmouth took a gamble on a new way of raising money for a new online venture called YouRock. He decided to try crowd-funding, a method of pitching an idea to the internet and gathering multiple pledges of support.
Ian said, “Asking people on the internet to back your idea is a very rewarding way of raising money for your project. You know that they will only part with hard earned money if they see real merit in what you are trying to do”. In August local papers ran...
Exeter-based world-leading software and services provider Simpleware has added another national accolade to its collection after scooping an IOP Innovation Award.
The award recognises Simpleware’s achievements in developing a computer modelling package that can be used in medical imaging technologies, advance engineering and component design.
It follows hot on the heels of the of the Queen’s Award for Enterprise, which the University of Exeter spin-out business, based in Castle Street, recently won for the second year running.
Buckfastleigh-based independent coffee specialist, Coffee West Ltd, has been announced as winner of ‘Distributor of the year’ trade award at the Spring Ball in London last week.
The Award ceremony on 10 April, 2013 was sponsored by the Essential Café magazine and took place at St John’s Smith Square, in the heart of Westminster.
The awards observed the highest standards in terms of objectivity and impartiality and have been decided in closed session by an independent panel of judges.
Coffee West was recognised for providing the most outstanding all-round support to...
Innovation is the life-blood of all successful business, large or small. The ability to embrace change, to develop new products, to identify new markets is essential – “standing still is not an option“.
Business owners and leaders in Devon are invited to attend one of two high profile “Business Spark” events. The events are aimed at helping organisations find out how to access the benefits of knowledge and innovation – without jargon and without breaking the bank.
The Exeter Business Spark is being hosted by the Met Office on 28 March with the support of Devon County...
A GP‘s innovative measures to support patients with diabetes has been recognised by a prize set up in memory of one of the pioneers of health education in Devon.
Dr Alice Harney received the MacLeod Post Graduate Prize at the University of Exeter Medical School, after she designed a care plan card which allows nurses and GPs to easily review the needs of the patient. The cards have been adopted at College Surgery in Cullompton, Mid Devon, where Dr Harney has also set up a diabetes support group.
Dr Harney received £300 because judges deemed her achievement to be an...
Businesses in Devon have the opportunity to receive free support and expertise on how to grow.
Devon County Council has teamed up with the University of Exeter to offer business advice that will ensure they are able to develop new ideas, products, efficiencies and to identify new markets.
